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The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI or "the Agency") was established by the NASENI Act, Cap N3 LFN 2004 ("the Act") in 1992.

The tension between protecting an employer's trade secrets and an employee's right to earn a livelihood lies at the heart of restraint-of-trade disputes in Nigeria. This article examines how Nigerian courts balance these competing interests when enforcing non-compete clauses, analyzing the landmark Koumoulis decision, recent National Industrial Court jurisprudence, and the statutory framework introduced by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018.

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, finally signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law on August 16, 2021, well over a decade after the first draft...

Power supply in Nigeria has remained epileptic despite privatisation of the generation and distribution subsectors.

When a marriage ends in Nigeria, the absence of a prenuptial agreement can turn asset division into a prolonged legal battle that destroys the very wealth couples fought to protect. While prenups are not illegal under Nigerian law, their enforceability depends on careful drafting and judicial discretion under the "just and equitable" standard of Section 72(2) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970.

In our article of 20th July, 2020, we discussed the Operational Guidelines on Global Standing Instruction ("Guidelines") recently issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN")...

The typical Software as a Service (SaaS) Company is fast-paced and driving sales is not just about innovative products and aggressive marketing; it's also about optimizing...

By the time the WHO upgraded the status of the novel Coronavirus Disease (officially known as COVID-19) outbreak from an epidemic to a global pandemic on 11th March, 2020, the virus had already travelled beyond Wuhan, China, ...

The European Union has defined electronic signature as an electronic indication of a person's intent to agree to the content of a document or a set of data to which the signature relates.

Commercial Papers ("CPs") have become a necessity for corporations in Nigeria when they experience scarcity of affordable working capital.

An incorporated company has a separate entity distinct from the individuals who are shareholders and directors in control of the company's operations.

New technology has made it possible to pay for goods and services over the internet and in many instances, displace the need to handle physical cash.

The definition of the word "duress" was brilliantly defined by Ekpe JCA in Calabar Central Co-operative Thrift & Credit Society & 2 Ors v Bassey Ebong Ekpo (2001) 17 NWLR (Pt. 743) 649 at 675 as follows:

The increase of international trade and investment has led to a rise in business relationships between foreign businesses and their Nigerian counterpart.

International commercial arbitration has taken on a new lease of life since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Stable access to raw materials and reliable transportation, have become lingering challenges.

A Construction Contract like every other contract spells out the terms upon which the parties bind themselves before, during and after a construction work.

Following the drop in global crude oil prices and the economic shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, economies across the globe have been significantly impacted, ...