Trademark is a sign or any combination of signs that distinguish goods and/or services offered by a company from a similar company. A trademark is generally interchanged to include a service mark. In Nigeria, a trademark can include word mark, texture mark, hologram mark, colour and figurative elements. A certification Read more…
1.0 INTRODUCTION Due to the structural effects of globalization, economic instability, poverty, and limited resources, there has over the years been a sporadic increase in the number of juveniles in need of adoption in Nigeria. On the opposite hand, there also exist those that may Read more…
INTRODUCTION Death is an extremely sensitive topic, mainly because people are afraid of death, and death is inevitable. When a person dies, he leaves his properties behind which is collated as an estate. Legally, a person can either die testate or intestate. During one’s lifetime, a person can state how Read more…
On 13th January 2021, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced the Framework for Regulatory Sandbox Operations, as part of its statutory mandates to introduce regulations, guidelines and framework that drive financial inclusion in Nigeria. Ideally, the framework was introduced to satisfy customers’ appetite for payment solutions and technologies in Read more…
In a bid to enhance the safety of lives and properties in Nigeria, private security companies have played an active role over the years. This sector has also been a major player in the provision of job opportunities for Nigerians. The National Bureau of Statistics in its 2019 Private Security Read more…
The Federal Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Ibrahim Pantami, in July 2020, approved the Courier and Logistics Services (Operations) Regulations, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Regulations’), to enhance the operations of courier and logistics services in Nigeria. The Regulations repealed the Courier Service (Operations) Regulations, 1992. The objective Read more…
On 17th September, 2020, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, signed the Nigeria Police Bill into Law. The Police Act 2020 is indeed a welcome development because, for almost 8 decades, the legal regime of police administration in Nigeria was regulated by the Police Act Read more…
ABSTRACT In the Telecommunications Industry as well as in other industries, there are bound to arise various issues leading to disputes which thus explain the existence of different enacted regulations to help regulate the affairs of the sector. Using the case of Isiaka Bello v Helios Towers as case study, Read more…
Over the years, the Telecommunications sector has experienced increase in the number of Telephone and GSM network subscribers. According to the Nigerian Communications Commission statistics, as at June 2020, the number of Telephone subscribers stood at 196.3million. This indicates a 12.9% increase in the number of Telephone subscribers recorded by Read more…
It is without a doubt that disputes normally arise in the course of human interactions. Before now, whenever these disputes arose, there was just one official, prominent method used as the only option of settling disputes – litigation. However, with time, there emerged a growing need to recognize other forms Read more…