Nigeria: Trials & Appeals & Compensation

After years of litigation and substantial legal expense, a successful litigant obtains a favorable court judgment in Nigeria, only to face a harsh reality: the judgment debtor refuses to comply voluntarily, rendering both themselves and their assets inaccessible. What happens when court orders become mere pieces of paper, and how can successful litigants navigate the protracted and cumbersome enforcement proceedings that follow?

It has become a notorious practice among banks in Nigeria to place Post-No-Debit (PND) orders on their customers' accounts upon receiving directives from law enforcement agencies...

The issue of Court's jurisdiction is without doubt a radical and crucial question of competence. If a court has no jurisdiction, the proceedings are and remain a nullity, however well conducted and brilliantly decided...