Regulatory Compliance Vault

Nigerian financial sector compliance directory — Acts, Regulations, Guidelines and Circulars from PenCom, CBN, NAICOM, SEC and NDPC.

CBN Circular 14 Dec 2022
Illegal Activities by International Money Transfer Operators

Addresses identified illegal/non-compliant activities among IMTOs and sets expectations for market conduct.

Applies To
International Money Transfer Operators.
Effective
14 Dec 2022
Compliance Deadline
CBN Guideline 23 Nov 2022
Guidelines for Licensing of Banks and Other Financial Institutions on Anti-Money Laundering / Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Sets AML/CFT standards that must be satisfied as part of the bank and OFI licensing process.

Applies To
Prospective and existing banks and OFIs.
Effective
23 Nov 2022
Compliance Deadline
CBN Circular 07 Oct 2022
Access to the Discount Window

Sets the conditions under which authorised dealers may access the CBN discount window facility.

Applies To
Authorised dealer banks.
Effective
07 Oct 2022
Compliance Deadline
NAICOM Guideline 01 Oct 2022
Revised Prudential Guidelines for Insurance Institutions in Nigeria

Revised (October 2022) prudential standards for insurers and reinsurers, superseding the 2015 guidelines - asset admissibility, solvency and reserving requirements. Successor to se…

Applies To
All insurers and reinsurers.
Effective
01 Oct 2022
Compliance Deadline
PenCom Guideline 23 Sep 2022
Guidelines on Accessing RSA Balance towards Payment of Equity Contribution for Residential Mortgage

Permits eligible RSA holders to apply up to 25% of their RSA balance as equity contribution for a residential mortgage, with eligibility, documentation and processing standards for…

Applies To
RSA holders in active employment; PFAs; …
Effective
23 Sep 2022
Compliance Deadline
CBN Guideline 09 Jun 2022
Revised Guidelines for the Operation of Non-Interest Financial Institutions Instruments by the Central Bank of Nigeria

Updates the operating rules for CBN monetary policy instruments designed for non-interest (Islamic-compliant) financial institutions.

Applies To
Non-interest financial institutions.
Effective
09 Jun 2022
Compliance Deadline
CBN Framework 09 Jun 2022
Framework for the Operationalisation of the Central Bank of Nigeria Non-Interest Asset-Backed Securities

Establishes non-interest asset-backed securities as a monetary policy and liquidity management tool.

Applies To
Non-interest financial institutions.
Effective
09 Jun 2022
Compliance Deadline
CBN Guideline 02 Jun 2022
Guidelines for the Registration and Operation of Bank Neutral Cash Hubs (BNCH) in Nigeria

Establishes shared, bank-neutral cash-processing hub infrastructure to improve efficiency in cash handling across banks.

Applies To
Deposit money banks and cash-in-transit …
Effective
02 Jun 2022
Compliance Deadline
CBN Regulation 01 Jun 2022
CBN AML, CFT and CPF Regulations 2022 (with CDD Regulations 2023)

Core AML/CFT/CPF instrument for CBN-supervised institutions: customer due diligence, three-tier KYC, transaction monitoring, record keeping, STR/CTR reporting, correspondent bankin…

Applies To
Banks, OFIs, PSPs, fintechs and all CBN-…
Effective
01 Jun 2022
Compliance Deadline
PenCom Framework 19 May 2022
Framework for Co-Investment of Pension Funds by Pension Fund Administrators

Sets standards for co-investment arrangements among PFAs pooling pension fund assets into shared investment vehicles.

Applies To
PFAs
Effective
19 May 2022
Compliance Deadline
SEC Rule 12 May 2022
Securities and Exchange Commission (Capital Market Operators Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism) Regulations

Comprehensive AML/CFT/CPF framework for Nigeria's capital market, setting institutional policies, scope of application and core AML/CFT/CPF objectives for capital market operators.

Applies To
All capital market operators
Effective
12 May 2022
Compliance Deadline
SEC Rule 11 May 2022
Rules on Issuance, Offering Platforms and Custody of Digital Assets

Five-part framework: Part A — issuance of digital assets as securities (whitepaper filing, legal opinion); Part B — Digital Asset Offering Platforms (DAOPs); Part C — Digital Asset…

Applies To
Digital asset issuers, DAOPs, DACs, VASP…
Effective
11 May 2022
Compliance Deadline

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