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Attempted Suicide And The Law In Nigeria: The Way Forward

In Nigeria, the legal stance on suicide and specifically attempted suicide is currently in a major state of transition.

Nigeria Criminal

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

Can A Law Enforcement Agency Charge A Defendant With Stealing And Retention Of Proceeds Of Crime Based On An Investment Gone Wrong? A Review Of The High Court Of Lagos State's Ruling Delivered By Honourable Justice Rahman Oshodi In F.R.N -v- James Adebayo Ojo (Charge No.:ID/23183C/2023) On 10 October 2025

Nigerian creditors often resort to various means to recover their debts from debtors and their business partners.

Nigeria Criminal

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Abdu-Salaam Abbas & Co.

Nigeria's Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) And Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Landscape: A Q&A

Nigeria's regulatory landscape for Anti-Bribery and Corruption ("ABC") and Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") continued to evolve in 2025, reflecting increased enforcement activity, deeper global cooperation...

Nigeria Criminal

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Is Compliance Failure A Crime? Lessons From The Efcc's Prosecution Of Orbby Vanessa Agwuncha

The arraignment of Orbby Vanessa Agwuncha before the Federal High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has triggered a wave of questions...

Nigeria Criminal

Syntegral Legal Practice

The Central Bank Of Nigeria Regulatory Update: Revised Cash Policies And Authorised Push Payment Fraud Guidelines

Nigeria Criminal

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Pavestones Legal

What To Expect When The Police Or Any Other Law Enforcement Agency In Nigeria Invites You For Questioning?

Nigeria Criminal

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Abdu-Salaam Abbas & Co.

The Extra-Territorial Criminal Jurisdiction Of Nigerian Courts Over Money Laundering

Nigeria Criminal

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Templars

A Review Of The Lagos State Judiciary Non-Custodial Sentencing Practice Directions 2025

Nigeria Criminal

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The Trusted Advisors

Remedies Available To Victims Of Online Defamation And Cyberbullying In Nigeria

Nigeria Criminal

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The Trusted Advisors

Spousal Rape In Nigeria: Legal Perspectives, Challenges & Human Rights Issues

Nigeria Criminal

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The Trusted Advisors

Trial-Within-Trial As A Road Block To Speedy Adjudication Of Criminal Trial In Nigeria

Nigeria Criminal

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

The Critical Role Of Administration Of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committees: Ensuring Effective Criminal Justice Reform In Nigeria

Nigeria Criminal

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Is Challenging A Judgment Allegedly Procured By A Previously Known Fraud An Abuse Of Process And Vexatious?

Nigeria Criminal

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Nine (9) Years On: Assessing The Impact Of The Administration Of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) On Nigeria's Criminal Justice System And Proposing Reform.

Nigeria Criminal

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Alliance Law Firm

Firs Imposes 10% Withholding Tax On Interest From Short-Term Instruments

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Stren & Blan Partners

Understanding Personal Income Tax Under The Nigerian Tax Act 2025

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

Stren & Blan Partners Quarterly IP Newsletter - Q4, 2025

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Stren & Blan Partners

Marriage And Property In Nigeria: What Couples Need To Know About Their Rights

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SimmonsCooper Partners

The Implementation Of The Nigeria Tax Act 2025 – Practical Guidance For Businesses

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Pavestones Legal

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White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

Can A Law Enforcement Agency Charge A Defendant With Stealing And Retention Of Proceeds Of Crime Based On An Investment Gone Wrong? A Review Of The High Court Of Lagos State's Ruling Delivered By Honourable Justice Rahman Oshodi In F.R.N -v- James Adebayo Ojo (Charge No.:ID/23183C/2023) On 10 October 2025

Nigerian creditors often resort to various means to recover their debts from debtors and their business partners.

Nigeria Criminal

AS

Abdu-Salaam Abbas & Co.

Corporate Ethics: Enhancing Business Integrity In Nigeria

In Nigeria's evolving business landscape, upholding integrity is critical to achieving sustainable economic development. Corporate ethics form the cornerstone of this aspiration, as businesses that pay lip service...

Nigeria Commercial

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Nigeria's Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) And Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Landscape: A Q&A

Nigeria's regulatory landscape for Anti-Bribery and Corruption ("ABC") and Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") continued to evolve in 2025, reflecting increased enforcement activity, deeper global cooperation...

Nigeria Criminal

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

The Central Bank Of Nigeria Regulatory Update: Revised Cash Policies And Authorised Push Payment Fraud Guidelines

Nigeria Criminal

PL

Pavestones Legal

Freezing Bank Accounts In Nigeria: Emerging Judicial Trends, Legal Boundaries And Other Matters

Nigeria Finance

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Templars

Swearing Falsely: A Cultural And Legal Examination Of Perjury In Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

Syntegral Legal Practice

The Extra-Territorial Criminal Jurisdiction Of Nigerian Courts Over Money Laundering

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Templars

Online Safety & Cybercrimes: Navigating Nigeria's Cybersecurity Compliance And Safety Laws

Nigeria Technology

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Do Legal Practitioners In Nigeria Have A Duty To Confirm A Client's Source Of Funds?

Nigeria Government

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

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Crime

Attempted Suicide And The Law In Nigeria: The Way Forward

In Nigeria, the legal stance on suicide and specifically attempted suicide is currently in a major state of transition.

Nigeria Criminal

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

Corporate Ethics: Enhancing Business Integrity In Nigeria

In Nigeria's evolving business landscape, upholding integrity is critical to achieving sustainable economic development. Corporate ethics form the cornerstone of this aspiration, as businesses that pay lip service...

Nigeria Commercial

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Why Confidentiality Is The Lifeblood Of Mediation

The two central pillars of mediation are voluntariness and confidentiality. While the former ensures that parties participate of their own free will...

Nigeria Litigation

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Abdu-Salaam Abbas & Co.

Is Compliance Failure A Crime? Lessons From The Efcc's Prosecution Of Orbby Vanessa Agwuncha

Nigeria Criminal

Syntegral Legal Practice

What To Expect When The Police Or Any Other Law Enforcement Agency In Nigeria Invites You For Questioning?

Nigeria Criminal

AS

Abdu-Salaam Abbas & Co.

The Extra-Territorial Criminal Jurisdiction Of Nigerian Courts Over Money Laundering

Nigeria Criminal

T

Templars

A Review Of The Lagos State Judiciary Non-Custodial Sentencing Practice Directions 2025

Nigeria Criminal

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Remedies Available To Victims Of Online Defamation And Cyberbullying In Nigeria

Nigeria Criminal

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The Trusted Advisors

Spousal Rape In Nigeria: Legal Perspectives, Challenges & Human Rights Issues

Nigeria Criminal

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The Trusted Advisors

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