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- 2 Apr 2015
Badejo-Okusanya Urges Legal, Communications Experts Synergy on Corporate Crisis Mgt
Finding the nexus between communications and Legal solutions in the face of corporate crisis was the fulcrum of discussion by a four-man panel of legal and communications experts at a one day…
- 2 Apr 2019
MTN Organises Masterclass for Lawyers on Best Corporate Legal Practices
As part of its efforts to support capacity building in the legal profession, the Commercial Legal Department of MTN Nigeria in collaboration with the Lagos branch of the Nigerian Bar Association…
- 22 Jan 2020
Founder Institute’s First Startup Legal Session Comes Up on 23rd of January
All is now set for the Stanbic IBTC Founder Institute Lagos first Startup Legal - a session with experienced legal experts passionate about startups and enterprise development in general. This…
- 29 Sept 2021
DG NITDA Urges Young Lawyers to Use Artificial Intelligence in Legal Services
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has implored legal practitioners, particularly upcoming lawyers to adopt Artificial…
- 15 Dec 2021
MainOne’s Legal Team Awarded “Telecom In-House Counsel of the Year”
MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data center services provider was recently awarded the “Telecom In-House Counsel of the year” by the premier award body, ESQ Nigeria Legal Awards.…
- 5 Dec 2019
Legal Experts Convene to Deepen Knowledge in Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Sector
Global law firm Hogan Lovells, in collaboration with Aluko & Oyebode and Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre (LACIAC), partnered with the Legal Division of NLNG, to host a…
- 26 Sept 2021
AfDB says Legal Support Facility Saved African Countries $4bn
The African Legal Support Facility, which is an initiative created to help governments avert losses from business deals, saved African countries $4bn in the last three years. The African Development…
- 12 Feb 2024
ALX Partners Institute of Continuing Legal Education, LSETF, HFM to Empower Tech Careers
Nigeria tech career accelerator, has announced strategic partnerships with the Nigerian Bar Association Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) and…
- 26 Nov 2016
Pirated Software: Huge Financial & Legal Risk for West African Businesses- Nmonwu
West African business builders are beginning to embrace the benefits of legally licensed business management software, understanding how these solutions power their operations to greater…
- 3 Jul 2025
Domain of Deception as Attackers Deploy Spyware Under Guise of Legal Threats
Kaspersky has detected a rapidly escalating malicious campaign that has targeted over 1,100 corporate users since June 2025. The attackers pose as a legal firm and in their emails threaten recipients…
- 27 Aug 2019
IBA Urges Legal Practice to Embrace Technology
Mr Horatio Neto, President of the International Bar Association has emphasised on the need for legal practice to be based on Information Communication Technology (ICT). According to him, as part of…
- E-Financial4 Sept 2026
Opay Initiates Legal Actions against Purveyors of Shutdown Rumours
OPay, leading digital financial services platform, has began legal action against people it accused of spreading a fake notice that it would shut down in Nigeria on September 1, 2026.
- 20 Aug 2016
NBC, Pinnacle Resolve Legal Dispute over Digital Migration
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and Pinnacle Communication Limited have announced that the legal bottleneck that hampered the country’s chances of meeting the June 2017 switchover from…
- 5 May 2026
LinkedIn Faces Legal Complaint Over Users’ Personal Data Access in Europe
Austrian privacy advocacy group, None of Your Business (Noyb), has filed a legal complaint against professional networking platform LinkedIn, accusing the company of failing to fully provide users…
- 26 Feb 2025
NDIC Seeks Stronger Legal Collaboration in Bank Liquidation, Debt Recovery
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has emphasised the need for greater collaboration with legal professionals to enhance the liquidation and debt recovery processes following bank…
- 7 Aug 2014
Apple, Samsung to End Legal Tussles in 9 Countries
Apple and Samsung have agreed to withdraw all legal cases against each other outside the United States. The two rivals have sued each other over a range of patent disputes in nine countries outside…
- 21 Jul 2014
Airtel Names Gbenga Rotimi as Legal Director
Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider in Nigeria, has announced the appointment of Gbenga Rotimi as director, Legal Affairs and Company Secretary. Rotimi appointment takes effect…
- 12 Jul 2026
How Ponzi Scheme Victims can Seek Legal Remedies — Lawyers
Some lawyers have said that victims of Ponzi schemes have legal remedies, although recovering lost funds and prosecuting perpetrators remain major challenges. A Ponzi scheme is an investment fraud…
- 8 Mar 2010
Paper Notes to Remain Legal Tender
The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN) has extended indefinitely the terminal date for the circulation of the existing N5, N10 and N50 paper bank notes as legal tender. The banknotes were supposed to go…
- 13 Dec 2024
CBN Says Old, New Naira Notes Remain Legal Tender
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that all denominations of Naira banknotes currently in circulation remain indefinitely valid as legal tender and cannot expire or be phased out. A statement on…
- 6 Aug 2013
InMobi Appoints Dugar VP, Finance and Legal
InMobi, a mobile-first technology company and, the world’s largest independent mobile advertising network, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Manish Dugar as vice president, Finance and Legal in…
- 19 Jul 2021
SEC Settles Protracted Legal Tussle with Oando
Oando Plc has entered into a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the overriding interest of the shareholders of the company and the capital market after years of legal…
- 26 Mar 2014
Govts Must Close Legal Loopholes on Unruly Passengers-IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to close legal loopholes that allow unruly passengers to escape law enforcement for serious offences committed on board…
- 4 May 2025
FCCPC Warns Meta: Quitting Nigeria Won’t Erase Legal Liabilities
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has hit back at Meta Platforms Inc, warning the tech giant that its threat to exit Nigeria will not erase its legal responsibilities or…
- 22 Jun 2021
Twitter’s Operation in Nigeria “not Legally Permissible” - FG
The operation of Twitter in the Nigerian social media space “is not legally permissible”, according to Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture. He said that this is because the Companies…
- 25 Jan 2018
Copyright Legal Battle: MultiChoice Appeal Judgement
By peter oluka MultiChoice Nigeria has appealed the Federal High Court judgment on an eight-year-old copyright infringement legal battle between the South African firm and the Musical Copyright…
- 7 Mar 2023
Confusion over Legal Status of Naira Notes as CBN and Bankers Bicker
Despite the affirmation by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that both old and new notes are still legal tender, an unnamed banker has warmed that customers who are accepting old N1000 and N500 notes…
- 29 Nov 2023
Supreme Court Says Old and new Naira notes Remain Legal Tender until Further Notice
Supreme Court has ruled that both the old and the redesigned Naira banknotes remain valid legal tenders in the country beyond December 31. The apex court, in a ruling by a seven-man panel led by…
- 14 Jul 2015
US Vows to Pressure Nigeria to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US assistant secretary of State for African Affairs, has stated that they would continue to pressurize Nigeria until it legalizes same sex marriage. Thomas-Greenfield who…
- 11 Apr 2021
Angst as Groups Threaten Legal Action over USSD Pricing
Subscriber groups have threatened to take legal action as soon as the new Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) service charge of N6.98 takes effect. Deolu Ogunbanjo, president, NATCOMS…