VAPP 2015 An Act to eliminate violence in private and public life, prohibit all forms of violence against persons and to provide maximum protection and effective remedies for victims and punishment of offenders; and for related matters. ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria- Sections Section 1 VAPP 2015 – Definition…

Mortgage and Property Law of Lagos State A Law to Establish the Lagos State Mortgage Board, Encourage The Growth of Mortgages in Real Property and For The Regulation of Consumer Loans For Acquisition of Property and Realisation of Securities and For Connected Purposes (Commencement) (23rd August, 2010) Sections Section 1 MPL 2010 – Establishment of…

Legal Practitioners Remuneration (For Business, Legal Service And Representation) Order 2023 Commencement [16th Day of, May, 2023] In exercise of the powers conferred on it by section15 (3) of the Legal Practitioners Act Cap L11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Legal Practitioners Remuneration…

Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 The Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules are subsidiary regulations made under the Legal Practitioners Act in Nigeria. They govern how legal practitioners must receive, hold, manage, and account for clients’ money in the course of legal practice. Legal practitioners are expected to have three kinds of accounts. These are the Client…

Legal Education (Consolidation, etc.) Act An Act to re-enact the Legal Education Act 1962 as amended up to date and to introduce new provisions relative to the composition of the Council of Legal Education and the appointment of the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School. COMMENCEMENT [8th March 1976] Section 1 Legal Education (Consolidation, etc.)…

Legislative Houses (Powers And Privileges) Act 2017 An Act to repeal the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act, Cap. L12 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and enact Legislative Powers and Privileges Act, 2017 to give the legislature the desired powers and immunity to be able to carry out its legislative responsibilities; and for…

Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 Commencement [5th Day of March, 2020] In the exercise of powers conferred by Section 10(7) of the Legal Practitioners’ Act Cap. LII, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following Rules – Rules Rule…

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA) The NDLEA Act is an Act to establish the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to enforce laws against the cultivation, processing, sale, trafficking and use of hard drugs and to empower the Agency to investigate persons suspected to have dealings in drugs and other related matters. Commencement [29th…

Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 An Act To Repeal The Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, No. 11, 2011 And Enact The Money Laundering (Prevention And Prohibition) Act, 2022 To Provide Comprehensive Legal And Institutional Framework For The Prevention And Prohibition Of Money Laundering In Nigeria, Establish The Special Control Unit Under The Economic And…

Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act An Act To Repeal The Federal Inland Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, No.13, 2007 And Enact The Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, 2025, To Establish The Nigeria Revenue Service, Charged With Powers Of Assessment, Collection Of, And Accounting For Revenue Accruable To The Government Of The Federation; And For Related Matters.…