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International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Nigeria, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

The principle of sovereign immunity has its roots in the common law adage that the king can do no wrong.

One of the indices of a developing or a developed country is the absence or presence of foreign direct investment and foreign portfolio investment in the country.

An arbitral award is the final decision or ruling issued by an arbitral tribunal in the resolution of a dispute submitted to arbitration. It is similar to a court judgment but is rendered by arbitrators instead of judges.

International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Nigeria, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

In exercise of his constitutional power pursuant to section 259 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, the Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory...

No doubt, objections raised to the admissibility of confessional statements pose one of the greatest challenges to criminal trials as it slows down the pace of the proceedings when there is a trial within trial.

Since the enactment of the Third Alteration Act of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, which elevated the National Industrial Court of Nigeria to a superior court of record, there have been a lot of controversies as to the nature and scope of the constitutional right of appeal from decisions of the NICN.

Recently, the Court of Appeal ("CA") delivered its decision ("Decision") in the case of Central Bank of Nigeria v. Adani Mega System Limited (Appeal No. CA/ABJ/CV/1300/2023) (the "Appeal").