Efficacy Of Court Orders Directing The Conduct Of Fresh Primaries Outside The 180 Days Threshold For General Elections: A Review Of The Electoral Act, 2022
The guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) include timelines for primary elections, campaigns, substitution of candidates, general elections e.t.c. Section 29 (1) of the Electoral Act (“the Act”) states that: “(1) Every political party shall, not later than 180 days before the date appointed for a general election under this Act, submit to […]
Legality of Placeholder Arrangement in the Nigerian Electoral Process
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (the 1999 Constitution) and the Electoral Act, 2022 place premium on the power of political parties to hold, conduct, administrate and coordinate their primaries (either through election or consensus). This is a necessary procedure for submission of nominated names to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) as […]
AFCFTA – Remarkable Feat on the Negotiations on Rules of Origin and the Introduction of a Payment Gateway
At the 8th meeting of AfCFTA Council of Ministers convened in Accra from 28-29 January 2022, some remarkable progress was recorded with regard to the implementation of AfCFTA (“AfCFTA, free trade pact”). Key take-home were: • The addition of 850 products to existing products with agreed rules of origin; • The launch of the Pan […]
Decriminalisation of Bigamy in Lagos State And its Legal Implications
The present Nigerian criminal justice system is part of Nigeria’s inheritance from colonial Britain. In fairness, it served the colonial power rather well. But with the transformation from colonialism to self-governance, democracy, military rule and now a hybrid of civilian rule and democracy, the inherited system had come under severe strain to the extent that […]
Covid-19 Pandemic: A Force Majeure to Reckon with in Business Today
As at April 5, 2020 the World Health Organisation (“WHO”) has reported over two hundred countries/territories/areas with confirmed cases of the COVID-19 pandemic with the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) joining the list of territories with confirmed cases in the past 24 hours. Nigeria has reported 230 cases and 6 deaths. The world has over 1,200,000 confirmed […]
Upturning the $9.6 Billion Arbitral Award Granted P&ID
A little storm has been brewing since the $9.6 billion arbitral award against Nigeria in favour of P&ID. The processes leading up to the GSPA agreement subject of the award have been intensively reviewed by the EFCC and by various committees of the present government. New facts suggesting acts of fraud by agents of both […]
The Legality of the Use of Plea Bargain in the Nigeria Criminal Justice System
The concept and use of plea bargain in Nigeria has caused much furore in recent years. This has been because of its use by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in dealing with cases of corruption by public officials and others holding offices of public trust. To many, the practice conflicts with their sense […]
An Appraisal of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (Amcon) Act, 2010
The AMCON Bill was signed into law on the 9th day of July, 2010 as an Act to establish the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria for the purpose of efficiently resolving the non-performing loan assets of Banks in Nigeria and for related matters. President Goodluck Jonathan in a brief speech delivered after the signing ceremony […]
Empowering Nigeria’s Local Governments: Analyzing the Constitutional Basis and Supreme Court Judgment on Financial Autonomy
Introduction The Attorney General of the Federation (“AGF”) filed a suit against the Attorneys General of Abia State & 35 Ors. earlier this year, 2024, aimed at engendering the autonomy of Nigeria’s 774 Local Government Areas (“LGAs”). The Supreme Court, in its judgment delivered on Thursday, 11th July 2024 granted the prayers of the Plaintiff […]
