Data Protection: Legal Obligations of Companies and Rights of Customers
Introduction In today’s fast-growing digitalized marketplace, there is a significant deviation from the traditional means of visiting a store to purchase a product or obtain services as it has become convenient for consumers to click a few buttons, input other personal information and receive the product or services within a specified time frame. During the […]
Data protection under NDPR: Obligations of companies and rights of customers
Introduction In today’s fast-growing digitalized marketplace, there is a significant deviation from the traditional means of visiting a store to purchase a product or obtain services as it has become convenient for consumers to click a few buttons, input other personal information and receive the product or services within a specified time frame. During the […]
Medical negligence in Nigeria: Rights of patients and available remedies for breach
Introduction The doctor-patient relationship is established where a person in need of medical attention seeks the services of a physician who accepts to diagnose, advise or treat the person. In Nigeria, there are ethical and legal duties owed by physicians and corresponding rights available to patients. Consequently, where a physician fails to carry out these […]
Registering your intellectual property in Nigeria
Introduction The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) defines Intellectual property as the legal rights which result from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary and artistic fields. It is a right given by law to protect the creations made from the human intellect and it prevents third parties from profiting, copying or using these creations […]
Tax evasion in Nigeria
TAX EVASION IN NIGERIA Introduction According to the Black’s Law Dictionary “Tax is a charge usually monetary, imposed by the government on persons, entities, transactions or property to yield public revenue”. It has been a vital source of any government’s revenue for time immemorial as the government uses the money accrued from tax to perform […]