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On 24 June 2019, the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act (NPTF Act or "the Act") was enacted into law, with the overarching goal of improving...

Nigeria’s electricity sector has remained the subject of persistent debate, reform efforts, and unfulfilled promises. Successive administrations since the 1990s have pledged comprehensive transformation of the industry. While some achieved limited structural reforms, many produced little beyond policy papers and committees. The consequence has been a power sector that continues to underperform, with Nigeria generating less electricity per capita than several of its African counterparts.

The President, through a letter dated 13 December, 2021 read at the Senate by the Senate President on 21 December, 2021 communicated his decision to withhold assent to...

Any person arrested without a warrant in Nigeria for an offence other than an offence punishable with death can be admitted to bail by the law enforcement agency saddled with the task ...

Intellectual property disputes between employers and employees are rapidly increasing across Nigeria’s technology industry. From software and mobile apps to designs, databases, and digital products...

On March 18, 2025, the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in a televised national address, issued a proclamation declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State, an oil-producing region of the country.

Fundamental rights are inalienable rights inherent in man by the mere reason of his existence. Just like the nomenclature suggests, these rights are sacrosanct...

Property is defined as the right to acquire, possess, use or enjoy a definitive thing on the one hand, or any determinate thing over which these bundle of rights can be exercised.

Disputes are as universal as trade and human interrelation. This means that wherever there is human presence and interaction, in any form whatsoever, disputes are bound to follow, naturally.

In Nigeria, more than ever before, the awareness of your basic rights is crucial for your freedom and safety.

The Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 introduces sweeping changes to motor vehicle insurance regulation, expanding mandatory coverage requirements and increasing liability limits. How will these reforms impact vehicle owners, operators, and insurers operating within Nigeria's transport sector?

Nigeria's power sector sees significant regulatory developments as NERC issues new guidelines for technical audits of transmission infrastructure, publishes a directory of State Electricity Regulatory Commissions to support the transition to state-level regulation, and the Minister of Power establishes an inter-agency committee to facilitate electricity market decentralisation under the Electricity Act 2023.

Let us assume that Mr. Buga litigated a commercial dispute against the government (Federal or state) in Court and won.

The interplay between limitation statutes and employment contracts in Nigeria has long generated doctrinal uncertainty. This analysis examines whether the limitation period prescribed by POPA applies to claims arising from contracts of employment involving public authorities, exploring a recurring question in Nigerian jurisprudence.

The Tax Appeal Tribunal, Lagos Zone ("TAT" or the "Tribunal"), recently held that infrastructure service providers licensed by the Nigerian Communications Commission...

The electoral process of a state goes a long way in the determination of governance in the given state. The electoral process is an ideal and integral part of the democratic process, whether in a developed...

To validly institute a civil action, it is the position of the law that there is a time limit within which such action can be brought before a court for proper adjudication.

The word ‘absentia’ is a Latin term meaning ‘absence’. Trial in absentia occurs when a defendant is tried in his/her absence. This practice developed from the need to ensure justice and remedy the plague of absconding defendants, a trend that frustrated the judicial process.