The 13th Edition of the Nice Classification: Key Highlights for Trademark in 2026

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has announced the upcoming implementation of the Thirteenth Edition of the Nice Classification, set..
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Effective Debt Recovery In Nigeria: Prioritising ADR Over The Litigation Minefield

Effective Debt Recovery In Nigeria: Prioritising ADR Over The Litigation Minefield   Abstract Debt recovery in Nigeria remains a complex..
Enforcement of maritime debts Nigeria

Effective Ways to Recover Debts Using the Claims Framework

Effective Ways to Recover Debts Using the Claims Framework under the Admiralty Jurisdiction Act of Nigeria   Abstract   Recognising..
HOW TO GET A STRESS-FREE DIVORCE IN NIGERIA

HOW TO GET A STRESS-FREE DIVORCE IN NIGERIA

HOW TO GET A STRESS-FREE DIVORCE IN NIGERIA   Divorce Petition is a process I often find difficult to take..
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The Constitutionality of the Joint Revenue Board: A Challenge to Nigeria’s Fiscal Federalism

The Constitutionality of the Joint Revenue Board: A Challenge to Nigeria’s Fiscal Federalism Introduction On June 26, 2025, President Bola..

Why Arbitration Is the Way to Go for Banks to Reduce Trillions in Non-Performing Loans.

Why Arbitration Is the Way to Go for Banks to Reduce Trillions in Non-Performing Loans In the commercial world of..

CAS Must Reflect the World It Serves — Balancing Expertise, Opportunity and Global Representation in Sports Arbitration

 Balancing Expertise, Opportunity and Global Representation in Sports Arbitration    The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) recently released an..

How Should Boards Handle Corporate Governance Crises? Lessons from Paystack on Crisis Response and Prevention

How Should Boards Handle Corporate Governance Crises? Lessons from Paystack on Crisis Response and Prevention   How Organisations Must Respond..

Billions Lost at the Ports: How Modernisation Can Turn Nigeria’s Fortune Around

Billions Lost at the Ports: How Modernisation Can Turn Nigeria’s Fortune Around Introduction Nigeria’s ports are the gateways to its..
Understanding AI Liability: Who’s Responsible When Algorithms Err?

Understanding AI Liability: Who’s Responsible When Algorithms Err?

In 2024, a Stanford University study revealed a startling statistic: popular AI chatbots hallucinated between 58% and 82% of the..
Legal Implications of Ransomware in Nigeria - Legal Risks, Regulatory Duties and Cybersecurity Compliance

Legal Implications of Ransomware in Nigeria: Legal Risks, Regulatory Duties and Cybersecurity Compliance

INTRODUCTION Ransomware has become a significant threat globally and in Nigeria. The burgeoning digital economy of Nigeria has seen a..
Legal Blackout: What Occurs When A Professional Negligence Case Slips Through Regulatory Gaps in Nigeria?

Legal Blackout: What Occurs When A Professional Negligence Case Slips Through Regulatory Gaps in Nigeria?

Explore how generative AI is reshaping filmmaking—offering efficiency and creativity while raising ethical, legal, and industry concerns.
AI in Filmmaking: The Impact of Generative Content in Filmmaking

AI in Filmmaking: The Impact of Generative Content in Filmmaking

Explore how generative AI is reshaping filmmaking—offering efficiency and creativity while raising ethical, legal, and industry concerns.
Review of The Lagos State Tenancy and Recovery of Premises Draft Bill, 2025

Review of The Lagos State Tenancy and Recovery of Premises Draft Bill, 2025

Lagos housing crisis: soaring rents, inflation, and weak laws deepen the city’s housing deficit, leaving tenants burdened and landlords unchecked.
Omo Oni Ile Rights in Nigeria: Are They Valid or Extinguishable?

Omo Oni Ile Rights in Nigeria: Are They Valid or Extinguishable?

Explore Omo Oni Ile land rights in Nigeria, their origins, validity under modern law, and the balance between tradition, government…

The Launch of Space Law and Arbitration Association (SLAA) in Nigeria

A group of lawyers with common interest in space law and related fields, led by a former President of the..
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Maritime Sector not Generating Enough Revenue, says Dr. Agbakoba

The former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has declared that the maritime industry in..

Dr. Agbakoba: Space law can boost GDP if harnessed

Space law, if harnessed, can contribute at least three per cent to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a former Nigerian..

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) innovates to sustain business amid Covid-19 challenges, technological advancement

At the dawn of the current year, 2022, many companies took stock of the business environment and what they need..

Prof. Soludo Appoints Dr. Olisa Agbakoba as a Member of “Anambra 2022 Governorship Transition Committee”.

Dr. Olisa Agbakoba has been appointed to the “Anambra 2022 Governorship Transition Committee” by Anambra Governor-Elect, Prof. Charles Soludo. The..

Olisa Agbakoba Legal Holds its Implementation Forum on Cabotage

Olisa Agbakoba Legal held its implementation forum on Cabotage with Maritime Stakeholders in attendance.This hybrid meeting shows the resolve of..

OAL’s Beverley Agbakoba-Onyejianya Recognized as a Global & Recommended Leader in Sports by Who’s Who Legal (WWL) 2021

We are pleased to announce that our Associate Partner/Head – Sports, Entertainment and Technology Practice, Beverley Agbakoba-Onyejianya has been recognized..

OAL launches Startup Growth Capsule

OAL is pleased to announce its Startup Growth Capsule, an exciting legal and business accelerator initiative of its Sports, Entertainment..

Peju Ugboma: Legal Action Against Premier Medical Centre

The family of the late Peju Ugboma, supported by friends, colleagues and their lawyers, held a Media briefing on the..

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) Relaunches its Official Website

Breaking News! OAL ‘s Website Has Been Redesigned!   We are pleased to announce the launch of our redesigned Olisa..

OAL Announces New Managing Partner and Creates Worldwide Synergy

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL), last Thursday, announced the appointment of Mrs Yvonne Ezekiel as its new Managing Partner, and unveiled..

OAL Announces Synergy With India-based Capstone Legal

We are delighted to announce our strategic collaboration with Capstone Legal, one of India’s fastest-growing law firms. The total trade between..

OAL Sports, Entertainment and Technology Practice (SET) hosts a Session at Social Media Week Lagos 2020 (#SMWLagos)

The Sports, Entertainment, and Technology (SET) team at OAL, participated at the just concluded Social Media Week Lagos which held..
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Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) Delivers a Paper at the Access Bank Risk Management and Compliance Retreat

Our Senior Partner, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) was a guest facilitator at the Forum on Non-performing Loans at the Access..

Dr.Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) Featured in Who is Who Legal 2019

Our Senior Partner, Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) was recently featured in Who is Who Legal 2019 as a National expert..

Olisa Agbakoba Calls for Conduct of Local Government Elections

Dear Governor, A CALL FOR CONDUCT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS I am very concerned about democracy, good governance, accountability, constitutionalism..

Can The National Conference Provide A Legal Basis For A Brand New Constitution?

Posted on: Oct 08 2013 At last, the Sovereign authorities have accepted the need for a National Conference. Civil society..

Dr. Olisa Agbakoba’s Letter to the Senate President – A Call for a National Conference

Posted on: Sep 26 2013 FORMER President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. Olisa Agbakoba has written to the..

Agbakoba threatens to sue NASS, AGF over absence of Christian courts

Posted on: Jul 22 2013 Olisa Agbakoba SAN today threatened to sue National Assembly and Attorney General of the Federation..

Dr. Olisa Agbakoba’s Letter to the Senate President – A Call for a National Conference

Posted on: Sep 26 2013 FORMER President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. Olisa Agbakoba has written to the..

Why Anti-graft Battle is Slow – Agbakoba

Posted on: Jun 05 2013 Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) told reporters in..

Agbakoba: Our Democracy Is Shaky, Our Political Class Very Weak, Mostly Opportunistic

Our People Are Frozen By Different Emotions, We Must Defreeze Them. Olisa Agbakoba, former Civil Liberty Organisation (CLO) and Nigeria..

Manual on Election Petitions in Nigeria a Toolkit for the Legal Community

Central to the legitimacy and function of Nigeria’s electoral democracy is a fair, non-partisan, and just legal framework. In particular,..

Federal High Court Practice Manual (2006)

This book is a single and convenient compilation of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules and every other body..

Development Law: Manual on Investment (2006)

As part of our “Development Law Book Series,” this manual presents a simple legal analysis of the state of our..

Development Law: Manual on Financial Services (2006)

As part of our “Development Law Book Series,” we have focused this edition on the financial services laws and development...

Development Law: Tool For Economic Reform (2006)

This is the first in the series called “Development Law Book Series.” We have focused this edition on the conceptual..

Travesty of Justice: An Advocacy Manual against the Holding Charge (2004)

Nigeria’s judicial procedures are plagued with an obnoxious practice, widely known as “holding charge,” whereby the police obtains the endorsement..
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