Regulatory Compliance Vault

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

CBN Circular 10 Feb 2021
Letter to Banks, OFIs and PSPs: Acceptance of Machine Readable Convention Travel Document (MRCTD) and Refugee Identification Card as Means of Identification

Expands the list of acceptable customer identification documents to include the MRCTD and Refugee ID Card for KYC/CDD purposes.

Applies To
Banks, OFIs and payment service provider…
Effective
10 Feb 2021
Compliance Deadline
CBN Circular 05 Feb 2021
Circular Restricting Dealings in Crypto Assets (BSD/DIR/GEN/LAB/14/001)

Directed banks and OFIs to close accounts of persons transacting in cryptocurrency and refrain from facilitating crypto exchanges — the restriction that shaped Nigeria's P2P crypto…

Applies To
Historical: banks and OFIs (see 2023 VAS…
Effective
05 Feb 2021
Compliance Deadline
NAICOM Guideline 01 Feb 2021
Corporate Governance Guidelines for Insurance and Reinsurance Companies

Adapts the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018 to insurance: board composition and tenure, committee requirements, disclosure obligations and annual governance returns to NA…

Applies To
Boards of insurers and reinsurers.
Effective
01 Jun 2021
Compliance Deadline
SEC Rule 21 Jan 2021
Rules on Crowdfunding

Enables MSMEs to raise capital through registered crowdfunding portals and intermediaries, with issuer eligibility, fundraising caps, disclosure requirements and investor limits.

Applies To
Crowdfunding portals, intermediaries, MS…
Effective
21 Jan 2021
Compliance Deadline
SEC Rule 21 Jan 2021
New Rules and Sundry Amendments (21 January 2021)

Introduces rules covering fund management products, nominee companies, and general rules for collective investment schemes; amendments touch trust deeds, CIS, and disclosure requir…

Applies To
Fund managers; nominee companies; CIS op…
Effective
21 Jan 2021
Compliance Deadline
CBN Framework 18 Jan 2021
Framework for Regulatory Sandbox Operations

Establishes a regulatory sandbox allowing fintechs to test innovative products under CBN supervision ahead of full licensing.

Applies To
Fintechs and innovative financial servic…
Effective
18 Jan 2021
Compliance Deadline
CBN Framework 13 Jan 2021
Framework for Quick Response (QR) Code Payments in Nigeria

Establishes a standard for QR code-based payment transactions in Nigeria.

Applies To
Banks, payment service providers, and me…
Effective
13 Jan 2021
Compliance Deadline
CBN Guideline 18 Dec 2020
Receipt of Diaspora Remittances: Additional Operational Guidelines

Updated operational guidelines for the receipt of diaspora remittances, superseding the initial guidelines issued two days earlier.

Applies To
International Money Transfer Operators, …
Effective
18 Dec 2020
Compliance Deadline
CBN Framework 10 Dec 2020
New Licence Categorisation for Nigerian Payments Service Providers

Original licence-category framework for Nigerian payment service providers, later consolidated in the 2021 update.

Applies To
Payment service providers operating in N…
Effective
10 Dec 2020
Compliance Deadline
CBN Circular 02 Dec 2020
Introduction of Central Bank of Nigeria Special Bills

Introduces CBN Special Bills as a new monetary policy instrument for managing banking system liquidity.

Applies To
All banks.
Effective
02 Dec 2020
Compliance Deadline
CBN Circular 02 Dec 2020
Amendments to Diaspora Remittances Procedures

Amends the procedures governing receipt and payout of diaspora remittances.

Applies To
IMTOs and banks handling diaspora remitt…
Effective
02 Dec 2020
Compliance Deadline
CBN Circular 30 Nov 2020
Operations of Domiciliary Accounts

Sets general operating rules for domiciliary (foreign currency) accounts held with Nigerian banks.

Applies To
Banks and domiciliary account holders.
Effective
30 Nov 2020
Compliance Deadline

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