Why do Nigerians still study law?

By David Hundeyin The 2015 movie “The Big Short” tells the true story of Steve Eisman, a Wall Street fund manager who becomes aware of an opportunity to profit heavily by shorting the US housing market. Wanting to investigate it for himself, he takes a trip to South Florida where he discovers a hyperinflated…

October 3, 20190Comments

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Law Report

Dealing with Electric Energy Theft in Nigeria: Need for an Investment-Protection-Oriented Approach

By Obinna Nwadialo Introduction The electricity industry in Nigeria since the privatization era has become awash with many promising opportunities. The industry which was broken into three layers of Generation, Transmission and Distribution with private firms/individuals holding the majority shares in the Generation and Distribution layers of the industry while the government, understandably, maintains its…

October 3, 20190Comments

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TIPS

Can tax office unilaterally impose percentages of turnover as any person’s income tax?

Daily Law Tips (Tip 417) By Onyekachi Umah, Esq., LLM. ACIArb(UK) Surprisingly, Yes. Personal Income Tax is a direct tax charged on income, salary, allowance, wage, fee, bonuses, dividends or any benefit of an adult individual, communities, families, executors and trustees being resident in Nigeria or outside Nigeria or that of any person resident outside…

October 3, 201948Comments

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TIPS

Minimum information that must be in database of all arrested persons at federal and state leves in Nigeria

Daily Law Tips (Tip 415) By Onyekachi Umah, Esq., LLM. ACIArb(UK) First of all it is the exclusive duty/power of the Attorney General of the Federation to establish electronic and manual database of all records of arrests at the Federal and State level. The database is designed to be fed through mandatory reports of records…

October 3, 20191KComments

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TIPS

When can a village/community in Nigeria be charged personal income tax?

Daily Law Tips (Tip 414) By Onyekachi Umah, Esq., LLM. ACIArb(UK) Personal Income Tax is a direct tax charged on income, salary, allowance, wage, fee, bonuses, dividends or any benefit of an adult individual, communities, families, executors and trustees being resident in Nigeria or outside Nigeria or that of any person resident outside Nigeria but…

October 3, 201916Comments

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Features

A PEEP INTO HISTORY OF THE BENSON vs SOLANKE CASE: When a man ‘lusts’ after a girl!

Solanke Vs Benson : A Lifetime Story Of Tradition, Love, And Hatred It was probably the first celebrated case where a daughter will defy her father in the choice of marriage. It was in the days when a woman, educated or not, really had no say on the choice of who she marries. But this…

October 2, 20190Comments

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Features

What Bugs In-House Lawyers About Outside Counsel? Here’s What They Said—And More

Podcasting from the General Counsel Conference in New York, we pulled aside a few in-house lawyers and asked them three basic questions focused on outside counsel relationships, their use of technology and career development. By Leigh Jones and Vanessa Blum In this episode, we’re podcasting from the General Counsel Conference in Midtown New York. The event…

October 2, 20197Comments

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Breaking barriers

Abandoned by Mum at 7 Months, Awele Ideal’s Survival Story Inspires Hope

By Peters Ifeoma Awele Ideal is the Principal in Chambers of Ideal Chambers, a thriving legal practice in Asaba, She is a graduate of both Delta State University and University of Benin where she obtained her LLB and LLM respectively. A brilliant and reputable legal practitioner, Awele’s journey to success is that of pain, resilience, determination…

October 2, 20191KComments

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Education

Whither Nigeria’s Education?

By Kassim Afegbua I have often tried to ask myself very critically if the present All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President Muhammadu Buhari has indeed achieved any tangible mileage in its educational agenda for the country. I was just wondering over what has changed or what is set to change. I took cognisance of…

October 2, 20190Comments

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Features

Child Sexual Abuse: When will Ochanya get justice?

It’s already a year since the death of Elizabeth Ochanya Ogbanje and the perpetrators are yet to be brought to book. Raped to death by an uncle and his son, her story reawakened the many fears women are afraid to speak about for many have been brutally raped by close family members; others by trusted neighbours and more. But…

October 2, 20190Comments

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