This conflict places practitioners in an ethical and legal bind, forcing them to balance their professional duty to uphold the sanctity of life with the risk of facing legal or administrative sanctions...

Nigeria's cryptocurrency market has long operated in a legal grey area, but the enactment of the Investments and Securities Act 2025 marks a turning point. For the first time, digital and virtual assets are expressly recognised within the country's securities regulatory framework, bringing clarity to their legal status and placing qualifying activities under the supervision of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Religious leaders routinely receive sensitive personal disclosures during spiritual counselling, creating expectations of confidentiality rooted in faith traditions and pastoral trust. Yet the legal landscape presents a complex web of competing obligations, from safeguarding laws and mandatory reporting requirements to data protection regulations and criminal investigations. This analysis examines how clergy must balance their religious duty of confidentiality against evolving legal obligations that may com

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed a significant Executive Order aimed at overhauling Nigeria's oil and gas revenue framework.

The commencement of January 2026 signals the formal start of the annual Data Protection Compliance Audit cycle under the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 ("NDPA").

Annual General Meetings (AGMs) are essential to corporate governance, acting as the main platform for shareholders to interact with a company's board of directors and management. AGMs serve as a forum for evaluating...

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has through a public notice issued on 25th August 2025, notified organizations in several critical sectors including banking, insurance, pensions, and gaming sectors...

Truth constitutes the fundamental benchmark of justice in every society. It is widely assumed that when an individual swears an oath to speak the truth, whether in a court of law or during official proceedings...

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot crafted by OpenAI, a non-profit American artificial intelligence research laboratory, which was launched in November 2022 and is powered by generative...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has released draft guidelines establishing ring-fencing requirements for closely linked entities operating within the Nigerian financial system. These proposed regulations aim to create clear legal, operational, and financial boundaries between affiliated entities to prevent contagion risks and regulatory arbitrage.

Part IV focuses on the real-world challenges that shape how aircraft finance rights are enforced in Nigeria. It looks at the practical routes through which these rights are either successfully exercised or delayed...

Medical errors are an inevitable reality of human healthcare systems, but the legal and ethical crisis emerges when those errors are concealed rather than disclosed. As Nigeria undergoes healthcare reforms between 2023...

This article looks at the real consequences organisations face when data protection is not taken seriously.

It repeals several existing tax laws, including the Personal Income Tax Act, and it took effect from January 1, 2026.

In March 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced new minimum capital requirements for Non-Interest Banks (NIBs), marking a decisive step toward strengthening the resilience of Nigeria's banking sector.

Digital platforms have become a central feature in the pursuit of love and companionship, bringing with them a range of legal and ethical challenges characteristic of the data-driven age.

The Nigerian data privacy landscape has experienced a transformative shift with the enactment of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023 and the establishment of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC)...

As Nigeria's digital economy matures, data protection compliance is increasingly becoming a trust issue as much as a legal one. The Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (“NDPA” or “the Act”)...

There is a kind of low-key disillusionment that has crept into the legal profession. It’s not one big moment, it’s a build-up. You feel it in courtrooms where decisions don’t always seem purely reasoned...

The arraignment of Orbby Vanessa Agwuncha before the Federal High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has triggered a wave of questions...