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Enforcing Ship Mortgages in Nigeria – Legal and Commercial Perspectives under the AJPR 2023

Discover how ship mortgage enforcement in Nigeria has evolved under the AJPR 2023, from vessel arrests and judicial sales to creditor rights and maritime finance.

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CVFF Nigeria: What Indigenous Shipowners Must Prove to Access the US$700 Million Vessel Financing Fund

The recent activation of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) marks a significant milestone in the development of Nigeria’s maritime..

The NIMC Act 2026 Explained: What Nigeria’s New Identity Law Means For You

On 26 June 2026, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2026 into law, repealing..

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Evidence in Nigerian Courts — In courtrooms across Nigeria, a quiet challenge is emerging. Lawyers are increasingly confronted with evidence they cannot easily verify; screenshots, audio recordings, video clips, and documents that may have been generated, manipulated, or fabricated using artificial intelligence. The statute governing the admissibility of electronic evidence, the Evidence Act 2011 (as amended in 2023), was enacted in an era of emails, PDFs, and CCTV footage. While the Act underwent amendment in 2023, the reforms did not address the emergence of generative AI technologies or the evidentiary issues arising from AI-generated content, including deepfakes, synthetic audio, and large language models.

Justice in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Is Nigeria’s Evidence Act Adequate for AI-Generated Evidence?

In courtrooms across Nigeria, a quiet challenge is emerging. Lawyers are increasingly confronted with AI-Generated evidence they cannot easily verify;..

Patent Licensing in Nigeria: The Rise of FRAND Disputes and What It Means for Tech Companies

Every time you connect to Wi-Fi, stream a film, or make a call on your smartphone, you are relying on..

Risk Allocation In Modern Day Entertainment Contracts: Who Bears The Risks?

Entertainment contracts must answer a fundamental question: when the unexpected happens, and an event cannot proceed as planned, who bears..

Tracing Hidden Assets In Nigeria: Legal Options For Judgment Creditors

For many litigants, obtaining judgment represents the culmination of years of legal battles. Yet for successful litigants, victory in court..

Constitutionality Of The BOFIA Act And CBN Recapitalization Policy: Legal And Practical Implications For Financial Institutions And The Banking Sector

The Nigerian banking sector is presently undergoing one of the most significant regulatory transformations since the banking consolidation exercise of..

Freezing Orders and Account Restrictions in Nigeria : Balancing Bankers liability and Consumer Rights

The relationship between a bank and its customer is fundamentally contractual in nature, giving rise to reciprocal rights and obligations..

FIFA World Cup 2026 host city agreements reveal the legal framework governing liability, revenue, authority, and tournament operations

The 2026 FIFA World Cup Host City Agreement: A Legal Analysis

On 11 June 2026, the largest FIFA World Cup in history kicks off across sixteen cities in the United States,..

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