Introduction Contemporary elite sport is not just a form of entertainment. It now has a lot of commercial value attached to it. Among these sports, football has grown to become the most important in the world. Its love and popularity among folks have made it to...
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...
SOME SPECIFIC RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR ADMIRALTY CLAIMS THAT MAY BE ADOPTED INTO NIGERIAN ADMIRALTY LAW As in most common law jurisdictions, there are specific rules of procedure in Nigerian Courts for dealing with Admiralty matters. The rules of procedure for Admiralty matters in Nigeria are...
Introduction The use of the mobile phone to carry out financial transactions and access banking services anywhere have become rather popular among Nigerians. People, businesses and business owners can, with the use of mobile payments, m-commerce, m-banking and other mobile-based financial services now save time to...
INTRODUCTION Tax is a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions.1 In Nigeria, there are a number of legislations set out to regulate tax regime with each having...
On Tuesday, 20 October 2020 at about 1900hrs, war-like gunshots were heard under cover of darkness at the Lekki Toll Gates in Lagos where our youths have been holding their peaceful protests against bad governance for about 10days without any accident. READ MORE...
The Companies and Allied Matters (CAM) Bill 2019 was sponsored by Senator Abdullahi Yahaya. The Bill sought to alleviate the heavy constraints of numerous provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990 which have been responsible for obstructing modern business practices in the light...
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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