Police Brutality in Nigeria: A Holistic Approach Towards Lasting Solutions
Introduction In recent days, Nigerian citizens, especially the youth have taken to the streets to protest against police brutality in Nigeria. Although the beam light of the protest is on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police Force, the bigger and ultimate goal of the protest is a complete overhaul and reform of
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The Role Of Transfer Pricing in Tax Planning and Administration in Nigeria
Tax planning refers to an arrangement of a taxpayers’ business or financial dealings, in such a way that complete tax benefit can be availed by legitimate means, i.e. making use of all beneficial provisions and relaxations provided in the tax law, so that the incidence of the tax is minimum. Tax planning helps to achieve
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Legal Regulation of Surrogacy Contracts in Nigeria: Is the Consumer Delving into Delving Into Murky Waters?
Introduction The pioneer record of surrogacy had Hagar as the surrogate mother with Abraham and Sarah as the commissioning parents. This form of surrogacy commonly referred to as a partial surrogacy where the child born is only genetically related to one of the commissioning parents was prevalent in pre-colonial Nigerian societies. The practice of surrogacy
Read MoreThe New Regime For Mergers and Acquisitions Under CAMA 2020
The New Regime For Mergers and Acquisitions Under CAMA 2020 Mergers and Acquisitions (“M&A”) are a veritable source of business combinations in any thriving economy. They are arguably the most famous external corporate restructuring tools employed by companies globally to achieve growth and maximize profitability. Naturally, therefore, with a new corporate law practice regime in place
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Five Tips to Succeed at Compensation in Your Injury Case
Once you file a personal injury claim, all you need is to ensure you get maximum compensation. The key to a full recovery is earning adequate compensation that enables you to fully take care of yourself. So, you must take caution in whatever you do after the injury because it matters when making your claim.
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The Public Officers Protection Act and the Supreme Court’s Ruling in CIL Risk & Asset Management Ltd v. Ekiti State Government— by Moruff O. Balogun
Summary of Facts Sometime in the year 2007, the 1st respondent granted to the appellant title to a parcel of land measuring 26,672 hectares along Ikare Road, Ado Ekiti for the purpose of building a five star hotel.As evidence of the grant, a Certificate of Occupancy was issued to the appellant in the year 2008.
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Nigeria at 60: An Old Man Learning to Crawl— by Lawrence Mike
October 1 of every year brings an air of diversity and a false sense of unity among Nigerians, as the country celebrates her independence. It is a nation referred to as ‘The Giant of Africa’ for its enormous population (about 200 million), political potential and natural resources that, if utilised, would place Africa on a
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Legal Implications of Abuse of Currency Notes in Nigeria
The mass media was awash with the video posted on Sahara Reporters on 14th September 2020 of a man burning a 1000 thousand Naira. There has been agitation from some quarters that the man should be prosecuted and charged for treason, disrespect for our national identity, and other offences. According to Wikipedia, Money burning or
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The Security Question
The daily dispatches of news on the security situation in recent times must have seemed like a particularly repetitive exercise in déjà vu. The insurgency in the North East, banditry in the North West, herders/farmers’ clash in North Central, to kidnapping, armed robbery, youth militancy, and vandalism in the Southern region. They read like battle
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Determining the Res in Chieftaincy Appeals: A Case Study
Introduction By the rules of the legal profession, every lawyer is duty-bound to show a considerable degree of devotion and dedication to the cause of his/her client. From a personal perspective, it is observed that most lawyers in Nigeria have made it a habit to abide by this rule and sometimes go beyond the vision
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