When an appellant files a notice of appeal in Nigeria, many assume the battle is half won. However, the failure to transmit record of appeal within the statutorily prescribed time has become a silent killer of numerous appeals, leaving litigants stranded at the doorstep of justice. Understanding the effect of failure to transmit record of […]
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Introduction to the Differences Between Judicial Separation and Divorce Imagine a married couple, Emeka and Funke, who once shared laughter over dinner, dreams of children, and retirement plans. But as years passed, their conversations and laughter became heated arguments, and their shared hopes began to unravel. Funke wants out, but her conscience and her community
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Introduction:NESTOIL in Court In late 2025, a long-standing commercial dispute involving Nestoil Limited, one of Nigeria’s foremost indigenous oil and gas service companies, captured national attention. In what became a high-profile legal and financial showdown, a consortium of lenders led by FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited and First Trustees Limited secured a Mareva injunction freezing Nestoil’s
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Introduction to the Rights of Tenants Tenancy in Lagos State is regulated by the Tenancy Law of Lagos State, 2011, which defines the rights, duties, privileges, powers, and remedies open to both tenants and landlords. Thus, it is important that parties in a tenancy know their rights and that of the other for a fair
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Introduction to Leave and Pay Entitlements In Nigeria, issues of leave and pay entitlement frequently arise when employees are absent from work due to pregnancy, illness, or personal circumstances. Many workers assume that Nigerian law recognises broad concepts such as “family leave” or extended medical leave. However, Nigerian labour law takes a strict and conservative
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Introduction to Broadcasting Operators licence Television and radio broadcasting in Nigeria serve vital public functions informing, educating, entertaining, and shaping national discourse. To operate legally as a television or radio broadcaster in Nigeria, an entity must obtain a broadcasting operators licence from the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). This licensing regime seeks to balance freedom of
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Introduction To Shareholders Rights & Minority Protection Corporate governance thrives on fairness, rights, accountability and transparency. In Nigeria, these principles are safeguarded through statutory and judicial mechanisms designed as shareholder rights to protect shareholders, particularly minority shareholders, who are often vulnerable to abuse by majority shareholders and controlling directors. In Nigeria, company law recognises that
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ASSIST SPECIAL-NEEDS PASSENGERS On a bright Monday morning at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, a young woman who uses a wheelchair, arrived early for her flight. She had thoughtful plans meeting family in Abuja for her sister’s graduation. Yet, every previous journey had an all too familiar stress: uncertainty about whether airline staff would be
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IntroductionTo IATA Accreditation in Nigeria In Nigeria’s aviation sector, travel agencies and allied air transport service providers serve as the vital interface between airlines and the travelling public. For travel agencies that wish to operate internationally particularly to access global airline ticketing systems like the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) local
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INTRODUCTION TO PAYPAL RETURNS TO NIGERIA For many Nigerian freelancers, entrepreneurs and small business owners alike, getting paid from international clients was often a puzzle of makeshift solutions cryptocurrency rails, middle-men services, and often expensive third-party merchant platforms because one of the world’s most ubiquitous payment platforms, PayPal, historically offered limited access to Nigerians. Specifically,
