What is Cybersquatting in Nigeria? A domain name is a unique name that identifies a website. For example, the domain name of this website is ‘lawpadi.com’. Each website has a domain name, and this serves as the address which is used to access it. Cybersquatting refers...
About the law This law amends the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2011 makes a provision for extra-territorial application of the Act and strengthens terrorist financing offences. Key provisions: Makes the office of the National Security Adviser the national coordinating...
Question: I was driving to last Sunday and was stopped by the police around Surulere in Lagos. I have all my papers and my licence so I wasn’t worried. The policeman said he was stopping me because I was smoking while driving and that he would arrest me and I...
About the Law This law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provides for measures for the prevention, prohibition and combating of acts of Terrorism, and the financing of terrorism in Nigeria. Key provisions: Prohibition of acts of terrorism Prohibition of terrorist...
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...
1. Definition of Bail Bail can be defined as the process whereby a person accused or being charged for the commission of an offence is released by the constituted authority who is detaining him, on the condition that he will appear or report to a police station or...
