Category: Nigeria List


  • Stamp Duties Act An Act to provide for the levying of stamp duties on certain matters. [1st April, 1939] [Commencement.] Sections Section 1 Stamp Duties Act – Short title. Section 2 Stamp Duties Act – Interpretation. Section 3 Stamp Duties Act – Charge of duties in Schedule. Section 4 Stamp Duties Act – Stamping and…

  • Statute of Frauds An Act for prevention of Frauds and Perjuryes. Sections Section 1 Statute of Frauds – Parol leases and interests of freehold, etc., to have the force of estates at will only. Section 2 Statute of Frauds – Except leases not exceeding three years, etc. Section 3 Statute of Frauds – No leases…

  • Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 [23rd April, 1959.] Sections Part I – Preliminary Section 1 Property and Conveyancing Law 1959 – Short title and application. Section 2 Property and Conveyancing Law 1959 – Interpretation. Part II – General Principles as to Legal Estates, Equitable Interests and Powers Section 3…

  • Conveyancing Act 1882 An Act for further improving the Practice of Conveyancing; and for other purposes. [10th August 1882] Arrangement of Sections Section 1 Conveyancing Act 1882 – Short titles; commencement; extent; interpretation. Section 2 Conveyancing Act 1882 – Official negative and other certificates of searches for judgments, crown debts, &c. Section 3 Conveyancing Act…

  • Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1881 An Act for simplifying and improving the practice of Conveyancing; and for vesting in Trustees, Mortgagees, and others various powers commonly conferred by provisions inserted in Settlements, Mortgages, Wills, and other Instruments; and for amending in various particulars the Law of Property; and for other purposes. [22nd August…

  • Court Of Appeal Rules 2021 Arrangement of Orders and Rules Order 1 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – General Rule Order 2 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Service Order 3 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Registrars, Registries and Sessions Order 4 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Powers of the Court and Entering…

  • Supreme Court Rules 2024 Arrangement of Rules: Order 1 Supreme Court Rules 2024 – General Definitions Order 2 Supreme Court Rules 2024 – Administration Order 3 Supreme Court Rules 2024 – Service Order 4 Supreme Court Rules 2024 – Applications Order 5 Supreme Court Rules 2024 – Fees Order 6 Supreme Court Rules 2024 –…

  • Investments and Securities Act 2025 An Act To Repeal The Investments And Securities Act, No. 29, 2007 And Enact The Investments And Securities Act, 2025, To Establish The Securities And Exchange Commission As The Apex Regulatory Authority For The Nigerian Capital Market As Well As To Regulate The Market To Ensure Capital Formation, The Protection…

  • Legal Practitioners Act 1975 LFN 2004 An Act to re-enact the Legal Practitioners Act 1962 as amended up to date. Arrangement of sections The General Council of the Bar Section 1 Legal Practitioners Act – Establishment of bar council. Section 2 Legal Practitioners Act – Entitlement to practise. Section 3 Legal Practitioners Act – Establishment…

  • Nigeria Police Act An Act To Repeal The Police Act Cap. P19, Laws Of The Federation Of Nigeria, 2004 And Enact Nigeria Police Act, 2020 To Provide The Framework For The Police Force And Ensure Cooperation And Partnership Between The Police And Host Communities M Maintaining Peace, Combating Crime, Protecting Liberties, Life And Property ;…