Intellectual Property, Copyright and Trademark Under the Nigerian Law
Intellectual property is a work of creativity which accrues legal right that results from intellectual activities in the industrial, scientific, literary and the artistic field. The legal right which may be asserted in respect of the product of the human intellect, that area of the law which concerns legal right associated with creative effort or […]
The Need for Mobilization Against Corruption Pt. 2
In an earlier post, I discussed the need for mobilization against Corruption in Nigeria, and will now provide my recommendations on how the social woe can be resolved once and for all. First, I believe that the civil society groups must agitate for tougher laws with grave punitive measures, so corruption should be made a […]
The Need for Mobilization Against Corruption in Nigeria
Corruption has gained tremendous weight in our journey of countryhood. Peter Eigen, the Chairman of Transparency International (cited in a 2005 Global Corruption report) argued that corruption does not just line the pockets of the political and business elites, it leaves ordinary people without essential services such as life savings and medicinal drugs, and deprives […]
Registration of Companies, Business Names and Incorporated Trustees Under the Nigerian Law
Business is critical in every economy and it has become one of man’s most engaging activities since the advent of the industrial revolution. Most countries of the world have enacted legislations to regulate business activities for the smooth running of society, including Nigeria. COMPANIES The formation and registration of companies are regulated by the Companies […]
Letter to Ken Saro-Wiwa
Dear Ken, It’s twenty years now since you left us. I’m partly from Rivers State given that my mum is from Opobo. I was only but a child when they took you away from us. I was just fifteen years old then to be precise. My father had sent me to get the dailies when […]
Fundamental Human Rights Enforcement Under the Nigerian Law
Human rights are rights which are recognized legally as Fundamental Rights as distinguished from mere aspirations or individual ideas of rights. These fundamental rights are now embodied in Chapter IV of the Nigeria constitution 1999 as amended from Section 33 and 45 and the African charter on Human and People Right. The charter became part of Nigeria law […]
A Day At Work For The President
I woke up very early that morning, seeing that my mother had invited four pastors to pray for me so that my ways will be fully cleared from all spiritual forces that may want to put up a standard against me on my first day at work for the president. My aunty came in shortly […]
Evans Ufeli Presents “The Etua Journal”
On the 23rd of May, 2015, Evans Ufeli convened a Town Hall Meeting with a few indigenes of Etua at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos where he presented a project called “The Etua Journal” to the group of people. This project is geared towards publishing an annual journal to showcase in print, Etua’s rich […]
Understanding Your Rights and Obligations as a Tenant
As people move from place to place in search of greener pastures, they leave their original home and come to settle in completely strange abodes. This has brought with it the need to let accommodation either for residence or for business. The need to regulate the relationship between landlords and tenants so as to avoid arbitrary […]
Dear Nigerian Employer, What Do You Mean By Experience?
See ehn! The Nigerian employer is almost always a hard nut to crack. He wants an employee less than 32 years of age with at least ten years experience. Wait! Did you get that? I have taken time out to think about the possibility of such a demand in a country where you spend almost the […]