What Labour & Employment Lawyers do and how to find them online
Most times when we secure a new job, we are more interested in the pay Cheque. We become too excited to read in between lines until we fall out with the employer...
Category: Know your Rights
Why you need a lawyer to review your contracts and how to find one online
You may be surprised to find out that words you use every day may have different meanings and implications in contract. Those words if not properly used may get you or your...
Change of Name Is A Constitutional Right
by O. G. Chukkol. It is not unusual for people to change their names in Nigeria. The reasons behind that are diverse. Changing of name is hardly a problem since it mostly...
8 offences that can land someone in jail under the NYSC Act
The resignation of Nigeria’s Minister of Finance as a result of the controversy surrounding her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate has put the NYSC Act on the spotlight. Courtroom Mail in...
Eight ways you may go to jail in Nigeria because of marriage
Marriage in Nigeria is a serious business regulated by two main laws; the Marriage act and the Matrimonial causes act. The laws provide almost exhaustively, protections for parties to a marriage. However,...
If you want a divorce from a Nigerian Court,you must prove any of these
For a court in Nigeria to grant divorce to a party to matrimonial proceeding, it must be on the ground that the marriage has broken down irretrievably.Anthony Atata writes for Courtroom Mail(This...
How to validly refund or reject a bride price in Nigeria-What the Law says
This content is written for the numerous Courtroom mail readers who are not lawyers so will be devoid of any Jargon. In most part Nigeria,payment of bride price is a thing of...
Premium Content: If you see this Clause in your tenancy agreement, please don’t sign
Many people do not pay attention to the clauses in their tenancy agreements. The truth is that, you don’t need to but when you don’t, make sure your lawyers do. If this...
Yes, you can marry your Cousin under the Nigerian Law-You can also marry your father in law if…
Under the Nigerian Law, there is a list of people you cannot marry. That list is treated in this article. For your information, your cousin is not on the list. This article...
These are the people who are qualified to be members of NJC
By the provision of Paragraph 20 of Part One of the Third Schedule to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended. The national Judicial Council shall comprise the...