A landmark Indian Supreme Court ruling on alimony has reignited debate about whether education and earning capacity should disqualify spouses from claiming maintenance after divorce. Nigerian law under the Matrimonial Causes Act takes a nuanced approach, weighing means, earning capacity, and conduct rather than applying automatic rules based on professional qualifications or employment status.

This short article gives a basic insight into what every budding artiste should know about their Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in music, it is also for anyone interested in the music industry and the technicalities involved.

Nigeria's criminal justice system has undergone significant reforms in recent years, most notably with the enactment of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015...

Medical negligence occurs when a healthcare provider fails to provide the standard of care a reasonably competent professional in the same field would provide under similar circumstances...

Whether you're an individual facing a legal battle or a business navigating complex regulations, having the best lawyers in Lagos or top lawyers in Nigeria on your side makes all the difference.

The Gulf of Guinea has witnessed a significant transformation in maritime security threats, with illegal fishing emerging as a critical challenge following the decline in piracy incidents. This analysis examines how Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing has evolved into a major economic and security concern for Nigeria and neighboring West African states, exploring the legal frameworks, enforcement gaps, and systemic weaknesses that enable this lucrative criminal activity to persist despite inte

For nearly two decades, drilling operators in Nigeria have been fighting the same argument in different courtrooms: is an offshore drilling rig a “vessel” under the Cabotage Act, or not? Noble Drilling first raised the question at the Federal High Court back in 2008 and won, only for the Court of Appeal to reverse the decision on a technicality, leaving the real question unsettled for the industry ever since.

Based on statistics, around 66% of people in Nigeria have made a bet on a sporting event at least once in their lives. That is a significant amount of gambling. Online gaming is massive and developing at...

The African Cup of Nations (AFCON) has been held every two years since 1957, making it older than the corresponding Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)...

In the aftermath of AFCON, Legal Business Day sits with Beverley Agbakoba-Onyejianya, the head of Olisa Agbakoba Legal's Sports, Entertainment, and Technology Practice Group, to discuss the dynamics of Nigerian sports law.

Space exploration used to be a luxurious means of technological and technical might for the United States of America and the defunct Soviet Union until other developed nations realized the...

When the Nigerian National Assembly enacted the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights Act Cap 10 1983 (the African Charter Act) later consolidated into the Laws of the Federation in 1990...

Startup Acts are Africa's next frontier of policy innovation. If implemented in Nigeria, Startup Acts could catalyze positive change in the broader business environment by increasing local support for entrepreneurs ...

The constitutional validity of the Finance (Amendment) Bill 2024 which imposes a windfall tax of 70% on the realised profit from all foreign exchange transactions of banks and other financial institutions in the 2023...

Nigeria's current petrol price crisis is a glaring paradox. As Africa's largest crude oil producer, with daily output approaching 1.5 million barrels, the country finds itself in the grip of a domestic fuel emergency...

Complex disputes often arise in various sectors, including commercial transactions, international trade, construction projects, environmental issues, and intellectual property rights.

In 2024, a Stanford University study revealed a startling statistic: popular AI chatbots hallucinated between 58% and 82% of the time when responding to legal queries.

Nigeria's ports are the gateways to the economy, handling over 80 % of our international trade.

Nigeria has witnessed an increase in Human Rights violations such as unlawful and arbitrary killings, forced disappearances and torture by both Government and Non -State actors.

President Mohammadu Buhari at his inaugural meeting with the National Space Council designated the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) as Nigeria's...