Registering Businesses in Nigeria
Registering a business in Nigeria under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 requires compliance with specific processes overseen by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). While most businesses must register, exceptions exist, such as legal partnerships. Various business structures—Limited Liability Companies, Companies Limited by Guarantee, Sole Proprietorships, Incorporated Trustees, and Unlimited Liability Companies each have unique requirements. Investors must carefully follow the applicable rules to ensure compliance and successful operations in Nigeria.
Ex-husband does not agree to take abroad the child on holiday. What can I do?
If the former husband does not agree to go along with the child on holiday abroad, the solution is to provide his / her agreement. That is, you can sue it by asking the court to make a decision to supplement the former husband’s consent to obtaining a tourist pass, with a view to moving the juvenile abroad. In court you have to prove that you are in the situation of not being able to […]
Protecting Victims of Domestic Abuse in Nigeria: An Overview of Civil Protection Orders
Availability and Scope of Civil Protection Orders In Nigeria, victims of domestic abuse can seek civil protection orders to ensure their safety and legal protection against their abusers. The Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act (VAPPA) allows for protection orders effective throughout the country. Section 28(1) of VAPPA defines violence broadly, including physical, sexual, psychological, verbal, emotional, and economic harm in both private and public life, during peace and conflict situations. Specifically in Lagos, the Protection […]
When the creditor’s passivity helps us get rid of the execution
There are legislative solutions that can get rid of some of the effects of forced execution, and obsolescence is one of them. Perimism is a sanction clearly directed at those with whom we have debts, and that leaves too much time to pass to demand enforcement action against us. More precisely, if they stayed for at least six months in passivity. For the debtor, overtime may lead to the dissolution of some enforceable acts in […]
TELECOMMUNICATION IN NIGERIA
Broadcasting and telecommunication has come a long way in Nigeria. Formally these services were considered social services in nature hence private companies were foreclosed from participation of any kind. This article will explore these procedures, conditions for grant, refusal, renewal and withdrawals of these licenses.