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…
On the 7th of August 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 (CAMA 2020). CAMA 2020 repeals the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap C20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 (the Repealed Act). The statement signed by the Special Adviser to Read more…
Introduction Nigeria, like most parts of the world, is beset with the worst social and economic crisis imaginable, resulting in decline in revenues, fall in price of commodities, disrupted supply chains and rising debt obligations. The world is enmeshed in the severe, devasating impacts of the novel Corona virus, and Read more…
In order to carry out telecommunications business in Nigeria, steps must be taken to first obtain a license from the NCC.[1] Such a licence, when issued, is the legal document that grants the licensee (holder of such a licence) the permission to engage in telecommunications business or to provide telecommunications Read more…
Introduction The world is a global village and despite the fact that Modern States have become borderless in this technological age, there is still a burning desire by persons of different nationalities to carry out physical transactions across borders. Such transactions could be legitimate, in terms of foreign investments[1], international Read more…
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…
