INTRODUCTION The adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy hit on labour and employment relations. In some jurisdictions, policies and measures such as insurance, government grants, concessions and palliatives have been put in place to cushion the effect of the economic crunch and cater for the ever-increasing unemployment rate. However, in Nigeria, …
More →Currently, the courts are shut while prisons have refused to bring inmates out of the prison or allowed new admission into the prison facilities for fear of community spread of the virus within the prison walls. While the concern of the community transmission of the disease is genuine as there are several reported outbreaks of the virus on a large scale in major prisons across the world
More →The ongoing COVID 19 pandemic though, tragic has resulted in a reduction in human activities leading to reduced pollution levels with previously depleting natural habitats appearing to be recovering, and the earth generally healing from mankind. This amongst many other observations has made it abundantly clear that there is a need to mitigate the harmful …
More →The outbreak and rapid widespread of Corona Virus (Covid-19) in Nigeria currently constitutes a threat and poses several challenges to business owners in respect of its continuity as a going concern. To tackle this pandemic menace, the Federal Government rolled out various economic survival measures and intervention funds to support business continuity and preserve the …
More →In commemorating International Workers’ Day, we organized a webinar themed, “The Future of Work Post Covid-19” on May 1, 2020.From the engaging discussion and insightful contributions of the panelists, we came to some resolutions. Read the highlights here
More →The outbreak of COVID 19 in Wuhan, China sometime in December 2019, the eventual declaration of the virus as a pandemic in March 2020 by the World Health Organisation, and the discovery of first case in Lagos State led to unprecedented lockdown measures initially in 3 states and subsequently majority of the States of the …
More →Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the most significant events defining the 21st Century. The outbreak of this virus has affected every sector of the society. In setting the tone for the discussion, it is essential to understand the key concepts of the topic under discourse. Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that …
More →On the 26th of March 2020, the Corporate Affairs Commission issued a public notice to guide Public companies on the conduct of the Annual General Meeting. This notice is intended to enable Public companies still conduct the compulsory Annual General Meetings irrespective of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on movement imposed by the Government. The …
More →Following the outbreak of the coronavirus/COVID-19 and the efforts by various governments all over the world to curb the spread through restrictions of movement; the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has taken the initiative to guide Public companies whose Annual General Meetings (AGMs) are due on how to hold such meetings. By a notice on its …
More →The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) recently issued Guidance dated April 22, 2020, for the directors and those charged with governance to assess the risk of COVID-19 at an early stage of the financial reporting and audit process concerning the preparation of financial reporting (quarterly, interim and annual) ending on or after January 1, 2020, and …
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