When is a contract said to exist between a subscriber/consumer and a service provider? As soon as a subscriber acquires and activates his SIM (Subscriber Identity Module), a contract is consummated with the service provider, provided the subscriber also registers his SIM in line with the directives of the Commission. Read more
INTRODUCTION At common law, termination of employment and dismissal brings the contract of employment to an end. Therefore, the law on termination and dismissal in Nigeria is built around common law.[1] It is trite law that the employer-employee relationship is a contractual relationship. Where this relationship is not effectively managed, Read more
Every phone user knows that unsolicited text messages can be as annoying as a penchant for a belly-ache. These texts come in form of promotional messages sent to a consumer without the consumer’s prior request or consent. They come frequently with commercial content, in large quantities to an indiscriminate set Read more
In Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, is the sole regulatory body as far as telecommunications matters are concerned. However, some other agencies have the powers to regulate some specific aspects of telecommunications network infrastructure deployment in their localities which will be mentioned in this discourse. Prior to 1992, Nigerian Read more
What is Guardianship? Guardianship can be defined as the authority given to a person to take responsibility for someone who is incapable of handling their own affairs. Legal guardianship in this context is described as the legal authorization given by law to a person to take charge and see to Read more
INTRODUCTION Debt and Equity financing are both ways employed by business owners to finance their business. ‘Finance’ in this sense simply refers to funds required by businesses to carry out its various activities. Without a doubt, a business cannot function without the adequate funds made available to it. In other Read more
Our Junior Asscociate, Oyebola Badejo, speaks on the Legal Framework of Interception of Communications in Nigeria, drawing from the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Act, 2003, the Cybercrime Act, 2015, the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 2019 and more: Check out the video below:
Background The President of Nigeria signed the Mutual Assistance In Criminal Matters Bill, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) into Law to further strengthen and boost the ongoing war against corruption within and outside the country. The Act repealed the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters within the Commonwealth (Enactment Read more
Like the dictionary definition of a hailstorm, the news of the signing into law of ‘The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act’ hit the ambient air. The Act, which was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari in February, 2019, and applauded by many, dissolved the Consumer Protection Council, CPC Read more
During my lecture ‘Key Issues in Nigerian Telecommunications Legal and Regulatory Framework’, delivered recently at the Osun State University (Ifetedo Campus), one of the questions the Law Students left triangulating on me was why there is a dearth of legal experts/law firms when it comes to the area of Telecommunications Read more