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Over the years, there has been a steady shift from commercial litigation to alternative dispute resolutions (ADR) because of its long drawn process and accompanied technicalities.

It is no news that Nigeria practices a three-tiered federal system of government: power is shared amongst the Federal, State and Local Governments. Nigeria's grundnorm...

The power of executive clemency, particularly the presidential pardon, is among the most profound and controversial powers in a constitutional democracy.

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The age of automated decision-making ("ADM") has arrived in Nigeria. Banks and fintech platforms deploy credit-scoring models to determine lending outcomes, and public institutions increasingly rely on data-driven systems in the exercise of statutory functions.

It is a common phrase in commercial transactions that a "party should be held to his bargain". This implies that agreements which are neither contrary to the law, nor fraudulently entered

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By an amended Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim sealed out of the High Court of Lagos State, Nigeria Fijabi Adebo Holdings Limited and its alter ego, Dr. Emmanuel Fijabi Adebo.

The need for litigants and their counsel to adhere strictly to court orders is not merely ornamental. It is a good legal hygiene and the cornerstone of the entire judicial process. This reality informs the widespread consensus in the legal profession that respect and due observance of the law remains the beauty of law.

This article seeks to examine the mechanisms through which foreign judgments are enforced in Nigeria. It also examines some of the prevailing issues that have recurred in the Nigerian courts as relates to the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.

On 5th February, 2025, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria ("NICN") delivered Judgment in the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Omowunmi Dada v. Nigerian Electricity Supply Corporation (Nigeria) Limited ("Dada's Case").

Modern legal practice has long evolved beyond witnesses testifying fully in court for their evidence-in-chief.2 To save valuable judicial time by expediting proceedings, and to enhance the due administration of justice, witnesses in civil proceedings now adopt their pre-prepared written statements at trial.

On 26th September, 2024, the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory delivered judgment in the case of Emmanuel Chidera Onuegbu v. Moniepoint Microfinance Bank Limited, and resolved that the Fundamental Human Rights of the Applicant ...

Litigation in our Courts in Nigeria today is known to be long-winding and it is not uncommon for cases to remain in Courts of first instance for 5 years while the pursuit of a case up to the Supreme Court may take a period of about 10 years.

This article analyses the fiscal implications of A-G Rivers on Nigeria's oil and gas sector, including dealing with the associated complexities of the ‘peculiar' judgment. We will preface our discourse with contextual background to the judgment.