By: Michael K. Bielonwu Esq., MCIArb., FIDR. Introduction: Sports law generally refers to the body of laws, rules and regulations guiding a particular sport. This transcends the actual sporting activities to life outside the sporting arena. Therefore, in this series, we shall look at how the law has evolved concerning football, both on and off the pitch. History of football: Under this sub,…
BY MARGARET EZEKIEL OGBONNAH ABSTRACT Nigeria is only taking advantage of a fraction of the limitless potential in the present global digital economy. Therefore, Nigeria needs substantial strategic investments in this area to catch up with the rest of the world. Consequently, I believe that with improvements in digital connectivity, digital skills, digital financial services and other core areas of digital development in Nigeria,…
BY OMATSEYIN FREDRICK Esq. LLM (Investment Law and Policy), MSCGN, MCILRM, PMP Introduction: After years of going around in a circle in a bid to enact a codified Competition Law for Nigeria, Nigeria finally had a breakthrough with the enactment of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA) by the National Assembly in December 2018 and subsequently signed into law by President Muhammadu…
By Jeremiah E. Aneji Introduction Nigeria has, over the years, suffered multiple setbacks in her industrialisation drive leading to a record high unemployment, near absence of manufacturing activities, inflations and a devaluation of the Naira. Several factors are responsible for these setbacks, one of which is the absence of a conducive environment to encourage Medium Enterprises (SMEs). According to a…
By Michael K. Bielonwu Esq.,MCIArb, FIDR. Agada, U. Luke Esq. FIPMA; Notary Public. Fredrick O. Omatseyin Jeremiah E. Aneji Margaret E. Ogbonnah ABSTRACT: Sexual harassment if not curtailed in any society will lead to sexual violence. Sexual violence is an age-old global phenomenon, which occurs in every human society. It has become an “equal opportunity affliction”, sparing no race, gender,…
Author: Margaret Ogbonnah INTRODUCTION It is common knowledge that banks owe their customers duty of confidentiality. This means that the details of the bank account and the customer will not be revealed or divulged to a third party, and transactions conducted through the bank account must be kept private from unauthorised persons. This confidentiality rule forms the bedrock of modern banking practice. With this…
By: Michael K. Bielonwu Esq., MCIArb., FIDR. U. L. Agada, Esq. Fredrick O. Omatseyin Esq. Jeremiah E. Aneji Esq. Margaret E. Ogbonnah, Esq. Introduction: In Nigeria, debt recovery has always been an issue of concern for businesses, especially those in the financial sector, like banks and other money lenders, as it is increasingly becoming difficult to recover a debt owed using the…
By Michael K. Bielonwu Esq., MCIArb., FIDR. Abstract: The final stage of every dispute is the enforcement of the outcome obtained from the dispute resolution body so that any bottleneck to the enforcement of such judgment or resolution leads to a situation where it can be said that the entire process has been a complete waste of every body’s time…
By Jeremiah E. Aneji. INTRODUCTION The Nigerian justice system recognizes the rights of individuals to register formal complaints to relevant authorities when an offense has been committed against his/her person or property. It also recognizes the civic duties and obligations to report the commission of a crime to the appropriate authorities even when one is not the victim or object of the said offence.…
By Omatseyin Fredrick Esq. Introduction Securities litigation in Nigeria generally entails disputes between capital market operators, investors and clearing agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC, a federal government agency), and investors, etc.; disputes arising from the administration, management and operation of investment schemes relating to securities transaction(s). When a party files a complaint at SEC against an operator for any securities transaction, the complaint…
