Cybersecurity a Timeticking Bomb For The World To Decisively Act -Brandon Otieno Otieno
According to the Black’s Law Dictionary, technology can be defined as ‘information application to design, production and utilisation of services and goods and organizing human activities.’ A literal analysis of this definition mirrors the tremendous impact that technology has had on the modern world. The advent of technology resulted in rapid industrialisation of countries, as […]
Notable Provisions in Nigeria’s New Rules on Issuance, Offering Platforms, And Custody of Digital Assets by John O. Oladipo
The Security and Exchange Commission of Nigeria (“the Commission”) established a Fintech Roadmap Committee (“Committee”) in November 2018 to explore the impact of financial technology on investments and securities in Nigeria and to properly classify and regulate cryptocurrencies and virtual assets. The Committee recommended cryptocurrencies be classed as securities or commodities, among other recommendations.
Consequent to the Committee’s recommendations, the Commission started creating a framework for a virtual currency in Nigeria, and the released Statement is the first step toward cryptocurrency regulations
Leveraging Digital Transformation, Innovation & Tech Law Summit 2020
The Innovation and Tech Law Network (ITELAN) is delighted to present you the second edition of her annual Innovation and Tech Law Summit. The Summit last year had over 150 attendees including lawyers, start up companies, tech enthusiasts and regulators. The summit was sponsored by the Lagos State Government (Office of Transformation, Creativity and Innovation), Uber, AELEX, Startup Lagos, DOA Law, TEMPLARS, ESQ, Pavestones etc. Innovation and Tech Law Summit
Privacy Policy, Data Protection, and Inter-Jurisdictional Enforcement of Data rights; Meeting the Realities of the New Normal (Part 2). By Stanley O. Omotor and Alphayo Ongeri Wycliffe
Generally, the right to privacy has attained a universal status, and countries have enacted various laws to regulate the collection and use of personal data, popular amongst which is the European General Data Protection Regulation 2018. In this part (“part 2”) of this Article series, we will undertake a comparative analysis of the rights of data subjects under the Nigerian and Kenyan legal systems. In part 3 of these Article series, consideration will be on the inter-jurisdiction enforcement of these data rights.
Artificial Intelligence: A Battle for Copyright and Autonomy By Ezekiel OluwasalvageArchibong
AI has had a relatively short life, but it has already produced a significant amount of scholarship and commentary on the subject. From self-driving vehicles and autonomous drones to virtual doctors and automated personal assistants, AI is increasingly the key to significant innovations across almost all segments of society, manifesting itself in vastly different applications and is expected to fundamentally disrupt the way that people live, work and interact with each other.
Advocating Data Privacy In Nigeria – David Akindolire
The definition of data is extensive and contains all available information concerning individuals and corporations. The advent of information technology has quadrupled the amount of information available. Necessarily, governments of the world are promulgating data protection legislation to regulate the processing of data and…
Gokada v Oride: What Their Turf War teach us about Non-Compete Clauses- Joel Joshua
‘Joel, they don’t know what is going to hit them. When ORide is done with them, Gokada will delve into another kind of business’. It was late June when a colleague of mine made these statements while we were having a conversation on ‘the new ORide guys’. I was sure he was not mincing words […]
The Goading Rate of Artificial Intelligence as the Panacea for Redundancy – Adedoyin Fadare
There is no truer essence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) if it is defined as an attempt to replicate or simulate human intelligence. There is no doubt that AI has become a catchall term for applications that perform complex tasks that once required human input.
You Can Kill Your Online Business Even Before You Start- Alex Chisom Nwankwo
If you’re running a start-up, big or small, chances are that you’re doing business online- you will be providing information about goods and services and possibly be getting data about your customers as a pre-condition to sale through your website.
The Role Of Technology In 21st Century Football: Goal Line Technology And The Video Assistant Referee
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