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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.