Corporate Governance 2025

NIGERIA Trends and Developments

Trends and Developments Contributed by: Yeye Nwidaa, Mariam Olayinka Akinyemi, Toluwalase Oliver-Jude and Adedoyin Odekilekun Jackson, Etti & Edu

Jackson, Etti & Edu (JEE) is a leading full-ser - vice law firm with over 25 years of experience and a strong track record of excellence. The firm is recognised for its sector-focused expertise across the public sector, energy and infrastruc - ture, financial services, technology, media and entertainment, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), and real estate and infrastructure. With a presence in Lagos, Abuja, Accra, Harare, and Yaoundé, JEE serves a diverse clientele that in - cludes Nigerian, pan-African, and international organisations. The firm has received multiple awards for its outstanding legal services. JEE

provides comprehensive advisory and transac - tional support in a wide range of practice areas, including regulatory, compliance and govern - ance, commercial legal advisory, banking and finance, capital markets, public-private part - nerships (PPP), real estate and infrastructure, litigation and dispute resolution, and intellectual property. The firm’s lawyers are driven by a cli - ent-focused approach that combines technical excellence with commercial insight. Its com - mitment is to deliver legal solutions that are not only legally sound but also strategically aligned with our clients’ business objectives. regulatory, compliance and governance department at Jackson, Etti & Edu, and an experienced legal consultant with considerable experience in legal and governance advisory and company secretarial services. She has provided company secretarial services, corporate governance, business advisory, immigration and regulatory compliance services to several companies in different sectors, in addition to supporting companies in diverse sectors on compliance with corporate governance guidelines. Mariam has a track record of supporting boards and management in achieving efficient management and administration of the companies. Mariam Olayinka Akinyemi is the managing associate of the

Authors

Yeye Nwidaa is head of the regulatory, compliance and governance department at Jackson, Etti & Edu, and co-head of the technology, media and entertainment sector.

She holds a master’s degree in Regulation and Compliance from Queen Mary University of London and is a Chartered Secretary and Governance Specialist and a member of the UK’s Chartered Governance Institute, Yeye advises on corporate governance, listing requirements, disclosure rules for public companies, and sector-specific regulations and licensing. She also provides company secretarial services to both public and private sector clients in Nigeria.

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