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LAGOS COVID 19 PRACTICE DIRECTION – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Poised with the need to ensure continued access to justice while minimizing the risk of transmission of the coronavirus disease (“COVID 19”), the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Hon. Justice Kazeem Alogba (CJ), recently issued the Remote Hearing of cases (COVID 19 Pandemic Period) Practice Direction (“Practice Direction”). The Practice Direction is set to take […]

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April 30, 2020
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ABBA KYARI: THERE WAS A god IN ASO ROCK

The Late Abba Kyari (CoS) The Late Abba Kyari OON (23 September 1952 – 17 April 2020) was an accomplished Nigerian businessman and lawyer who served as Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, from 27 August 2015 to 17 April 2020. He was often mistaken for other popular Abba […]

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April 25, 2020
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NEW CAC: STEP BY STEP GUIDE ON HOW TO INCORPORATE A COMPANY IN NIGERIA

It is no longer news that the whole process of company incorporation, business name registration and registration of non-governmental organisations in Nigeria is now wholly done online, save for the collection of Certificate of Incorporation/Registration. This include all the processes involved ranging from name reservation, filling of incorporation documents and submission of relevant details and […]

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April 23, 2020
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Covid-19 Series

COVID-19: SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES IN ACCESSING THE CBN’S N50 BILLION TARGETED CREDIT FACILITY

A. Introduction On March 23, 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria (“The CBN”) in an effort to mitigate the negative economic impact of the COVID-19 on households, micro, small and medium scale enterprises, released the Guidelines for the Implementation of the N50 Billion Targeted Credit Facility (“The Guidelines”). The only participating bank – NIRSAL Micro […]

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April 13, 2020
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Covid-19 Series

COVID-19: PROPOSED FREE ELECTRICITY – WHY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD AVOID ENRICHING THE SHYLOCKS IN THE INDUSTRY

Introduction The news that the electricity Distribution Companies (Discos), Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (“NERC” or “The Commission”), the House of Representatives and the Federal Government had reached an agreement to provide two (2) months free electricity to Nigerians under the lockdown period had surfaced in the media a few days back. The noble intentions of […]

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April 12, 2020
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Covid 19 and Nigerian correctional centres

Covid-19 Series

COVID 19: URGENT NEED TO DECONGEST THE PRISONS AND AVERT IMMINENT CATASTROPHE

Introduction Coronavirus (Covid-19) is holding the world hostage. It is disheartening the world is experiencing such a pandemic in a time like this. One peculiar feature of Covid-19 is that it does not discriminate in its approach as it can affect anyone that it comes in contact with. This is in spite of the understanding […]

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April 10, 2020
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Opinions

FOREIGN NAMES, BLUE-COLLAR WAGES – WHY DO LAW FIRMS PAY SO POORLY?

Whether the story is similar in other Third World countries is fairly debatable, but one incontrovertible fact is that labour dynamics in Nigeria constitute a very murky terrain. The rate of unemployment in the country has no regard for the laws of gravity, graduates are spewed out at all times of the year into a […]

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April 10, 2020
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Case Law Covid-19 Series

[REJOINDER] – WHY THE CONVICTION OF FUNKE AKINDELE CANNOT STAND IN LAW

Introduction Mrs Funke Akindele Bello and her husband, JJC Skillz were on 6th day of April, 2020 charged and convicted for violating the social distancing directives of the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on 4th day of April, 2020 in their residence. In an article published on several platforms online, Inibehe Effiong Esq. […]

stephenazubuike
April 7, 2020
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Covid-19 Series

COVID-19: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CBN N50 BILLION TARGETED CREDIT FACILITY

The Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”), in its Press Release of March 16, 2020 (“Press Release”), introduced six (6) policy measures in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. One of them was the creation of a N50 Billion Targeted Credit Facility Scheme (“the Scheme”) which was to be extended through the NIRSAL Microfinance Bank (“NMFB”) as […]

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April 5, 2020
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Covid-19 Series Special Feature

COVID-19: NBA LAGOS SHOWS LOVE TO MEMBERS, CALLS FOR MORE SUPPORT, AS OLU AKPATA AND FRIENDS JOIN THE LEAD.

As the world battle with the Covid-19 pandemic, health workers and other authorised agencies of governments are on the field; the rest of the population are required to support the war from the comfort of their homes by being on complete lockdown. Businesses are largely under lock too as economic activities have bowed to the […]

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April 4, 2020
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