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The decision of the High Court of Lagos State in Femi Falana, SAN v. Meta Platforms Inc. raises significant legal questions concerning the relationship between constitutional privacy rights...

Self Defence is a constitutionally guaranteed right for every Nigerian to use reasonable and necessary force for the defence of person and property, from unlawful violence...

The Nigerian Surrogacy Bill 2024 (the Bill) scaled second reading in the House of Representatives in October 2024.

On March 17, 2023. the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives announced that former President Muhammed Buhari has signed 16 Amendment Bills into law.

The advent of the new millennium has seen an escalation of the crisis between cattle herders (pastoralists) and farmers in Nigeria.

When the Nigerian National Assembly enacted the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights Act Cap 10 1983 (the African Charter Act) later consolidated into the Laws of the Federation in 1990...

For many years the Judiciary in Nigeria has suffered neglect, mostly because it is dependent on the Executive for its funding despite constitutional provisions that guarantee financial autonomy to the Judiciary.

The establishment Act created it as a specialized tribunal with exclusive adjudicating power on matters relating to or connected with labour and industrial relations laws, (Section 7 (1) of the National Industrial Court Act 2006).

Every Nigerian has rights, duties, liabilities and privileges entrenched under various existing laws. However, certain rights are constitutionally guaranteed under Chapter IV of the 1999 Constitution...

President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Business Facilitation Bill into law on the 14th of February 2023.

The incidence of land tenure and land ownership in Nigeria has been an issue great controversy in recent times.

The Federal High Court (FHC or "the Court") Port Harcourt Division, recently delivered judgement in the case between the Attorney General for Rivers State (AGRS or "the Plaintiff")...

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), a specialised agency of the United Nations, is responsible for developing the global regulatory framework for international shipping, including maritime safety, security, the prevention of marine pollution and the facilitation of maritime traffic.

Part 2 of this article sets out possible solutions to the challenges confronting Presidential candidates in the 2023 elections. They shall be discussed in the following order.

This document provides a comprehensive overview of regulatory updates from August 2026, compiling key guidelines, letters, circulars, and notifications issued by Nigerian authorities. Legal professionals and businesses...

The former President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, while addressing the Ghanaian Parliament during a courtesy visit to Ghana in 2009, remarked as follows:

Nigeria's Federation Account, the constitutional repository for all federal revenues, is hemorrhaging up to ₦20 trillion annually through systemic leakages and unauthorized deductions. With nearly 40% of gross revenues consumed before distribution to government tiers, the country faces a paradox of substantial revenue generation alongside crushing debt, raising urgent questions about constitutional compliance, institutional accountability, and the structural reforms needed to restore fiscal integrity.