Olaniwun Ajayi LP

February 18, 2026

Banking & Capital Markets: 2025 Wrap-up and 2026 Outlook

Nigeria’s banking and capital markets sectors saw major regulatory reform in 2025. Activity also stayed strong. Above all, both sectors showed real resilience as macroeconomic conditions shifted. What our Banking...

December 8, 2025

New Minimum Capital Framework In Nigeria’s Insurance Sector

The Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 rewrote the rules for insurance business in Nigeria, and with them the insurance minimum capital framework. It repealed and consolidated five existing laws....

January 14, 2025

OALP Banking & Capital Markets Outlook 2025

Banking and Capital Markets Wrap-Up 2024 and 2025 Outlook

2024 saw pivotal shifts in Nigeria’s banking and capital markets sectors. Notably, the Central Bank of Nigeria took decisive steps, including a series of monetary policy rate hikes, a banking...

May 23, 2024

A Review of the New Minimum Capital Requirements for Nigerian Banks

A Review of the New Minimum Capital Requirements for Commercial Banks, Merchant and Non-Interest Banks in Nigeria

On 28 March 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a new policy to strengthen the banking system and support economic growth. The Circular raises the bank minimum capital...

February 18, 2026

Banking & Capital Markets: 2025 Wrap-up and 2026 Outlook

Nigeria’s banking and capital markets sectors saw major regulatory reform in 2025. Activity also stayed strong. Above all, both sectors showed real resilience as macroeconomic conditions shifted. What our Banking...

December 8, 2025

New Minimum Capital Framework In Nigeria’s Insurance Sector

The Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 rewrote the rules for insurance business in Nigeria, and with them the insurance minimum capital framework. It repealed and consolidated five existing laws....

January 14, 2025

OALP Banking & Capital Markets Outlook 2025

Banking and Capital Markets Wrap-Up 2024 and 2025 Outlook

2024 saw pivotal shifts in Nigeria’s banking and capital markets sectors. Notably, the Central Bank of Nigeria took decisive steps, including a series of monetary policy rate hikes, a banking...

May 23, 2024

A Review of the New Minimum Capital Requirements for Nigerian Banks

A Review of the New Minimum Capital Requirements for Commercial Banks, Merchant and Non-Interest Banks in Nigeria

On 28 March 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a new policy to strengthen the banking system and support economic growth. The Circular raises the bank minimum capital...