Effective Debt Recovery In Nigeria: Prioritising ADR Over The Litigation Minefield Abstract Debt recovery in Nigeria remains a complex and multifaceted challenge. While litigation has often been viewed as the principal instrument for compelling repayment, contemporary experience show that litigation is increasingly weaponised by debtors to delay, complicate, and frustrate payments. This article contends…
Explore medical negligence in Nigeria’s healthcare sector, its legal framework, systemic issues, and accountability under CAMA and judicial precedents.
Learn how the FREP Rules 2009 abolished limitation periods and streamlined procedures for fundamental rights enforcement, enhancing access to justice in Nigeria.
Nigeria must elevate environmental rights to enforceable status, World Environment Day spotlights urgent need for constitutional reform & justice in the Niger Delta.
Explore the complexities of limitation periods in Nigerian oil spill cases and how a rights-based approach can enhance environmental claim enforcement.
Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) has filed a lawsuit in the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, challenging the constitutionality of the Cybercrimes Fund established under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc.) Amendment Act 2024. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of a client, argues that the Act’s provisions violate the Constitution’s stipulations regarding public revenue collection, deposit, and…
The Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) announced on January 16, 2024, its plans to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary to the Renaissance Group, a consortium of five companies. However, this decision led to a legal dispute as one of SPDC’s creditors is seeking to halt the sale until outstanding financial obligations are met as…
The right to property is central to human existence and it is a fundamental pillar of all democratic societies. The rights of every citizen of Nigeria to own movable or immovable property in any part of the country is guaranteed under section 43 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended). …
