These regulations apply to every seagoing vessel whether publicly owned or privately owned. It is engaged in the transport of cargo or passengers for trade and registered in Nigeria.

These regulations apply to Nigerian ships only. It provides for the responsibilities of companies, masters and others; safe manning documents, hours of work, the general duty of company employers and masters, duties of a master and seafarer, schedules of duties and need to record; exception for emergencies, watchkeeping arrangements, watchkeeping arrangements in port, watchkeeping arrangements in port for ship carrying hazardous cargo, documents carried on board, an inspection of non-Nigerian ships, power to detain and penalties.

The purpose of this plan is to develop and articulate an effective work programme to identify the initiatives, strategies, capabilities, competencies, data, partnerships and resources required to mobilize stakeholders, enablers and drivers towards achieving the core mandate of NIMASA, restructuring and repositioning the agency and the Maritime sector in Nigeria with a view to the unveiling, strengthening and transforming her ocean economy for the benefit of all stakeholders and the socio-economic growth & development of the country.

The Nigerian Ports Authority Act 1999, Cap. 126 law of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 vests the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) with the responsibilities and functions of providing and operating necessary facilities in ports, maintaining, improving and regulating the use of the port and providing for matters connected therewith. This document describes the functions of the authority, port operations (marine) by Nigerian Ports Authority procedures for joint boarding of ships for rummaging, voyage reconciliation, and miscellaneous bills.

The 2017 appropriation act highlights the various Expenditures for the fiscal responsibility commission

The critical role of the port in national economic and social development derives from its significance as the cheapest mode of moving large cargoes from one point to the other. The demand for port services by vessels is, however, a derived demand earned through conscious and deliberate policy choices made and driven to create the enabling environment for ship-owners. This document therefore, provides quick guidelines and general information about ports in Nigeria and become a useful guide to the ports’ stakeholders as well as to our potential investors.

This is a law to provide for the establishment of the Bayelsa State Development and Investment Corporation. It clearly states regulations for the establishment of the corporation, vesting of assets, objectives of the corporation, establishment and responsibility of the board, composition and tenure of the board, appointment of staff, and investment of funds of the corporation. The corporation’s objectives are to invest in such commercial, agricultural and or industrial activities or ventures that could be profitably undertaken, to drive, enhance and encourage economic and commercial activities in Bayelsa State, to start new activities after a careful assessment of risks and returns, such as petroleum refineries, petrochemical industries, toll roads, highways, water, sewage, waste management, hospital, real estate and such other activities that can be carried out profitably, to develop and or increase its human resources so it can gradually and correctly assert control and supervision of the core sectors in which it has substantial stakes, and to encourage and assist in the development and diversification of commerce and industry in Bayelsa State.

This law provides for the creation of the Cross River State Border Communities Development Commission as a body corporate. The document outlines some of the functions of the commission. The commission will: in conjunction with the relevant security agencies, take requisite steps to ensure the security of border communities; undertake the comprehensive development of border communities within the State; advise the Government on Border Communities development and other related issues; consult with the border communities and advice the State Government on areas which require urgent attention to maintain peace and develop border communities, execute such policies, projects, and programs in border communities; and co-ordinate the activities of all relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies in the implementation of Government policies and programs for the development of border communities.

This law is for the establishment of the Cross River State Rural Development Agency and other connected matters. The law specifies the functions and powers of the Agency to undertake the development and maintenance of rural infrastructure.

These regulations apply to all spirit drinks, manufactured, imported, exported, distributed, advertised, sold or used in Nigeria. They also apply to the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in the production of alcoholic beverages and the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of foodstuffs.

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.

The 2017 appropriation act highlighting the various Expenditures for the ministry of water resources

This document outlines guidelines on automated teller machine (ATM) operations, guidelines on point of sale (POS) card acceptance services, guidelines on mobile point of sale (MPOS) acceptance services, and guidelines on web acceptance services.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.