The Repugnancy Doctrine and Customary Laws in Nigeria; Analyzing Nigeria Customary Laws through the Lenses of Africanism By Kuatsea Shagbaor Joseph   ABSTRACT: Nigeria is a nation with diverse sources of law operating within our legal system. We have; Local Enactments ( The major and most important), Islamic Law (Sharia), English Law, International Law and of course Customary Law. In the 21st Century there is this general belief that majority of African Customary Law if not all is barbaric and whilst said belief has elements of truism to it, there are elements of falsity as well. In Nige ..read more

Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023 Click to download the Nigeria Customs Services Act, 2023 This is an Act that repealed the Customs and Excise Management Act, Cap. C45, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and other Customs and Excise Legislation and enacted the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023 to provide for the reform of the administration and management of Customs and Excise in Nigeria ; and for related matters. Click to download the Nigeria Customs Services Act, 2023 The Act was passed into law on the 20th day of April, 2023 Click to download the Nigeria Customs Services Act, 2023 The ..read more

Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission Act, 1989 Click to download the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission Act. 1989 This is an Act that established the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission with the functions, amongst others, of monitoring the accruals to and disbursement of revenue from the Federal Account and reviewing, from time to time, the revenue allocation formulae to ensure conformity with changing realities. Click to download the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission Act. 1989 The Act has 16 sections and 2 schedule ..read more

The Problem of Legal Technicalities and the Demand for Justice; Layman’s Perception of Technically Decided Cases By Amb Shuaibu Bashir Mukaddam   Abstract This article examines the concept of technicality, its associated challenges, and potential solutions, along with the demand for justice. It explores the concept of technicality in depth, considering the judiciary’s attitude towards it and finding that courts typically avoid technicality to serve justice. The paper compares the Nigerian legal system’s substantive and procedural laws, revealing that substantive law relies on procedural ..read more

Legal Survey on the Reoccurring Communal Clashes in Afo/Ajiri Land of Nasarawa State. By Ogu Ibrahim Ogelebe Kolu INTRODUCTION Nigeria is a country that is blessed with thousands of mineral resources and other beneficial natural endowments that remain undiscovered but surprisely enough, we lived in fear of crisis, insecurity and recently high rate of inflation. Conflict in some parts of Nasarawa State, Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states in north-east Nigeria and some parts of States has destroyed towns and villages, and left millions of families without a home or livelihood. Civilians continue to ..read more

Review of the Oronsaye Committee Report and the Federal Government White Paper. Click to download the Review of the the Oronsaye Committee Report and the Federal Government of Nigeria White Paper  In November 2011, the Federal Government of Nigeria established the Presidential Committee on the restructuring and rationalisation of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies headed by Mr. Stephen Oronsaye to create a roadmap for repositioning the federal civil service to make it more productive. Click to download the Review of the the Oronsaye Committee Report and the Federal ..read more

Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (Amendment No. 2) Act, 2019. This Act to amends the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria Act, No.4,2010 (the Principal Act) to give the Corporation additional functions and increase the members of the board and for related matters. ng-govenment-gazette-supplement-dated-2019-08-05-no-119-1(1) The commencement date of the Act is 29th AssetDay of July, 2019.   The post Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria Act (Amendment No. 2) Act, 2019. appeared first on SabiLaw ..read more

A Re-Examination of the Local Content Act in Nigeria’s Survival During the Covid-19 Pandemic; Accessing the Economic Downturn and the Relevance of the Local Content Act By Monday Chinaecherem   INTRODUCTION To set the scene, we will need to rewind to the first reported case of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disastrous occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic dealt a crushing blow to different facets of industries around the world, the Nigerian oil and gas industry, particularly;  sharp decline in both price and demand for crude, industrial slowdown of operations, travel ..read more

The Adequacy or Otherwise of the Functionality of the Rural Electrification Agency in the Nigerian Electricity Sector.  By Oketoyin Dorcas Adenike Introduction Statistics has shown that with an estimated national electrification rate of 55% and a rural electrification rate of only 39%, Nigeria has one of the lowest net electricity generation per capita rates in the world. Nigeria will need to connect 500,000–800,000 households annually, with a focus on rural areas, in order to attain universal access to electricity by 2030.[1] and to promote universal access to affordable and sustainable ..read more

Legality or Otherwise of Holding Charge in Nigerian Legal System. By Shuaibu Bashir Mukaddam ABSTRACT; This write-up examines the concept of holding charge on what and which circumstances is holding charge done what necessitates it when is it done how is it done as well as its legality or otherwise. We’ll make reference to some of the views of our learned judges and some the prominent precedents laid down by our various courts of law. INTRODUCTION; What is holding charge? Holding charge can be defined as a situation when jurisdiction is vested in a high court but arraignment was made before a ..read more