The Growing Demand for a Democratic System of Local Government in Nigeria The Local Government is the closest level of government to the people in Nigeria. The Nigerian Constitution in the Fourth Schedule lists out the many functions of local governments, some of which include; construction and maintenance of roads, streets, street lightings, drains, public […]
Bilateral Air Service Agreements are international trade agreements that permit the airlines of two countries to conduct air transport services between their respective territories. Currently, Nigeria has signed over 80 bilateral air service agreements with various countries, which have largely failed to benefit the country. This position is largely against the principle that multiple benefits […]
Respected lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has outlined what he believes to be the best course of action in solving Nigeria’s foreign exchange challenges. In an interview with Vanguard published on Sunday, focused mainly on the economy, the senior lawyer spoke about devaluation. He said, the devaluation […]
The Law firm of Olisa Agbakoba & Associates, now Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL), recently unveiled its plan to initiate a series of policy dialogues in 2015. The platform aimed at maximizing Nigeria’s economic assets towards growth and development amongst other related issues, will bring together business operators, regulators, entrepreneurs, lawyers, government heads to discuss and […]
A Federal High Court in Lagos has entered judgement in favour of an application by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, seeking uniform admission requirements into Federal Government Colleges, otherwise called unity schools. Agbakoba had sued the Minister of Education, Mr. Ibrahim Shekarau, over the disparity in the admission requirements for students seeking […]
Posted on: Nov 12 2014 Introducing the Legal Policy Dialogue – OAL and BusinessDay Newspapers present the Legal Policy Dialogue 2014. THE BUSINESS CASE There has emerged consensus amongst economists and development law experts that law plays an important role in economic reforms and development outcomes. This is in recognition of the fact that certain […]
