Chalks Down, Voices Raised: Legal Reflections on the FCT Teachers’ Strike and NANS Protest Declaration”
In a country grappling with deep-seated socio-economic challenges, few events underscore the tensions between governance, accountability, and civic activism more vividly than the ongoing strike by primary school teachers in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Since the industrial action began, classrooms have fallen silent and thousands of young pupils have been left stranded in their educational journey.
Grounded Rights: Examining Passenger Compensation Law in Nigeria After the Virgin Atlantic Case
Air travel has become increasingly indispensable in Nigeria, with millions of citizens relying on local and international flights for business, education, health, and leisure. However, as the aviation sector expands, so do the legal disputes concerning passenger welfare. A recent judgment delivered by the Federal High Court in Lagos involving Virgin Atlantic Airways has brought renewed attention to an often-overlooked area of legal protection: compensation for passengers whose rights are violated by airlines.
Labour’s Next Battlefield: Inside the NLC’s Minimum Wage Mission
In June 2025, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) announced its intention to crack down on private sector employers who fail to comply with the national minimum wage. While this declaration may seem like a straightforward defence of workers’ rights, it unveils a deeper and more complex legal landscape that spans human rights, employment law, and business regulations.
Fields of Dispute: Navigating the Legal and Historical Crossroads of Nigeria’s Pastoral Crisis
Nigeria is once again at a decisive inflection point in its internal socio-political evolution. The recent decision by 11 states to adopt the Federal Government’s ranching initiative has sparked renewed debate over a long-festering crisis—violent clashes between pastoralist communities and agrarian populations. While security concerns dominate headlines, the crisis is much more layered, rooted in environmental degradation, weak institutional frameworks, colonial-era land policy, and growing national disunity.
Nigeria’s New Crypto Fraud & Ponzi Scheme Law: What Legal Practitioners and Investors Must Know
The Nigerian Senate has recently enacted sweeping reforms to address the growing threat of cryptocurrency-related fraud and Ponzi schemes through its passage of the amended Investment and Securities Act, 2024. In an age where digital assets and virtual currencies are transforming financial transactions, the new law signals a firm stance from the Nigerian government to protect investors, reinforce regulatory authority, and clamp down on bad actors.
Justice by Click: Is Nigeria’s Federal High Court Ready to Go Fully Digital?
In just a few days, on June 20, 2025, the Federal High Court in Lagos will no longer accept manual filings. A sweeping new directive mandates that all court processes—whether originating or interlocutory—must be electronically filed going forward.
Locked Out of Justice: Abuja’s Courts Grind to a Halt Amid Judiciary Workers’ Strike
ABUJA – In a capital city that is no stranger to political protests and civil disobedience, the sudden closure of the gates of major court complexes signaled something far more profound — a temporary shutdown of the judicial arm of government. On a typically busy morning at the Federal High Court, the Court of Appeal, and several other courts in Abuja, judiciary workers under the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) carried out a coordinated strike that locked out everyone — from judges to clerks, from lawyers to litigants.
Why Nigeria Spends So Much to Collect So Little: A Tax Reform Wake-Up Call
When the President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Mr. Samuel Agbeluyi, recently declared that prudent deployment of tax revenue would significantly slash the cost of tax collection in Nigeria, his words didn’t just land in the accounting rooms of ministries or at tax forums. They cut deep into the heart of Nigeria’s economic paradox—a country chasing more revenue without addressing the systemic leaks and governance issues that deter voluntary compliance and inflate the cost of collection.
Nigeria’s $215 Million Loan for Palliatives: Between Relief and Responsibility
When the Federal Government announced it had secured an additional $215 million from the World Bank to fund its palliative programme, many Nigerians exhaled—not in celebration, but in cautious relief.
Evaluating Nigeria’s Proposed Social Media Bill: A Call for Balanced Regulation in the Digital Age
In an era where digital communication shapes civic engagement, commerce, and social interaction, the intersection of law and technology has become more consequential than ever. In Nigeria, social media platforms now serve as vital spaces for political discourse, economic activity, and grassroots mobilization. Recognizing both the opportunities and the threats posed by unregulated digital communication, the National Assembly has reintroduced the Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill, 2019—commonly referred to as the “Social Media Bill.”
