Emergency legal responses under Nigerian family law serve as essential safeguards against marital breakdown, domestic violence, and child endangerment, as enshrined in statutes like the Violence...
Enforcing money judgments in Nigeria demands a nuanced balance between robust execution and safeguarding judgment debtors' rights. Though current limitations persist, targeted reforms—legislative, institutional, and procedural—offer...
The Nigeria Tax Act 2025 and companion statutes, effective January 1, 2026, consolidate Nigeria's tax regime to enhance efficiency, transparency, and accountability—offering SMEs exemptions from CIT...
Nigeria must return justice to its proper foundation: evidence, procedure, and integrity. When citizens begin to see that cases are decided by law and not by...
Nigeria’s judiciary can still regain dignity, but it must stop treating titles as sacred shields. It must treat titles as responsibilities that demand higher standards. A...
Where a business relationship is undocumented or poorly documented, even a legitimate claim may fail for lack of proof. Oral agreements, while legally recognisable in limited...
Her words determine whether people sleep believing justice is possible, or whether they whisper to themselves that truth has no chance. That is why what she...
When someone facing unresolved corruption charges appears in an image tied directly to national strategy and party authority, the message shifts from association to endorsement. It...
The defence of provocation in Nigerian law originates from English common law, inherited during the colonial era. Both the Penal Code Act 1960 (applicable in northern...
The Sentencing Directions represent a significant milestone in the criminal justice reform. By articulating clear standards, structured judicial discretion, and restorative alternatives, the Directions deepen fairness,...