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With a nominal GDP of over $492 billion (2016) and a more than 180-million strong youthful population, Nigeria, is both Africa's biggest economy and the most populous black nation on earth.

Nigeria operates a "first to file" system and our Trade Marks Act grants the owner of a registered trademark exclusive rights to use the trademark and protect it from any form of infringement.

In exercise of powers conferred on him by various tax statutes, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy has issued the Deduction of Tax at Source (Withholding) Regulations 2024.

The Corporate Affairs Commission ("CAC") serves as the statutory authority entrusted with the registration and oversight of legal entities in Nigeria. In the wake of the enactment of the Companies...

The subject-matter jurisdiction of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria ("NICN") is limited to labour and employment disputes.

The Nigeria Data Protection Regulation, 2019 ("NDPR") requires organisations that collect and process personal data of Nigerians and Nigerian residents to adopt appropriate systems and processes ..

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission ("NDPC" or "the Commission") has extended the registration deadline for organizations that are required by law...

Under Nigerian law, business activities may be undertaken in Nigeria through any of the following types of entities or arrangements:

In February 2022, following an application by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, President Muhammadu Buhari confirmed the establishment of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau.

The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) continues to significantly impact people's health, businesses and the global economy.

The Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN") is the apex regulator of Nigeria's monetary and financial sectors and has statutory powers to issue regulations...

The Appellant, an international hotel group with operations in over ninety (90) countries including Nigeria, instituted a trademark infringement action against the Respondent...

Recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN") issued a directive to commercial banks that they publish the personal information of customers that breaches the provisions of its PTA/BTA guidelines...

The contention on the applicability of the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act, 2003 to Drilling Rigs, particularly on the question of whether a Drilling Rig can be construed as a vessel within the definition ...

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, ...

On February 2, 2021, the Federal High Court (FHC) handed down its judgment in a high-profile jurisdictional challenge concerning whether, and to what extent, it can interrogate the "operations"...

The Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law, 2019 (the "Law") and the regulations made thereunder, prohibit the commencement of construction works...