IS NIGERIA READY FOR NEUROTECHNOLOGY? A BRIEF LEGAL ASSESSMENT
By Kwame-Okpu Aghoghovwia Abstract Nigeria’s data protection regime, while robust in many respects, must expand to adequately address neurotechnology and the protection of neural data. Neurotechnology refers to devices that interface with the nervous system for medical, research, or consumer purposes, while neural data are the signals generated through such interfaces and processed to infer […]
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN APPELLATE LITIGATION IN NIGERIA
By Jonathan Ekperusi Abstract Appellate litigation provides a legal practitioner with the opportunity to contribute to the development of the law by questioning precedents and testing the decisions of lower courts on appeal before superior courts in the hierarchy. While trial litigation may provide some form of fulfillment, it is only legal practitioners engaged in […]
LEGAL FRAMEWORKS FOR BLENDED FINANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS: HARMONISING PRIVATE INCENTIVES WITH PUBLIC MANDATES
By John-Kennedy Igbozurike Abstract Emerging economies face widening development-financing gaps amid constrained public revenues and rising debt burdens. In 2024, debt servicing absorbed over 70% of Nigeria’s federal revenue, sharply limiting fiscal space for infrastructure, health, education, and climate objectives. This paper examines how legal and regulatory frameworks can mobilise private capital while guaranteeing public […]
AN EXAMINATION OF ISSUES IN INDEPENDENT ACTION FOR MAINTENANCE UNDER THE MATRIMONIAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS IN NIGERIA
By Irabor Romanus Okwuoimose Abstract This paper critically examines the issues surrounding independent actions for maintenance under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 (MCA 1970). The paper is motivated by the persistent ambiguity in section 70 of the Act, which empowers courts to make maintenance orders but fails to indicate whether such proceedings may be instituted […]
AN OVERVIEW OF THE DELTA STATE LIVESTOCK BREEDING, REARING AND MARKETING REGULATION LAW, 2021
By Ifenna Leonard Azomani AbstractIn Nigeria, the increased frequency, ferocity and deadliness of conflicts between farmers and herders for land and grazing resources and their spread from the middle belt region to other regions and states of the country, including Delta State, has led states to enact Anti-Open Grazing Laws. The Delta State Government enacted […]
AN EXAMININATION OF THE APPROACHES TO CRYPTOCURRENCY AND FINTECH REGULATION IN NIGERIA AND SELECTED JURISDICTIONS
By Gloria Oluchukwu Igalawuye Abstract This paper critically examines the regulatory and institutional approaches governing cryptocurrency and financial technology (FinTech), particularly Bitcoin and Robo-Advisory services in Nigeria and selected jurisdictions. While digital financial innovations present opportunities for efficiency, economic inclusion and wealth creation, they also pose complex challenges for regulators seeking to balance innovation with […]
APPRAISEMENT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND AGREEMENT PROCESS AS A MEANS OF SETTLEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE: ASUU AND FGN IN PERSPECTIVE
By Esther Elvis-Emoefe Abstract Collective bargaining which leads to collective agreement is a negotiation process between workers and employers for the settlement of terms and condition of employment. Before 2010, collective agreements were not enforceable in Nigeria unless incorporated into the individual employee’s contract of employment. The position, as held by the National Industrial Court […]
ANALYZING SECTION 37 OF THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION: A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE ON DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY
By Bello Aderonke Oluwabukola,Odusola Josephine Gbemisola, Umejuru Ozioma Rachael Abstract Section 37 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) guarantees the right to privacy, encompassing individual privacy, family life, correspondence and communication. Thus, the protection of data and privacy has become a critical component of this digital age, hence the […]