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Coverage and reports on the Nigerian legal industry.
PSA: How to Submit Content to BDLegal Business
Articles must be legal and can be in two forms:
Legal Perspective: This could be either providing a legal angle on a news event or analysing a trend in the profession or particular industry. This type of article seeks to provide legal…
Mrs Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour SAN, C.Arb appointed member of the World Bank Group Sanction Board
The World has announced the appointment of Mrs. Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour SAN, C.Arb, practicing lawyer and African International Arbitrator as a member of the World Bank Group SanctionBoard.
The World Bank Sanctions Board is an independent…
Peter Obi, Ortom, Lalong to honour former NBA Publicity Secretary at a virtual law and technology…
Former Governor of Anambra State and Vice-Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general elections in the country, Peter Obi, Chairman, Plateau State Governor, Rt. Hon Simon Bako Lalong and Benue State…
Practical Considerations in Arbitrating Investment Disputes: A Look at Nigeria and Ghana
At a recent AELEX webinar themed, “Arbitrating Investment Disputes in Africa: The Nigerian and Ghanaian Framework”, members of the firm’s Arbitration Practice Group considered the recent upsurge in the number of investment disputes in…
FCCPC Issues Merger Review Regulations 2020 and Ancillary Instruments
On Monday, November 23rd, 2020, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the Commission) issued the Merger Review Regulations (MRR) 2020 with ancillary instruments. The Merger Review Regulations 2020 establishes a…
Experts suggest policy shift, human capital development to cushion effect of Nigeria’s growing…
Experts from various fields have stated that there has to be deliberate policy shifts as well as human capital development to cushion the effect of the country’s rapid growing population.
Speaking during the ÆLEX 14th annual lecture,…
ÆLEX set to hold 14th Annual Lecture on November 18th 2020
Nigeria is currently estimated to have a population of about 208 million individuals. The country's population is expected to surpass that of the United States of America by 2047. In fact, the United Nations projects that by 2050,…
Deregulation: Downstream Experts advocate for repeal of Petroleum Act, others
The Government of Nigeria and the country’s petroleum products marketers have throughout the last decade stoutly held up the total deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector as prerequisite for attracting much needed investments into…