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The enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 (“PIA”) marked a fundamental shift in Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory regime, replacing the longstanding Petroleum Act 1969 and introducing extensive institutional and fiscal reforms aimed at modernising the sector. Notwithstanding these advancements, the transition has generated significant legal uncertainty, particularly concerning the determination of the applicable law for disputes that arose prior to the PIA’s enactment.

What legislations regulate registration and enforcement of foreign judgments in Nigeria?

On 18 February 2026, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the Electoral Act 2026 into law. The Act repeals and re-enacts the Electoral Act, establishing a new legal framework for the conduct...

It is an elementary and fundamental proposition that a right conferred by the Constitution cannot be taken away by any other provision except by the Constitution itself.

On Friday, 17th January 2025, the Supreme Court of Nigeria in SC/CV/1191/2022 – MR. FEMI ANIBABA v. DANA AIRLINES LIMITED & STACY VEOLETTE SELLERS delivered a landmark judgment in a matter relating to the award of damages in fatal civil aviation accident claims.

The 2023 general elections were conducted within the framework of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and Electoral Act 2022. As confirmed by reports of local...

Medical negligence occurs when a healthcare provider fails to provide the standard of care a reasonably competent professional in the same field would provide under similar circumstances...

The recently discovered Corona Virus causes the highly infectious corona virus disease ("COVID-19"). By March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the virus as a pandemic.

It has become a notorious practice among banks in Nigeria to place Post-No-Debit (PND) orders on their customers' accounts upon receiving directives from law enforcement agencies...

The need for an efficient and effective administration of justice has made the establishment of hierarchy of courts very desirable.

Instituting an action against a person in Nigeria for defamation can be straightforward.

Service of court processes via 'short message services', telephone calls etc The proposed Rules intend employing advances in telecommunications technology to effect service of court process on parties.

Martin Luther King jnr once said "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice anywhere". The message seems lost when juxtaposed with the recent goings on in the Nigerian justice system.

On Friday, September 27, 2019, the Tax Appeal Tribunal, Lagos Zone ("TAT" or the "Tribunal") held, inter alia, that where the action of a tax authority purports to make an assessment final and conclusive.

Are you caught in the emotional struggle of a child custody dispute in Nigeria? Every year, countless parents face this challenging situation in courtrooms across Nigeria.

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.

This is the common method of enforcing foreign judgments in Nigeria.