Generally, the business of real estate sale and management includes the buying, selling or renting of a property; building a home or land; managing of property such as land and buildings as investments and so on. This business is usually operated by licensed Real Estate Practitioners of Real Estate Agents. Although the buying and selling…
Regulatory and statutory provisions for medical malpractice in Nigeria Medical Negligence is defined as an act or omission by a medical practitioner which falls below the accepted standard of care resulting in injury or death of the patient. Medical negligence is regularly used in place of medical malpractice; however, medical negligence is only one legal…
THE LEGALITY OF SECTION 85 OF THE ELECTORAL ACT 2022 VIS-A-VIS CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS UNDER CHAPTER THREE OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION: A DISCOURSE 1. INTRODUCTION The Nigerian electoral polity has transitioned from a restrained suffrage system since colonial times to adopt a more liberal outlook over the years.[1] However, the short-circuited geographical approach to…
CASE SCENARIO Abimbola and Olamide Oluseyi have been separated for about 10 years now. Olamide who got retrenched from his place of work at the time got an invitation from his friend in Cameroon to come work there. Olamide within a week of losing his job took off to Cameroon and has since then never…
ADMISSIBILITY OF E-SIGNATURES IN NIGERIA: LIMITS, BURDENS AND OPPORTUNITY. Understanding what electronic signature means. As a result of the influence of technology within the economic and business climate, how business transactions operate has significantly evolved, the main advantage being the ease in the methods of doing business occasioned by this intervention. A typical example of…
ANTI-CORRUPTION OVERVIEW IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY. Corruption in the Oil & Gas sector is a persistent source of concern for the extractive industry. Because of the sector’s profitability, particularly in oil and gas exploration and production, it is plagued by various forms of corruption ranging from money laundering to bribery to financial terrorism….
The Webinar on ‘The development of Renewable Energy and the Race to net zero Emissions – An African Perspective (COP26), featured esteemed guest panelists from several law firms across the African continent. This webinar promises to be very informative and a must-watch for everyone who is interested in the continuing discourse on Renewable Energy in…
It is no longer news that President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the much-awaited and controversial Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. After several months of withholding assent, the President finally signed the 2022 Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law, on February 25th 2022. This new law has introduced major changes and innovations into the Nigerian…
What is Intellectual Property? Intellectual Property refers to the creation of the mind such as literary and artistic works, designs and symbols, names and images. etc. Intellectual Property is further classified into Copyrights, Trademarks, Patent, Industrial Designs and Trade secrets. Who is a content creator? Content creation is the contribution of information to any media,…
Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people who individually contribute a relatively small amount, typically via the internet. There has been a huge rise in the number of business men and women seeking funds online in the past few years. This number is…