Petroleum Industry Saviour: A Terse Breakdown of the Nigerian Petroleum Industry Act, 2021- Okediya Peter O., ACIArb
The ‘newly’ passed Petroleum Industry Act 2021 has been portrayed as Nigeria’s saviour from economic woes and the crippling oil and gas industry, however the Act started off as a bill which was dragged and delayed for nearly twenty years. This directly means the application of the Act was due twenty years ago, save for amendments and modifications by various administrations.
The Argument for Privatization of Loss-Making Public Enterprises- Ali Smart
The government has no business doing business. The inherent obligation of the government is to regulate; and ensures the business terrains reflect a fair level playing ground that is transparent enough to absorb healthy competitions and innovations among industry players. The state also must ensure there is constant sanity in the ecosystem that sustains the value chain of economic production. Business can only be business if the utility value of the system remains sacred. The rights of Investors, consumers and all other players in the ecosystem must be well safeguarded in building a fair level playing ground.
Current Trends In Artificial Intelligence And Business Disruption- Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN
One of the most exciting and promising frontiers of technology today is Artificial Intelligence (AI). Any conversation around technology is incomplete without a reference to AI. While the term AI has been around for decades, in recent times, its application across industries, from healthcare, business and education to banking, amongst others, is changing the way we live and work both remotely and in the traditional sense.
The Degree of Participation of African Countries in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dispute Settlement- Joalane Lemao
Dispute Settlement in the WTO serves as one of the organization’s core activities. The aim of the dispute settlement mechanism (DSM) is to secure a positive solution to a dispute, where there has been a violation of a member government against the other. The provisions for formal dispute settlement mechanisms under the understanding of rules and procedures governing the settlement of disputes stands as the art, the crown and the jewel of the WTO.
Bukola Bankole: Africa’s Legal Millennial
Bukola Bankole, our Millennial feature, is a Partner at The New Practice (TNP), an Andersen Global collaborating law firm in Lagos, Nigeria. She leads the firm’s Corporate Finance, Capital Markets and Technology Teams. Her extensive and proven wealth of experience in advising on financing and investment deals cuts across various industries in multiple jurisdictions and aids her ability to provide industry-specific expertise in multiple aspects of commercial transactions at all times.
Artificial Intelligence and Legal Practice: A Paradigm Shift Towards Tech-Law- Rilwan Balogun
Ever since the dawn of history, man has been imbued with the proclivity to finding a better way of doing his tasks. It is, therefore, no exaggeration to say innovation has been a product of society. From time immemorial, technological advancement has been a vital tool to achieving efficiency in professional tasks, and of course, law practice cannot take exception. Technology and development are duo Siamese concepts that are inseparable. However, the role of law in every society that is driven by innovation and technology cannot be overemphasized
Launch of the “Law and Society in Nigeria: Essays in Honour of Hon. Justice Marshal Umukoro” by Oghenemaro Festus Emiri, SAN and Desmond Orisewize Esq
Delta State in Nigeria stood still on Thursday 20th of May, 2021 as dignitaries gathered to celebrate the grand launch of the book in tribute and honor of His Lordship, Honorable Justice Marshal Umukoro, the Chief Judge of Delta State.
SECURITIZATION OF ASSETS: ABS and Mortgage-Backed Security (MBS). – Ibrahim Usman Wali
Securitization is well established and practised in the global debt capital market. Some sources describe it as the practice where issuers merge different financial assets into one unit, thereby creating a single financial instrument. Securitization is a process by which a company assembles its different financial assets/debts to form a consolidated financial instrument that is issued to investors.
The Position of the Nigerian Copyright Act in the Digital Age- Olasupo Jubril Adedimeji
This paper crystallizes the Nigerian Copyright Act position through the statement of the loopholes that demerits and diminishes the standard of the act vis-a-vis the standard of the digital age.
Analyzing The Right to be Forgotten Under Nigerian Jurisprudence- Juliet Nwakaego Omesiete
In Nigeria, the extant principal legislation on data privacy is the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) 2019 issued by the National Information Technology Development (“NITDA”) on January 25, 2019, under Section 32 of the NITDA Act 2007 as subsidiary legislation to the NITDA Act 2007.
