Law And Contagion: Exercise Of Governmental Powers During Disease Outbreaks
Introduction United States Congressmen Arlen Specter notably remarked that “the fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.” This is a truism that has been pronounced by thinkers and social science analysts for decades. For it was agreed that individuals submit to the authority of the state in exchange for the assurance of security. […]
Law and Contagion: The Impact of Pandemics on Contracts
The year 2020 has been particularly ridden with bad news, perhaps the biggest of them all is the COVID-19, more popularly referred to as coronavirus which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation on March 11, 2020. As at today, according to Worldometer, the coronavirus is affecting 162 countries and territories around the […]
Closing The Curtain On 2019: A Recap Of Doing Business In Nigeria From A Corporate Commercial Law Perspective
2019 was a hectic year for Corporate Commercial law. The year started with plenty of buzz in corporate commercial law. It ended with mixed feelings. The anticipated Companies and Allied Matters Bill was not passed into law. However, we got the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, and this was a welcome development to the […]
Closing the Curtain on 2019: A Recap of doing Business in Nigeria from a Tax law perspective
The year 2019 has an eventful one in Nigerian taxation as the nation has taken huge strides towards becoming more dependent on internally generated revenue as against proceeds from oil exploration. The year commenced with the Government’s Executive Order No. 007 OF 2019. Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit. The Scheme was projected […]
Closing the Curtain on 2019: A Recap of doing Business in Nigeria from a Trade and Investment law perspective
We have heard a lot about trade this year. More than we have heard in a while, to be honest. The biggest reason is that there were severe issues in trade that had become so polarising and popular they were discussed from board rooms to bars 2019 in Trade law began with a bang with the […]
Media Trials In The Digital Age
The focus of this paper will be on the impact that Media Trials have on the society in general and the consequent repercussions. Often regarded as the fourth estate of the realm, the media is one of the four pillars of vibrant modern democracy. They observe the political process and play an essential role in the […]
