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In May 2017, UUBO Partner, OZOFU OGIEMUDIA was called on, to chair the technical advisory committee (TAC) to the Nigerian Senate on the review of bills to amend the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap C20, LFN 2004 (CAMA 2004) and the…

The Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum (“NBAWF”) is set to enter into a partnership with the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”) through its Women-In-Law Section. The partnership will be evidenced by a Memorandum of Understanding…

The global spread of COVID-19 is impacting all industries in all directions. In this interview with the editor, Theo Lawson, Samaa Haridi and Nathan Searle share their take on how its affected the legal industry.

" The CBN recently took the very commendable step of setting up a N50 Billion COVID-19 Intervention fund for individuals and enterprises that may be aversely impacted by the pandemic. I believe that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)…

In this interview with LEGAL BUSINESS, TNP Partner in charge of Intellectual Property, NTA EKPIKEN speaks to the editor, THEODORA KIO-LAWSON about trends in Intellectual Property (IP) Law, IP rights, leading as a woman, path to partnership…

As the global legal industry continues to evolve, experiencing several fundamental changes that are either systemic/structural or extrinsic in nature, it behooves those elected or appointed as leaders in the profession to drive or provide…

For the 3rd time in a row, Banwo & Ighodalo has won big at the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) Awards for its consistent and trusted support to Nigeria's Ease of Doing Business initiative spearheaded by the…

"The Africa Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) is an ambitious treaty and Nigeria must begin to match the ambitions of AfCFTA with its reality."

“In this jurisdiction, knowledge is individualized, as opposed to other markets where the institutional knowledge is far greater that the individual’s. Tech has been used as a repository to collect, archive, and commercialize knowledge. As…