Category: Nigeria
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The Song The Nigerian Government Doesn’t Want You To Hear “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On April 6, 2025, Nigerian artist Eedris Abdulkareem released “Tell Your Papa,” a powerful Afrobeats track critiquing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The song resonates…
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An Overview Of The Current Directors’ Remuneration Trends In Nigeria In every economy, issue of directors’ remuneration stands as a critical aspect of corporate governance, influencing company performance, investor confidence, and regulatory compliance. This paper presents an overview of the current trends in directors’ remuneration in Nigeria. It evaluates key components such as salaries, bonuses,…
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Taxation and Development In Nigeria Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa,1 is at an important point of economic development as the country’s economy hinges on the reform of the tax bills. Taxation is the heartbeat of any modern economy. Nigeria appears to realize this, especially now that economic recession is depleting most countries’ reserved wealth…
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The Unconstitutionality of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s State of Emergency Declaration in Rivers State 1.0 Introduction 1.1 On March 18, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu1, citing section 305(5) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), declared2 a state of emergency in Rivers State and ordered the suspension of the elected…
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INEC Chairman and Election: Can He Cast His Vote During Election? Nigeria, as a democratic country, prioritizes voters’ rights; everyone has the right to vote and to be voted for. If such a person does not fall under the category of people who are legally disqualified—a person who is under the age of 18 years…
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The Concept of Character Evidence Under the Evidence Act If common sense were to be given free rein it would be proper to take the good or bad character of a party to a suit into consideration in deciding the question whether he is liable for civil wrong or guilty of an offence. An obvious…
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Part II: Constitutional Issues Bedeviling the ARCON Act 2022 Building on my previous article, this sequel examines three additional constitutional conflicts within the ARCON Act, highlighting the extent of its legal overreach. ARCON Act Vs Fourth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution Part III of the ARCON Act starting from section 8 to section 9 empowers the council to regulate and control advertising, advertisements and marketing communications in all its aspects and ramifications directed at or exposed to the Nigerian market.[2] However, it is a trite principle of Law that the federal government can only legislate on matters contained in the Exclusive and Concurrent lists only. In those two lists, nowhere was advertising ever mentioned, save in Item 1(K)(I) of…
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Necessity or Otherwise of Swearing in an Acting CJN Abstract This Article seek to analyze the provision of the Constitution concerning whether it is necessary for an Acting CJN to take an Oath pursuant to Section 290(1) of the CFRN, which provides thus:” A person appointed to any judicial office shall not begin to perform…
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Constitutional Issues Bedeviling the ARCON Act 2022 Man’s unending need for goods, services, and other necessities of life has made trading an inevitable venture. While human needs remain constant, innovation has transformed how they are fulfilled. One of these innovations is the practice of advertising and marketing, which became digitized due to globalization. Due its…
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Right to Life: Exceptions and limitations under Nigerian laws Generally, right to life is of universal standard. Various international treaties and instruments recognize right to life as an inherent and inalienable right. Equally, under Nigerian laws, right to life is regarded as both human and fundamental right. Notwithstanding this, certain limitations and exception to the…