Annotations

Annotations Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act 2020

  • October 20, 2023
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Section 18: Right To Form A Company This section outlines the provisions for forming and incorporating a company under the Act. Subsection (1) emphasizes that two or more individuals can come together to establish a company by fulfilling the registration requirements specified in the Act. Subsection (2) states that even a single individual can form […]

Federal Legislation

Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015

  • October 19, 2023
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The Act provides an effective, unified and comprehensive legal, regulatory and institutional framework for the prohibition, prevention, detection, prosecution and punishment of cybercrimes in Nigeria. This act also ensures the protection of critical national information infrastructure, and promotes cybersecurity and the protection of computer systems and networks, electronic communications, data and computer programs, intellectual property […]

Federal Legislation

Customs and Excise Management Act

  • October 19, 2023
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An Act to regulate the management and collection of duties of customs and excise, and for purposes ancillary thereto  PART I. — PRELIMINARY  “Aircraft” includes all balloons (whether captive or free kites, gliders, airships and flying machines;  “Approved route” has the meaning assigned by section 18;  “Approved wharf’ has the meaning assigned by section 14;  […]

Federal Legislation

Copyright Act

  • October 19, 2023
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An Act to make provisions for the definition, protection, transfer, infringement of and remedy and penalty thereof of the copyright in literary works, musical works, artistic works, cinematograph films, sound recordings, broadcast, and other ancillary matters. (1) subject to this section, the following shall be eligible for copyright- literary works; musical works; artistic works; cinematograph […]