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August Policy Trend Trail
The August Policy Trend Trail examines policy developments aimed at improving Nigeria’s economic potential through consumer protection, digital infrastructure, and the operationalisation of existing policy frameworks. The policies considered span across various sectors such as real estate, corporate commercial, taxation, public, postal, and digital economy sectors. Notwithstanding the diversity of sectors, the policy analysis reveals a shared common thread: the need to address structural gaps that have long constrained Nigeria’s economic growth and reduced consumer confidence. This Policy Trail examines not only the substance of each reform, but also the practical implementation questions that will ultimately determine their impact.
Nigeria Strategy
TA
Tunde & Adisa
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Badagry Deep Sea Port And Nigerian Port Investments: Legal Due Diligence Before Financial Deals
Nigerian port investments demand rigorous legal due diligence beyond cargo volumes and concession terms. From land title verification under multiple overlapping regimes to navigating the new NPERA regulatory framework, investors must understand what they're actually acquiring—whether it's freehold title, a lease, or operational rights under a BOOT concession that reverts to government at term end.
Nigeria Real Estate
OA
Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)
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Government Acquisition Of Land In Nigeria: What Investors Must Check Before Buying
A piece of land can look like an excellent investment and still be legally unsuitable for the project you have in mind. In Nigeria, a buyer may discover after payment that the property is affected by government acquisition, a reservation, a proposed infrastructure corridor, competing claims or restrictions on its use. This is why checking the title alone is not enough. Before buying land in Nigeria, investors should establish who has the legal interest in the property, whether that interest can be transferred, whether the land is affected by government acquisition and whether it can legally be used for the proposed development.
Nigeria Real Estate
OA
Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)
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Can An Estate Residents’ Association Or Its Security Service Provider Be Liable For A Burglary In The Estate? A Review Of The High Court’s Decision In Obioha v. The Registered Trustees Of Osborne Estate Property Owners & Residents Association, Lagos & Anor (Judgment Delivered On 4 May 2026 By Hon. Justice K.A. Ajose (Mrs))
A Lagos High Court has ruled that estate residents' associations and their security service providers can be held liable in negligence when security protocol failures result in property loss. The judgment establishes critical precedents regarding duty of care, protocol enforcement, and the shared responsibility framework governing gated community security in Nigeria.
Nigeria Litigation
AS
Abdu-Salaam Abbas & Co.
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