By Jeremiah E. Aneji (LLB, B.L, MDRPN) INTRODUCTION When considering employment, the topmost concern for any worker is whether they will be safeguarded or assured some form of protection in case of exposure to occupational hazards. Such hazards can incapacitate them or, in tragic cases, lead to their demise. The 2016 report on Nigeria’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) profile…
By Michael K. Bielonwu, MCIArb. Introduction: Competition law, otherwise known as Antitrust laws plays a vital role in ensuring fair competition in markets and preventing monopolistic practices that can harm consumers and stifle innovation. Rooted in the belief that competition drives economic growth and benefits society at large, antitrust regulations aim to protect consumers, promote market efficiency, and maintain a…
By Jeremiah E. Aneji (LLB, B.L, MDRPN) INTRODUCTION The International Labour Organization (ILO) in its 2016 report on Nigeria’s profile Occupational Safety And Health (OSH) reported that between 2014 to 2016, Nigeria recorded 238 fatalities across different sectors of the economy resulting from occupational hazards. Within the time in view, about a total number of 3461 reported occupational accidents/injuries across…
Author: Margaret Ogbonnah Introduction: Data protection is the process of safeguarding important information from corruption, compromise or loss. Data Protection is necessary for every individual, business firm, or organization because it improves the trust between businesses and their customers. It also prevents the company from incurring expensive costs in forms of fines, litigation expenses, public embarrassment, and a bad reputation.…
Author: Margaret Ogbonnah Introduction: In Insurance, a claim is a request made to an insurance company by an insured individual or corporate entity for payment or compensation of a loss or damage covered by the insurance policy. The claim is made following the occurrence of a covered incident. The payment received by the insured individual will compensate for financial damages…
By Jeremiah E. Aneji Introduction The Electricity Act 2023, which was recently passed into law has been lauded by many as the re-affirmation of Nigeria’s drive towards attaining some measure of reform geared toward solving the perennial energy challenges she has been bedeviled with. The Act which repealed the erstwhile Electricity Reform Act of 2005, was enacted in keeping with…
By Jeremiah E. Aneji Introduction The Students Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act, 2023 recently assented to by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has elicited so much excitement within the polity, primarily amongst students and their parents/guardians as they eagerly anticipate such a time when this timely intervention would be implemented so as to drive aspirations for…
Author: Margaret Ogbonnah. Introduction The Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 regulates the activities of businesses in Nigeria. The enactment of CAMA 2020 which was assented to by the President on 7th August 2020 repealed CAMA 1990 which has regulated business activities in Nigeria for over 30 years. This has ushered in a new regime for the activities of…
Author: Margaret Ogbonnah Introduction Industrial Designs establish the language of a product as well as the corporate branding and identity of an enterprise. This article seeks to explain the concept of industrial designs, the requirements for its protection in Nigeria and the benefits of protection to the rights holder, the consumers and the economy. Conceptual clarification. Industrial design is a…
By Omatseyin Fredrick Esq. Introduction. A very concise and explicit definition of cartels was given by the Competition Act of India, which defines cartels as ‘an association of producers, sellers, distributors, traders or service providers who, by agreement amongst themselves, limit, control or attempt to control the production, distribution, sale or price of or, trade in goods or provision…
