Introduction
On Wednesday, May 13, 2020 the Federal High Court of Nigeria
(Abuja Judicial Division), per Honourable (Mr.) Justice J. T. Tsoho, CJ, in the case of Kehinde
Ogunwumiju, SAN v Nigeria Customs Service Board
and Anor[1],
delivered...
Background:
Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) released its 2020 Guidelines for the management of personal data by public institutions in Nigeria on May 18, 2020 (the Guidelines). NITDA while acknowledging that governments...
Introduction
The Nigerian constitutional
jurisprudence is no bed fellows with presidential Executive Orders as is
prevalent in other democracies like the United States of America. In the
history of the Nigerian nascent democracy, no civilian president...
Introduction
In response to the challenges of having physical meetings occasioned by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (“the Exchange”), on April 15, 2020, published the Guidance on Companies\’ Virtual Board, Committee...
Background:
Lagos
State (the “State”) currently has about 50% of the COVID-19 cases in
Nigeria. Considered the 5th largest economy in Africa, the State
with its estimated 20 million population, which is about 10% of Nigeria’s
population, is a significant...
Introduction
It is
a universal truism that no matter how beautifully-drafted a piece of
legislation is, or the wide considerations and consultations which occasioned such
legislative exercise, it is humanly impossible for such piece of legislation to
fully...
Introduction:
The Nigeria Data Protection Regulations 2019 (the “NDPR”
) was enacted pursuant to the National Information Technology Development
Agency (“NITDA”) Act of 2007 (the “Act”) to provide safeguards on
privacy and protection of Personal Data...
Background:
Economies
across the globe have begun responding to the Covid-19 pandemic not only
medically but in economic terms, with various monetary and fiscal interventions
being implemented. Nigeria is not left out with some monetary and fiscal
measures...
Background:
On Wednesday, August 14, 2019, Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (“FIRS”) issued a Public Notice (“FIRS Notice”) directing principal companies, especially those in the fast-moving consumer goods (“FMCG”) industry, to ensure that “compensation...
The Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract (Amendment) Act 2019: Matters Arising
Introduction:
Further to the Nigerian government’s announcement in 2017 of its intention to revisit the fiscal terms of existing Production Sharing Contracts, the Nigerian President on November 5, 2019 assented to the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production...