Making a Complaint about the Police in Nigeria ‘Police is your friend’ We have all either heard or seen a radio advert/TV advert/billboard telling us this - 'police is your friend'…for a lot of people that phrase is an oxymoron. The reality is that almost all of us...
Writing a Petition to the EFCC The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is the organisation in Nigeria charged with the investigation and prosecution of fraud based crimes in Nigeria. The EFCC was created in 2007, and since then has become the ‘eagle’ for spotting corrupt...
No Case Submission in Nigeria In Nigeria, whenever a person is charged with an offence, the person (referred to as the accused) can either plead guilty or not guilty. If the accused pleads not guilty for that offence, it is the duty of the Prosecution to provide...
1. The Whistle-blower Policy is not a Law of the National Assembly. The Whistle Blower Protection Bill was proposed at the National Assembly in the past, however the Bill only scaled the second reading in October 2016. You can read all about how Laws are made...
When can a person be arrested? If a person is suspected of committing a crime as a result of a complaint If a person is suspected of committing a crime upon investigation by the police. During or immediately after the commission of a crime Who can...
About the Law This Act repeals the Legal Aid Act, Cap.L9 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004. It was enacted to provide for the establishment of legal aid and access to justice fund into which financial assistance would be made available to indigent citizens to...
About the Law This Law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria repeals the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2004. It makes comprehensive prohibitions to prohibit the financing of terrorism, the laundering of the proceeds of crime or an illegal act. It provides penalties and expands the scope of...
About the Law This Act amends the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, No. 11 2011 to expand the scope of Money Laundering offences and enhance customer due diligence measures. Key features: Provides for internal procedures, policies and controls. Provides that financial institutions shall not enter or continue correspondent banking relationships...
What is Same-Sex Marriage Same-sex marriage is a marriage of individuals of the same sex. It could be either between 2 males or 2 females. The law in Nigeria makes this illegal, and it is a punishable offence. Position of the Law in Nigeria In 2013, the Nigerian...
The VAPP and Rape in Nigeria In 2015, the Nigerian National Assembly passed the Violence Against Person (Prohibition) Act also known as the VAPP. This law is a very important piece of legislation for a number of reasons, and we will discuss a few of them below....
