Law

The family of late Captain Romeo Itima, the founder and pioneer Managing Director (MD) of Global West Vessel Specialist Limited (GWVSL), has sued the current MD of the firm, Captain Winfred Itima at the federal high court, Lagos over allegations of financial mismanagement and unprofessional conducts.

A Lagos High Court has adjourned till October 2, for report of settlement in a land dispute between a firm, Ceecy Nigeria Ltd, and the Lagos State Government following a dispute over land.

Partner, Lagos based finance law firm, Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe (DOA), Ms. Soibi Ovia has lamented the absence of data privacy law in Nigeria.Ovia, said data privacy is an area of the emerging Telecommunication, Media and Technology (TMT) sector that has no regulation so far.

Prior to the Supreme Court decision in Skye Bank v Victor Iwu, there was general confusion as to the legal position regarding appeals from the National Industrial Court (NIC). Differing opinions existed as to whether the NIC was a final court and decisions could only be appealed in issues of fundamental rights....

The sovereign authority of nations to determine the classes of non-citizens ineligible to receive visa and/or ineligible for admission into its territory is generally a function of its immigration laws.

The Nigerian Bar Association  (NBA) has bestowed an award on veteran prison reform activist and Founder/Executive Director of Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), Dr. Uju Agomoh.

The senator representing Ogun East senatorial district, Mr. Buruji Kashamu, has filed appealed against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos, which gave the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) the nod to begin extraction process against him to the United State of America (USA), to face drug related charges offences.

Unclear policies, outdated laws, improper regulation and lack of governmental or substantial private sector investment are some of the drawbacks hindering the maximization of creative industry potentials in Nigeria.

The Federal High Court, Lagos has heard how 147 cartons of NSNOWS Gas Refrigerants with cloned Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) logos were allegedly discovered in the possession of the Managing Director of Agastorm Ltd, Nonso Udoye.

There are laws against intellectual property theft but most creative artists do not know about the existence of those laws. As a result of this lack of knowledge, victims of intellectual property theft...

Partner, Lagos based finance law firm, Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe (DOA), Ms. Soibi Ovia has lamented the absence of data privacy law in Nigeria.

The Federal High Court, Lagos has heard how 147 cartons of NSNOWS Gas Refrigerants with cloned Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) logos were allegedly discovered in the possession of the Managing Director of Agastorm Ltd, Nonso Udoye.