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NAFDAC Wine Regulation 2019

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

These regulations apply to wine manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria. It provides regulations on the use and limit of food additives, categories of grapevine, vintage dating, sugar content and labelling.

Nigeria 2019 Health

Banks And Other Financial Institutions Act 1991 (Amended)

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to regulate banking and other financial institutions and for matters connected therewith. It defines the powers, functions and duties of The Central Bank of Nigeria. Some of its functions include that the bank may authorize or instruct any officer or employee of the bank to perform any of the functions, exercise any powers, or discharge any of its duties under this Act, and the bank may, either generally or in any particular case, appoint any person who is not an officer or employee of the bank, to render such assistance as it may specify in the exercise of its powers, the performance of its functions, or the discharge of its duties under this act, or to exercise, perform or discharge the functions and duties on behalf of and in the name of the bank.

Nigeria 2002 Finance

Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This Act repeals The Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 1991, re-enacts a new Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007 and established The Central Bank of Nigeria for the promotion of a sound financial system in Nigeria and to act as banks and provide economic and financial advice to the Federal Government. It provides for the establishment of The Central Bank of Nigeria, the establishment of the board, management of the bank, establishment of the monetary policy committee, establishment of financial services regulation coordinating committee and powers to make regulations.

Nigeria 2007 Finance

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF) Guidelines (Revised – August, 2014)

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

In pursuant of promoting a sound financial system in Nigeria, The Central Bank of Nigeria launched the micro, small and medium enterprises development fund (MSMEDF) on August 15, 2013. This was in recognition of the significant contributions of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sub-sector to the economy. The broad objective of This fund is to channel low-interest funds to the MSME sub-sector of the economy to enhance access by MSMEs to financial services, increase productivity and output of microenterprises, increase employment and create wealth and engender inclusive growth.

Nigeria 2014 Finance

Central Bank of Nigeria Prudential Guidelines For Deposit Money Banks In Nigeria

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

The Nigerian banking sector witnessed dramatic growth post-consolidation (2005) and the developments posed a lot of challenges for the industry and regulation. The initial perceptions that the Nigerian banking system was sound and insulated from the global financial crisis were misplaced. The factors that led to the creation of an extremely fragile financial system that was tipped into crisis by the global financial meltdown include Macroeconomic instability caused by large and sudden capital outflows, Major failures in corporate governance at Banks, Lack of investor and consumer sophistication, Uneven supervision and enforcement. To address these challenges, the Central Bank of Nigeria introduced a four-pillar reform programme towards enhancing the quality of banks, establishing financial stability, enabling healthy financial sector evolution, and ensuring the financial sector contributes to the real economy. In this regard, the revised prudential guidelines aim to address various aspects of Banks’ operations, such as risk management, corporate governance, KYC and anti-money laundering/ counter financing of terrorism and loan loss provisioning. The guidelines also aim to address the peculiarities of different loan types and financing to different sectors.

Nigeria 2010 Finance

Central Bank of Nigeria Loans & Access to Credit Facilities

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

Loans are an important source of financial relief for individuals and companies. They provide an alternative source of income that assists in meeting personal needs and achieving business expansion. This document educates financial consumers on the importance of loans, the types of loans (secured and unsecured loans), sources of loans, types of collateral, and eligibility for loans, repayment of loans, defaults and consequences. The revised Prudential Guidelines aim to address various aspects of banks’ operations, such as risk management, corporate governance, KYC and anti-money laundering/ counter financing of terrorism and loan loss provisioning. The guidelines also aim to address the peculiarities of different loan types and financing to different sectors.

Nigeria 2017 Finance

Central Bank Of Nigeria Revised Guidelines For The Registration Of Cash-In-Transit And Currency Processing Companies In Nigeria

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

To enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of currency management, facilitate the generation of fit Naira banknotes for payment, promote the use of shared facilities to drive down currency management cost, engender healthy competition among service providers and ensure product quality, integrity and standardization in Nigeria, The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) mandates all companies, including deposit money banks, who are desirous of providing currency distribution and/or currency processing services in Nigeria, either for themselves or for other Deposit Money Bank(s) to register with The Central Bank of Nigeria. Therefore, this document provides information on the requirements for registration. It includes cash-in-transit operations, currency processing companies’ operations, registration of prospective companies and method of submission of application for registration.

Nigeria Finance

Nigerian Institute of Animal Science Minimum Operating Standard for the feed milling Industry

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This standard applies to the production and usage of all materials used for animal feed and feed ingredients at all levels in industrial, on-farm, or toll mills. The policy aimed to ensure foods is safe for human consumption by following best practices for animal feeding at the farm level and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) during the purchase, handling, storage, and processing of animal feed.

Nigeria 2012 Agriculture and Rural Development

Minimum Operating Standard for the Poultry Processing Industry

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

The main objective of setting standards for the Nigerian Poultry industry is to put in motion a procedure for providing wholesome Animal products for human consumption. This procedure sets maximal standards to minimize the potential food safety hazards associated with livestock production and processing. The policy recognizes the main elements in the production process and outlines the food safety objectives for the different Activities along the value chain.

Nigeria 2012 Agriculture and Rural Development

Standards Organisation of Nigeria Certification Procedure (Provision of Certification Services)

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

The purpose of this procedure is to describe the processes of management system certification (MSC) to meet the requirement of ISO 17021 – 1. This procedure applies to all management system certification services offered by the SON MSC. It covers SON MSC certification processes from initial application to continuing surveillance after certification has been achieved.

Nigeria 2019 Trade, Industry and Investment

Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme Order 2019

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This scheme is a Public-Private Partnership intervention that enables the Federal Government of Nigeria to leverage private sector funding for the construction or refurbishment of eligible road infrastructure projects in Nigeria. It focuses on the development of eligible road infrastructure projects efficiently and effectively that creates value for money through private sector discipline and also guarantees participants in the scheme timely and full recovery of funds provided for the construction or refurbishment of eligible road infrastructure projects in the manner prescribed in this executive order.

Nigeria 2019 Infrastructure and Construction

The Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) Minimum Requirement for Accreditation for Land Transportation of Radioactive Sources

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Nigeria

The Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA), established by the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Act 19 of 1995 (the Act) is charged with the sole responsibility for nuclear safety and radiological protection regulation in Nigeria (Article 4 of the Act.) In this regard, the NNRA is empowered to license practices involving handling, transportation and storage of radioactive sources. This document provides the requirement for accreditation for land transportation of radioactive sources.

Nigeria 2006 Energy

National Youth Policy

Ministry of Youth & Sports Development, Nigeria

The National Youth Policy recognises the broader policy context in which it has been formulated and shall operate. It is guided largely by other national policy initiatives and it is also reflective of international programmes and conventions. This policy is based on a commitment to extensive consultations, respect for diversity of interests and opinion, input and consensus from the grassroots and local communities in the spirit of national ownership. It affirms and upholds the fundamental human rights of all youth, including their rights to fundamental freedoms, development opportunities and full participation in the democratic and governance processes, as well as in community and civic decision-making and development agenda.

Nigeria 2019 Youth and Sports Development

Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

This is an Act to restrict the use of foreign vessels in domestic coastal trade to promote the development of indigenous tonnage and to establish a cabotage vessel financing fund and for related matters.

Nigeria 2003 Transportation

Guidelines on the Implementation of Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act, 2003

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

This guideline document seeks to facilitate the establishment and development of national capacities to implement, manage, monitor, establish adequate information systems, develop expert human resources in cabotage administration and enforcement and generally promote the efficient operation of the cabotage regime. These objectives would be achieved by the development of guidelines, standards, codes of practice, and monitoring capabilities for the operators, enforcement agencies, and financial institutions, establishment of a comprehensive and up-to-date database, infrastructure for information exchanges upon which cabotage administration and enforcement can be processed, promotion of regular review of administrative and policy measures on cabotage and enforcement can be processed and establishment and strengthening of national and institutional cabotage implementation mechanisms.

Nigeria 2007 Transportation