On the 9th of January 2020, six Governors of the Southwestern states of Nigeria launched the Western Nigeria Security Network, WNSN, code-named: ‘Operation Amotekun’. The WNSN was anticipated to cover Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Lagos and Ekiti states and on its launch, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Governor Read more…
Abstract The Nigerian Copyright law is one that is more evident on paper than in action. The rising trend of piracy, which assumes new forms every day, has definitely become an unwelcome threat to the success of a number of industries, particularly the entertainment market in Nigeria. This paper seeks Read more…
Abstract In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Nigerian Communication Commissions (NCC), hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”, by virtue of Sections 70 and Section 134 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 (NCA 2003) hereinafter referred to as “the Act”, the Commission promulgated the Type Approval Regulations 2008 (hereinafter Read more…
In concordance to HARLEM’s CSR initiatives of providing a platform for learning, re-learning and further learning to our young, brilliant, ever-focused undergraduates and graduates in Nigerian Universities, we are excited to announce the completion of 2019 Internship Program, having interned the following students for the year 2019, in batches: Ayomide Read more…
The enactment of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 (hereinafter referred to as NCA 2003), which demonopolised the telecommunication sector by allowing new entrants, birthed the principles governing interconnectivity. There arose the need to ensure that interconnecting parties were regulated in their agreement to connect their networks. The principles governing interconnectivity Read more…
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…