INTRODUCTION. Piracy has been an age long occurrence peculiar to not only the Nigerian Region, but also to the global world. In the West Africa region, the Gulf of Guinea, although being a major international commercial waterway which spans across 17 African Countries inclusive of Nigeria...
Employment related issues have been around almost as long as the existence of humans. Before civilization, master- servant relationship has been in existence and this arrangement was taken up a notch at the advent of civilization with the introduction of laws governing employment; working hours,...
INTRODUCTION This paper seeks to highlight the disturbing jurisdictional conflict between Section 251 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended)[1] (“the Constitution”) and Section 254C of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Third Alteration Act[2] (the “Third Alteration Act”)...
Definition: In order to properly analyse and discuss the subject of third-party proceedings, there is a need to first establish what a third party in a proceeding is. A general definition of a third party is one that is not a party to a contract or...
What is Succession? Succession is the proper passing of power, assets, or other property and/or chattels from one party to another. Legal documents govern Succession with regards to the assets of estates when an individual dies. The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines Succession in the context of the instant subject to mean the act of taking over an official position or title. Succession...
INTRODUCTION Maritime law in Nigeria simply comprises of a body of laws and rules of procedure that regulates the business of transportation of goods and passengers by water, use of marine resources, commerce, and navigation. The applicable laws that govern maritime practices include but not limited...
What is a contract? A contract is a promise or set of promises which the law will enforce. Privity of Contract as a common law doctrine: The basic premise of the common law doctrine of privity of contract is that contracts cannot be enforced either by or against...
INTRODUCTION On Friday, 4th June 2021, the Nigerian Federal Government via the Twitter account of the Ministry of Information and Culture (@FMICNigeria) “suspended indefinitely” the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. It must be stated that this “indefinite suspension” followed the deletion...
Nigeria runs an import-export dependent economy. The country derives 75% of its consumption from its imports. Its economy also thrives on its export of crude oil and liquefied natural gas to countries across the globe. Water transportation is the means through which the country conducts...
As a preventive measure against further spread of the dreaded novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), the National Judicial Council (NJC) issued some Guidelines for Court Sittings and Related Matters in the Covid-19 Period. Pursuant to the said guidelines, the Chairman of the NJC and Chief Justice of Nigeria...
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