Category: Publications

Trademark, in a simple term, is a word, symbol, device, or any combination used to identify a particular product thereby distinguishing it from other products. It confers a legal right on the holder and prohibits others from making use of that particular word or symbol …

The Nigerian import and export market is one of the most attractive business section of the country’s trade industry. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the Nigeria’s total trade stood at N11,722.44 billion of which total exports stood at N6,359.61 billion and total imports …

As 2023 winds down, employers and employees must be remined that every end of year in Nigeria usually comes with certain vicissitudes of fortunes or misfortunes in the world of work. These vicissitudes come in different fashions like promotions or demotions, reduction or nonpayment of …

Any Nigerian company that has not filed its annual returns as and when due should be worried about being delisted by the Corporate Affairs Commission (“CAC”) in addition to other regulatory sanctions that may be imposed on its directors and shareholders. The CAC has published …

Factual Summary of the Case of Williams v. Williams The case of Williams v. Williams (1987) 2 NWLR (Pt. 54) 66 SC represents a strong judicial authority on legal issues in child custody dispute in Nigeria. The case started around 1981 before Hon. Justice Oladipo …

Behind every timeless tune and chart-topping hit lies a web of legal intricacies that determine who holds the copyright to a musical work. Copyright ownership in the realm of music is a complex aspect of the creative industry, mostly because it encompasses a wide range …

By 31st of December 2023, all existing loan companies’ licences in Nigeria will expire and all loan companies doing business in the country must reapply to to their respective licensing authorities for renewal of their operational licences, amongst other regulatory compliance obligations that they must …

Cultism and cult related activities are very serious crimes under Nigerian law, and therefore expressly prohibited and punishable. Anyone found guilty of belonging to, aiding, sponsoring or accommodating a member of any cult group for the purposes of carrying out their unlawful activities is liable, …

How is a Loan Company regulated in Nigeria? A loan company, whether buy-now-pay-later (“BNPL”) or digital lender or cooperative society or whatever the design, is usually regarded as a money lender under a State’s Money Lenders Law in so far as it is providing micro …

In all divorce proceedings, there are reliefs that can be granted by the court to either the petitioner or the respondent, depending on the facts of their case. A respondent may counterclaim against the petitioner by filing cross-petition if he or she has specific reliefs …