The Electoral Act 2022 just became the extant law regulating elections and electoral activities in Nigeria having been assented to by the President on the February 25, 2022. The new electoral law revolutionises approach to elections in Nigeria in giving legal backing to the deploying of technology for the conduct of elections in Nigeria. The …
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Authors: Ugochukwu Nwaokike, Ibukun Adebara The CBN, like other Central Banks globally, has commenced preparation for the issuance and operation of Central Bank-issued Digital Currency (CBDC). This project is driven by a collaboration between the CBN and its technical partner, Bitt. Inc. A CBDC is a digital representation of a fiat currency, denominated in an existing unit of account, …
More →We are pleased to announce that our Media & Entertainment Law practice has been ranked Tier 1 for Nigeria in Media Law International’s MLI 2021, a guide to leading media law firms across 56 jurisdictions.
More →The aviation industry contributed 0.14% to the nations GDP in the year 2019. The industry has contributed immensely to the growth of the economy with the creation of jobs, attraction of foreign investments and the development of other sectors. Air transport is the most preferred means of transportation in Nigeria- despite the higher price tag, …
More →The new CAMA 2020 is not an amendment of the old CAMA, it is an Act to repeal the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap. C20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and enact the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020. This report seeks to address the impact of the Act on foreign private …
More →Read our contribution to Media Law International’s e-Zine on the Effects of the Recent Amendments to the Nigerian Broadcasting Code on Competition in the Local Broadcast Industry authored by our Isioma Nnenna Alexis Idigbe Kindly click here to read the full article
More →Our Head of Media, Entertainment and Intellectual Property Law, Isioma has been recognised as a Rising Woman in Africa. Read the highlights of her notable contributions to the entertainment legal terrain.
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 →From the health sector to aviation and transport, tourism and hospitality, education, business, recreation, oil & gas, real estate, and manufacturing, the pandemic has continued to cause grave impacts with resultant grave consequences. The statistics as of May 19, 2020 showed a total number of 4,971,499 cases with 324,115 reported deaths globally. In Nigeria, the …
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