Impeaching the Vice-President Impeaching a sitting Vice-President in Nigeria is a very serious matter. It is serious not simply because it amounts to effectively ‘sacking’ the number two citizen of the country, but also because it amounts to reversing the decision of...
The Nigerian Judiciary The Judiciary is an important part of the Government as it is saddled with the responsibility of ensuring that the laws of the land are adhered to. It is sometimes referred to as the ‘last hope of the common man’. For a judiciary to be...
Grounds for Denial of Freedom of Information Request Below are the grounds for which a request made under a Freedom of Information Act can be denied in Nigeria. The majority of the grounds are contained in Sections 11-19 Freedom of Information Act: Where the...
Duties of Nigerian Lawyers In spite of what they might think of themselves, Nigerian lawyers (and lawyers worldwide) are in fact human and are capable of making mistakes. In the discharge of their duties, Nigerian lawyers are bound by a high code of ethics and...
Understanding what NAFDAC does The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) was set up in 1993 to regulate and control the importation, exportation, manufacture, advertisement, distribution, sale and use of food, drugs, cosmetics, medical...
The Process to sue a person in Nigeria There are several reasons that you may want to sue someone. They may owe you money, they may have breached the terms of an agreement you entered, they may have damaged your property or your reputation, or they may have injured...
