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Anticipate The Horizon 3.0, 2026!Stren & Blan Partners is set to host the third edition of The Horizon, The Continental ...
26/08/2026

Anticipate The Horizon 3.0, 2026!

Stren & Blan Partners is set to host the third edition of The Horizon, The Continental Growth & Transformation Summit in Frankfurt, Germany, this October.

This year’s edition puts the focus on the forces behind Africa’s next phase of growth, with conversations spanning capital and infrastructure, energy transition, technology and data, business resilience, restructuring, asset recovery and dispute resolution.

With a keynote address, two panel sessions and a fireside chat, Horizon 3.0 will put the commercial realities of growth, risk and transformation in Africa front and centre.

Stay tuned for more details.

Eid al-Maulud MubarakStren & Blan Partners extends warm wishes to Muslims around the world as they commemorate Eid al-Ma...
25/08/2026

Eid al-Maulud Mubarak

Stren & Blan Partners extends warm wishes to Muslims around the world as they commemorate Eid al-Maulud.

May this occasion be a reminder of the values of kindness, peace, and goodwill to others.

Professional football is no longer simply a sport built around sporting performance; player contracts are valuable comme...
21/08/2026

Professional football is no longer simply a sport built around sporting performance; player contracts are valuable commercial assets that underpin club investment, transfer revenue and competitive planning. As such, practices such as contract tapping and contract jumping continue to raise difficult questions around contractual stability, player mobility and the commercial interests of clubs.

FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) provide a framework for protecting contractual stability, including restrictions on unauthorised approaches, compensation for unjustified breaches and sporting sanctions. However, the Court of Justice of the European Union’s decision in FIFA v BZ (Lassana Diarra) has challenged aspects of that framework, prompting FIFA to amend Article 17 of the RSTP with effect from 1st January 2027.

In this Business Day article, our Senior Associate, Omonefe Irabor-Benson, and Associates, Stanley Umezuruike and Obinna Odikaesieme, examine FIFA’s framework on contract tapping and contract jumping, the implications of the Diarra decision, and what the proposed amendments to Article 17 mean for contractual stability, player mobility and the commercial interests of football stakeholders.

Click the link in our bio to read the full article and reach out to [email protected] for further inquiries.

Our Managing Partner, Christian Aniukwu, has contributed to the International Bar Association’s global thought leadershi...
20/08/2026

Our Managing Partner, Christian Aniukwu, has contributed to the International Bar Association’s global thought leadership with an article exploring the protection of trade secrets in Nigeria’s evolving remote-work landscape.

As remote work, cloud platforms and personal devices make confidential business information increasingly accessible and transferable, traditional protections such as confidentiality clauses, NDAs and non-compete provisions are being tested. The growing risk of employees leaving an organisation with valuable proprietary information in digital form, a “digital walkout”, requires businesses to rethink how trade secrets are protected.

In this article, Christian sets out the growing risk of the “digital walkout” in Nigeria, the limitations of existing legal protections for trade secrets, available remedies for trade secret exposure, and the measures organisations can adopt to protect commercially valuable information in an increasingly digital and remote working environment.

Who gets to broadcast a sporting event? Who owns those rights? And where do athletes’ image rights fit into the picture?...
19/08/2026

Who gets to broadcast a sporting event? Who owns those rights? And where do athletes’ image rights fit into the picture?

Sports broadcasting involves a network of commercial rights that can be divided by territory, platform, language and exclusivity, with different parties holding rights to the match itself and to other forms of sports content.

In this Q&A guide, we set out the key legal and commercial considerations surrounding sports media and broadcasting rights, including how these rights are owned, licensed and commercialised, the place of athletes’ image rights, and the issues that can arise when disputes occur.

Swipe to read the full Q&A guide and reach out to [email protected] for further inquiries.

Stren & Blan Partners, in collaboration with MOIRA Legal Practitioners, will host the first session of Data Protection i...
18/08/2026

Stren & Blan Partners, in collaboration with MOIRA Legal Practitioners, will host the first session of Data Protection in Practice: A Four-Part Cross-Border Conversation on 18 August 2026 at 12:30 PM (CAT).

The session, Nigeria’s Data Protection Journey and Lessons for Zambia, will feature our Team Lead, Data Protection and Privacy, Francisca Igboanugo, in conversation with Chimwemwe Mulenga Bwalya, Senior Associate at MOIRA Legal Practitioners.

The discussion will draw from Nigeria’s experience with data protection compliance, looking at regulatory investigations, cross-border data transfers, compliance gaps and the practical steps businesses can take before regulatory scrutiny begins.

Click the link in our bio to register.

The President assented to the Nigerian Port Economic Regulatory Agency Act on 13 August 2026, signaling a new era, parti...
18/08/2026

The President assented to the Nigerian Port Economic Regulatory Agency Act on 13 August 2026, signaling a new era, particularly in port operations in Nigeria.

The new Act establishes a substantive legal framework for the economic regulation of Nigeria’s ports, strengthening the regulatory architecture governing commercial activities within the port sector.

Notably, it provides statutory backing for the economic regulatory powers of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, including oversight of tariffs, rates, and charges imposed by service providers. The framework also extends to the licensing and supervision of port service providers, competition matters, and the resolution of commercial disputes arising within the maritime and port sector.

Beyond strengthening regulatory oversight, the Act is expected to provide greater certainty in the commercial relationships between port users and service providers, while giving the regulator clearer authority to intervene where regulatory breaches occur and impose appropriate sanctions.

The next critical phase, however, will be implementation. Particular attention will be required in delineating the functions of the new regulatory structure alongside existing maritime agencies, especially to minimize regulatory overlap, duplication of functions and jurisdictional conflicts.

At Stren & Blan Partners, we are well equipped to support stakeholders and will continue to advise on how the new Act affects businesses and stakeholders within the Sector.

On 31st July 2026, the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) issued the Guidelines on the Taxation of Virtual Assets, providing ...
17/08/2026

On 31st July 2026, the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) issued the Guidelines on the Taxation of Virtual Assets, providing administrative guidance on how existing tax provisions apply to virtual asset activity.

The Guidelines classify virtual assets into six categories, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, security and investment tokens, utility and governance tokens, NFTs and sovereign digital currencies. They also clarify how gains are computed, with both acquisition and disposal values measured in dollars before conversion to Naira, and set out the different income tax, deduction at source, stamp duty and VAT obligations that may arise from a single transaction.

In this Tax Alert, our Team Lead, Marvis Oduogu, Senior Associate, Omolola Ambrose, and Associate, Emmanuella Efemenah, discuss the key provisions of the Guidelines, including the taxation of virtual asset gains, peer-to-peer (P2P) trading, staking and DeFi income, the obligations of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) and P2P marketplaces, applicable penalties, and what the new framework means for virtual asset holders and startups in Nigeria.

Stren & Blan Partners has been recognised in the IAM Strategy 300 2026, with five members of our Intellectual Property t...
17/08/2026

Stren & Blan Partners has been recognised in the IAM Strategy 300 2026, with five members of our Intellectual Property team recognised across IP management consultancy, legal, licensing, mergers and acquisitions, technology transfer, and valuation.

Recognised this year are our Partner, Christian Aniukwu; Senior Associates, Omonefe Irabor-Benson and Chibudike Anene; and Associates, Rebecca Sojinu and Emmanuel Ughanze.

The IAM Strategy 300 identifies leading IP strategists through nominations and research within the global IP community, recognising individuals for their skills and contributions to advancing intellectual property practice globally.

Stren & Blan Partners remains focused on delivering excellence and commercially grounded IP solutions that support our clients and protect the value in their IP assets.

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