The LawPavilion Blog - March 30, 2023 March 14, 2023

Does The National Industrial Court Of Nigeria Have Jurisdiction Over Claims For Unpaid Commission Arising From A Distributorship Contract?

by Abimbola Akeredolu (Lagos) , Chinedum Umeche (Lagos) and Oluwamayokun David (Lagos) The subject-matter jurisdiction of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (“NICN“) is limited to labour and employment disputes. However, questions as to what amounts to labour and employment disputes continue to linger as litigants attempt to weave their claims to fall within the jurisdictional remit of the NICN. A…

Analysing Nigeria’s Choice Of Law Regime For Cross-Border Contracts

by Tochukwu Martins Itumo (Lagos) Introduction: Nigeria is one of the largest economies in Africa. With a population of over 200 million, the country is a veritable hub for international trade and investments in various sectors including shipping, banking, technology, agriculture, manufacturing and fintech. Foreign investment in Nigeria and related transactions generally involve the interplay of two…

Laws Regulating Intellectual Property In Nigeria

By Joy Ayara In understanding Intellectual Property Law, you would need to consider the terms literally. “Intellectual’, gotten from the word “intellect”, means “of the mind”. “Property”, on the other hand, deals with personal belongings, or products belonging to a person (in the broader sense). Intellectual Property is therefore any innovation, creation, or product of…

Nigeria’s Presidential Election 2023 And Legal Consequences Of An Ugly Subversion Of Beautiful Laws [Part 2]

By Sylvester Udemezue (Udems) “No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority” (-Joseph Addison) INTRODUCTION For the avoidance of doubts, mine is strictly a legal opinion, having nothing to do with the politics (politics is for only politicians) of who is or becomes Nigeria’s…

Online Violence Against Women; A Reflection of the Offline Peculiarity of Our Society and the Adverse Effect on Digital Equality

By Mojirayo Ogunlana-Nkanga for the International Women’s Day #Embrace Equity The dynamics of the world have changed forever. This occurred when life moved online. This reality may not be a common experience for the entire world’s population due to the challenges of accessibility and affordability, but the fact is that every world citizen has a…

Which Body Has the Power to Conduct Political Party Primary Elections

CASE TITLE: APC v. JEGA & ORS (2023) LPELR-59866(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 20TH JANUARY, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: ELECTORAL MATTERS LEAD JUDGMENT: UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, J.S.C. SUMMARY OF JUDGMENT: INTRODUCTION: This appeal borders on Electoral Matters. FACTS: This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Sokoto Judicial Division, delivered on November 16th, 2022 in…

Power of Political Party to Substitute/Withdraw its Candidate for Election

CASE TITLE: INEC v. NNPP (2023) LPELR-59789(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 22ND FEBRUARY, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: ELECTORAL MATTERS LEAD JUDGMENT: JAMES GAMBO ABUNDAGA, J.C.A. SUMMARY OF JUDGMENT: INTRODUCTION: This appeal borders on pre-election matters. FACTS: This appeal is against the judgment of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/2195/2022, delivered on 10th January 2023 by…

Propriety of Federal Government Policy

CASE TITLE: A.G OF KADUNA STATE & ORS v. A.G OF THE FEDERATION & ORS (2023) LPELR-59936(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD MARCH, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: GOVERNMENT/GOVERNMENT AGENCY LEAD JUDGMENT: EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, J.S.C. SUMMARY OF JUDGMENT: INTRODUCTION: The main thrust of this appeal evolves around the propriety or otherwise of the exercise of the powers (monetary policies) of…

Whether Additional Records of Appeal Can Be Compiled and Transmitted in Pre-Election Matters

CASE TITLE: MODIBBO v. APC & ORS (2023) LPELR-59511(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 12TH JANUARY, 2023 JUSTICES: MONICA BOLNA’AN DONGBAN-MENSEM, JCA UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU, JCA DANLAMI ZAMA SENCHI, JCA DIVISION: ABUJA PRACTICE AREA: ELECTORAL MATTERS FACTS: At the Court of Appeal, the Applicant filed a motion on notice seeking for: “an order of the Honourable Court extending the…

Whether the Court can Compel a Political Party to Nominate an Aspirant as a Candidate

CASE TITLE: LABOUR PARTY v. NNAJI & ANOR (2023) LPELR-59426(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 6TH JANUARY, 2023 JUSTICES: HAMMA AKAWU BARKA, JCA ELFRIEDA OLUWAYEMISI WILLIAMS-DAWODU, JCA DANLAMI ZAMA SENCHI, JCA DIVISION: ABUJA PRACTICE AREA: ELECTORAL MATTERS FACTS: The case of the 1st Respondent as the plaintiff at the trial Court is that as a bona fide member of…