A vessel under arrest is no longer earning, and every day it sits idle, it loses value. Ironically, vessel arrest, while intended to secure a lender’s recovery, can sometimes destroy the very asset from which that recovery depends.

While banks and other financial institutions are prohibited from dealing in cryptocurrencies in Nigeria, cryptocurrency has not been termed illegal, but it is unregulated.

In early 2026, a digital reinterpretation of Papaoutai, the 2013 global hit by Belgian artist Stromae, went viral across social media and streaming platforms.

A Bill of Lading is an instrument in writing, signed by a carrier or his agent, describing the freight so as to identify it, stating the name of the consignor, the terms of the contract...

Setting up a trust fund is one of many options for transferring money, property, and other assets to family members or charity causes.

Commercial dispute resolution in Nigeria is being reshaped by third-party funding and asset tracing mechanisms. While the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 has abolished champerty doctrines in arbitration contexts, traditional common law restrictions persist in court litigation, creating a complex legal landscape where funding viability increasingly depends on enforceable asset identification and preservation strategies.

Garnishee proceedings offer an efficient mechanism for enforcing monetary judgments by attaching funds held by third parties, typically banks. However, when external parties assert legal or equitable interests in the attached funds, the process encounters significant procedural and substantive challenges that test the boundaries between swift enforcement and the protection of competing proprietary rights.

The maxim, "Once on Demurrage, always on Demurrage" is with respect to the subject matter of a Charterparty.

Experiencing a job termination can be a challenging and distressing situation for anyone. In Nigeria, the act of laying off employees can be either lawful or unlawful, depending on the procedures followed.

Part 2 of this article sets out possible solutions to the challenges confronting Presidential candidates in the 2023 elections. They shall be discussed in the following order.

In most B2B transactions in Nigeria, there is always the possibility that certain clients will not pay their bills on time, and as a business owner, you can reduce the amount of unpaid invoices...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was established in 2003 in response to the pressure from the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF)...

Technology has revolutionised healthcare, transforming how patients access care and how professionals diagnose, monitor, and treat illness.

In 2026, the definition of a top law firm in Nigeria and Africa has undergone a change. The era when prestige rested solely on leather-bound libraries, intimidating boardrooms, and senior partners who never answered emails...

On 18 February 2026, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the Electoral Act 2026 into law. The Act repeals and re-enacts the Electoral Act, establishing a new legal framework for the conduct...

When someone is requested to write a will in Nigeria, there is always a misperception. In reality, the issue of writing a will in Nigeria does not indicate that death is imminent.

The 2023 general elections were conducted within the framework of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and Electoral Act 2022. As confirmed by reports of local...

Nigeria has issued a new National Digital Cloud Policy, and it carries very consequential implications. It replaces the 2019 Nigeria Cloud Computing Policy, reframes cloud infrastructure as a matter of national economic strategy rather than routine government IT, and sets out, for the first time, a coordinated framework covering investment, government adoption, and data sovereignty in a single instrument. For anyone building, financing, hosting on, or advising in Nigeria’s digital economy, it is pivotal to re-evaluate alongside the Policy. read.

Over two months ago, Nigeria's largest and West Africa's biggest seaport, the Lekki Deep Sea Port, located at the centre of the Lagos Free Zone, was commissioned by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria...

A contract of affreightment is an agreement between a charterer and a ship owner where the ship owner agrees to transport a specific number of goods for the charterer at a specified period.