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Nigerian Corporate Scandals 2025

Corporate Scandals of 2025: What Nigerian Businesses Must Learn Before 2026

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Every year, we see Nigerian companies making headlines for all the wrong reasons… corruption probes, fraud allegations, insider trading, mismanaged funds. And here’s the scary part: scandals don’t just destroy the “big guys.” They swallow SMEs too. When your name gets tied to a corporate scandal, investors pull out, customers lose trust, regulators swoop in, […]

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Costly Contract Mistakes

The 5 Costliest Contract Mistakes That Sink Nigerian Businesses (And How to Never Make Them Again)

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Every Abuja entrepreneur I’ve met has at least one horror story that starts with the words: “We signed an agreement, but…” Contracts are supposed to protect you, but in Nigeria, they often end up being the very reason businesses lose money, partnerships, or even their entire company. And the painful part? Most of these disasters

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Buying properties in Abuja

The Abuja Land Scam Epidemic: How to Spot Legal Red Flags Before You Buy Any Property

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If you’ve lived in Abuja long enough, you’ve heard the stories. Someone buys land, builds a house, and one day they wake up to find out the “seller” wasn’t the real owner. Or worse, government bulldozers roll in because the land was allocated for another purpose entirely. Land scams in Abuja are not rare… they’re

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TikTok & Nigerian Creators

TikTok, Nollywood & AI: How Nigerian Creators Can Actually Protect Their Ideas in 2025 And Beyond

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Everyone’s on TikTok now… from students dancing in their hostels, to comedians blowing up overnight, to beauty influencers building brands faster than most companies. Nollywood is churning out movies at record pace. And AI? It’s writing scripts, generating music, even creating digital “actors” that never age, never demand salaries, and never get tired. It sounds

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New CBN Rules

New CBN Rules Every Business Owner in Nigeria Must Understand in 2025 (Or Risk Penalties)

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Running a business in Nigeria is already stressful… chasing clients, paying staff, juggling suppliers. The last thing you want is CBN breathing down your neck. But here’s the harsh truth: in 2025, if you don’t know the new rules, you’re practically begging for penalties. CBN isn’t playing this year. Just in 2024, Nigerian businesses and

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The Africa Trade Gold Rush

The Africa Trade Gold Rush: Legal Traps Nigerian Investors Keep Falling Into

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There’s a lot of noise right now about the “Africa opportunity.” Every other headline screams about AfCFTA opening borders, new corridors for trade, and investors lining up to cash in. Nigerians especially are rushing in, exporting sesame seeds, partnering with fintech startups, investing in mining, even dabbling in cross-border e-commerce. It feels like a gold

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