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Land Use Charge Law 2018: Lagos State Government Pedals and Back-pedals
Land ownership is a big deal in Lagos – home to over 22 million people, the most populated city in...
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Evaluating the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Directive on Cryptocurrency
By Damilola A. Oyebayo & Rilwan Shittu Background Put simply, cryptocurrency is digital money, i.e. money that is only accessible and useful through software platforms and cannot be held physically (like fiat/paper money). It...
Land Use Charge Law 2018: Lagos State Government Pedals and Back-pedals
Land ownership is a big deal in Lagos – home to over 22 million people, the most populated city in Sub-Saharan Africa. The allegations against the LASG are that it was by the LUC Law 2018 seeking to collect more revenue from...
The Nigerian Legal Profession and the Millennial’s Manifesto
Written by Reginald Aziza Millennials. Like the elephant, this group is more easily described than defined. Whilst descriptions are themselves problematic and sometimes inaccurate; impatience, discontent with existing social...
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Paul Usoro SAN sends goodwill message to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Executive Committee (NEC). In the Learned Silk’s goodwill message, he welcomed and felicitated with the President and the entire members...
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