Introduction Following the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt in Attorney-General of Rivers State v. FIRS & Attorney-General of the Federation affirming the exclusive legi...
PRACTICE NOTE ON APPEALLATE PROCEEDING AT THE IST
Introduction As part of the federal government reform agenda for the Nigerian Capital Market to provide an adjudicatory framework and make statutory provisions for predicta...
EFFECTS OF AN ORDER OF TRIAL DE NOVO ON ORDERS MADE AT INTERLOCUTORY STAGE BY THE PREVIOUS TRIAL JUDGE
INTRODUCTION What is the fate of decisions delivered at an interlocutory stage in a matter which is subsequently subjected to an order for trial de novo? Do such decisions survive the order of trial d...
The Advantages of Music Publishing for Songwriters within the Nigerian Regulatory Framework
Introduction The curtains are usually drawn to behold the performance of a music artist/singer who, in most cases, thrives greatly on the lyrical composition of a songwriter who is backstage an...
THE FINANCE ACT 2020-THE NIGERIAN GUIDE ON MAJOR CHANGES TO THE NIGERIAN TAX REGIME
Introduction On 31st December 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2021 Appropriation Bill and the 2020 Finance Bill into law.[2] The Finance Act 2020 took effect from 1st January 2021. The Fi...
BEHOLD THE BRAND NEW NIGERIAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT, 2021
Introduction After several years of missteps, intrigues, legislative summersaults, and restarts, the President, General Muhamadu Buhari finally signed the Petroleum Industry Bill (‘PIB’) into the ...
Health and Safety at Work
Introduction The International Labour Organisation (ILO) in its 2021 publication estimates that 2.78 million lives are lost per year due to an occupational and work-related illness. There are also 374...
Essential Intellectual Property Safeguards for SMEs
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Intellectual Property Law and Practice in Nigeria: A Practitioner’s Perspective
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Revenue Generation Through Taxation Versus Investment Attraction Through Tax Incentives: In Search of a Balance [Miracle Eme’s winning essay]
Introduction A basic responsibility of every government is the provision of public infrastructure and social services to its citizenry. Being a highly capital-intensive venture, generating adequate re...