Do you know owing money is not a crime in Nigeria?
Are you owing someone money? If yes, do you know it is not criminal offence and the person you owe…
What the law says on when a juvenile commits crime
Often, whenever a young person commits a crime, the age of the culprit is one of the first questions that…
Is law against spraying of money a ‘dead letter law’?
Until recently, few Nigerians knew that a person could serve jail time, especially for as long as six months for…
Acts that constitute abuse of Naira
In recent times, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) began to clamp down on abuse of naira, making its…
How legal are customary laws in Nigeria?
In Nigeria, customary laws refer to customs or habitual practices accepted by members of a particular community as having the…
Do customers have rights in Nigeria?
Often, people get treated shabbily while making purchases in Nigeria. In fact, some traders or service providers act like they…
Are there laws protecting bank customers debited for failed transactions?
It is a common occurrence to be debited twice for a single transaction or get debited and the receiver won’t…
Why you may need a lawyer?
In Nigeria, anything can happen; you may just be on your lane and still land in trouble. This is where…
Steps to employ expatriate labour in Nigeria
Though it has been cancelled, many people still don’t understand what the Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL), means. EEL is a…
What you should know about contributory pension
In Nigeria today, there is hardly a salary earner who doesn’t get a deduction for monthly pension contribution though to…
Laws on employee rights
IN Nigeria, an employee of either a private or public establishment has certain fundamental rights entrenched in various laws in…
Guns for everyone, what does the law say?
In recent times, there have been calls that people be allowed to defend themselves in the face of rising insecurity.…
Laws on love in Nigeria
There are some laws in Nigeria that border on love and some of them are largely unknown to many. Below…
The law on police report
A police report has been the cause of the death of many people in Nigeria, as many hospitals demand for…
Don’t let money bouquet land you in jail this valentine
For commemoration of events like birthday or anniversaries and of course, Valentine, money bouquet is a hit as a gift…
NEM Insurance appoints new Company Secretary
NEM Insurance Plc has announced the appointment of Mrs Ifunanya Iwuagwu as its new Company Secretary and Legal Adviser. The…
Are you a kidnapper?
Kidnapping is becoming a lucrative business in Nigeria as perpetrators now demand hefty ransoms and do not hesitate to take…
Downloading a pirated film is a criminal offence
Recently, there was news about the leak of two cinema movies; ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ and ‘Malaika’ with people illegally…
Are you engaging in incest? You are a criminal
REGULARLY, news about incest take over the air waves and the pages of the national dailies; it is gradually becoming…
Steps to legally trade cryptocurrency in Nigeria
Just before Christmas last month, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) removed the restrictions that it placed on cryptocurrency transactions…
