The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ("NNPC") is required under the new Petroleum Act ("PIA") 2021 to change its structure to a ‘commercially viable' entity in the form of a limited liability company.

In July 2018 the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control

To commemorate the World Intellectual Property Day celebrated on 26th April 2018, the theme focused on "Powering change: Women in Innovation and creativity" ...

The Nigerian Court of Appeal (Lagos Division) affirmed the position of the law that it is criminal to deal in petroleum products without a license in its recent decision delivered in the case of M.V. Long Island v. FRN.

In telephony, dropped calls may be due to the service providers' fault, local environment constraints, and cell phone problems.

Following the directive of the Corporate Affairs Commission, all companies in Nigeria are required to fully issue their unissued share capital not later than 31st December 2022.

Jurisdiction is said to be the life wire of any judicial adjudication. Without requisite jurisdiction, the court would have gone on a voyage of nullity no matter how well conducted its proceedings...

The statement of an accused person is usually, if not always, tendered in criminal trials to prove the guilt or otherwise of the accused person.

In Lagos State, as in other States in Nigeria, the Probate Registry, under the supervision of the High Court, has the exclusive jurisdiction to issue grants of probate...

The need to protect a trademark2 cannot be overemphasized as businesses expend a lot of time and resources in creating and developing unique products and services which tend to set them apart from their competitors.

Party autonomy and flexibility are one of the bedrocks of international arbitration. With no set rules on how proceedings are conducted ...

The Federal Government has issued a new order aimed at enhancing the security of Nigeria's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) systems. This order is titled the Designation and Protection...

In performing its functions as stipulated in the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) recently issued a Guidance Notice ...

Value-Added Tax (VAT) compliance is a major item in the monthly to-do lists of many Nigerian law firms. VAT compliance involves such tasks as preparation and submission of VAT schedules.

Venture Capital is one of the financing options open to privately-held startup companies and small businesses.

Effective from 20th February 2020, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Authority ("NERC") issued Order No/NERC/197/2020 effectively capping the amount that certain ...

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.

In a move to strengthen corporate governance practices across the telecommunications sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday...

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission ("NERC" or "the Commission") had planned by its December 2019 Minor Review of Multi-Year Tariff Order of 2015 and Minimum Remittance Order...

On 6th February 2023, the Federal Inland Revenue Service ("FIRS") signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") with the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service ("LIRS").