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I am Faith Saiki, a Legal Practitioner practising in Nigeria. I am very passionate about the law and its intricacies, I also love educating people and solving legal problems. I understand that legal concepts, knowledge, and terms are generally complex, hence this blog is dedicated to simplifying and educating legal practitioners & non-legal practitioners on various aspects of the law. I will be sharing legal articles, knowledge and materials bordering on various aspects of the law. I will also be sharing what I have specially curated as, "legal nuggets" which are summarised legal knowledge and tips. This blog promises to be educative, insightful, and interactive!

Legal illumination and clarity always.

Faith Saiki

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DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGES IN NIGERIA: A STATUTORY APPROACH

Marriages contracted under the Marriage Act can only be dissolved in accordance with Matrimonial Causes Act (“ MCA ”). These are statutory marriages conducted in the any of the marriage registries in Nigeria (which are popularly referred to as Court marriages) and marriages conducted by churches who are licensed by the Government to conduct statutory marriages. Marriages conducted under native law and custom (aka traditional marriages), marriages in churches that are not licensed (aka white marriages) cannot be dissolved under the MCA. The 2 Year Rule Dissolution of a statutory marriage under the MCA cannot be instituted within 2 years of the commencement of the marriage [1] except with the permission of the Court. [2] This is called the 2 year rule. There are a few exceptions to this 2 year rule and these include instances where one of the parties to the marriage committed adultery, has refused to consummate the marriage, has committed rape, sodomy or bestiality ...

LEGAL MATTERS IN BUSINESS; IMPLICATIONS OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 2020, THE FINANCE ACT OF 2019 AND THE FINANCE ACT OF 2020 ON SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES

Nigeria is the Country with the largest GDP in Africa and SMEs make up for 95% of the business in the Country. Needless to say, SMEs play a very important role the growth and development of the economy of Nigeria. The Government has made some laudable attempts to promote the ease of doing business in Nigeria. In the past three years three laws have been passed to improve business operations in Nigeria. These are the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020, the Finance Act of 2019 and the Finance Act of 2020. We shall review the implications of the these laws on SMEs in Nigeria. THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 2020 The Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 repealed the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990 and it was passed into law by an assent of the President on the 7 th of August, 2020. This aim of this act was to ease and improve the operations of businesses in Nigeria. The Act introduced new modalities like the decrease in the incorporation f...

YOU DON'T HAVE A RIGHT?

Every citizen of Nigeria has fundamental rights which are enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). The importance of fundamental rights cannot be over emphasized as they are the bedrock of any democratic society. These rights include a citizen’s right to life, right to dignity of person and right to personal liberty amongst other rights. However, there are certain limitations imposed on these rights by the Constitution where in such instances, a citizen’s fundamental right would not have been violated. We shall consider these fundamental rights and also the limitations in an attempt to answer the question: “To what ext...

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