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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) under Section 6 (f) of the NITDA Act 2007 wishes to provide this advisory to Nigerians to address Nigerian concerns on changes to Whatsapp Terms of Service and Privacy Policy which took effect on 15″ May, 2021. Millions of Nigerians use Whatsapp platform for business, social educational, and other purposes. The platform is the social media platform of choice for many Nigerians. To understand the issues and give an opportunity to explain its views, NITDA in collaboration with the African Network of Data Protection Authorities engaged Facebook Incorporated, the owners of Whatsapp platform,…

There is no getting away from Layi Babatunde, SAN. Aside from being a respected senior lawyer who has practised law for more than 35 years, his interventions in the Nigerian political, media and legal landscapes are legendary. The recipient of several legal honours, he is the Chairman of Lawbreed Foundation, an organization established to promote legal education in Nigeria and award scholarship to deserving students. He is the Editor in Chief of the Judgments of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (the official law reports of the Supreme Court of Nigeria), a series of books he has been editing for the…

All Existing Companies, Esteemed Customers and the General Public are hereby informed that the Minister of Industry, trade and Investment has approved an amendment to Regulation 13 of the Companies Regulations, 2021 allowing an extension to the period for complying with the requirements of issued share capital under Section 124 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA) by Existing Companies with unissued share capital up to 3151 December 2022. Existing Companies with unissued share capital are advised to take advantage of the extended period to comply with the requirements of issued share capital under the Section. All Existing…

By Henry Ojelu & Onozure Dania As the strike action embarked on by Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, to demand financial autonomy for the judiciary enters day nine, some Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs spoke on JUSUN’s position and what the state governments must do. Judiciary must be emancipated now— Ozekhome, SAN Rights activist and lawyer, Mike Ozekhome expressed  support for the ongoing JUSUN strike, insisting that the judiciary must be emancipated now. He said: “Autonomy as prescribed by the Constitution, is the goal of the JUSUN strike. No more, no less. This was why I supported President Muhammadu…

Popoola v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) Court (s) Database Federal Court Decisions Date 2021-04-08 Neutral citation 2021 FC 305 File numbers IMM-6692-19 Date: 20210408 Docket: IMM-6692-19 Citation: 2021 FC 305 Ottawa, Ontario, April 8, 2021 PRESENT: Mr. Justice Sébastien Grammond BETWEEN: OLUSHOLA WAZZI POPOOLA Applicant and THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Respondent JUDGMENT AND REASONS [1] Mr. Popoola is a citizen of Nigeria and a former member of the Nigerian Police Force. He was found to be inadmissible to Canada because there are reasonable grounds to believe that he engaged in crimes against humanity while…

As in William Golding’s classic novel, Lord of the Flies, Layi Babatude, exposes the capacity of man for untold evil in his newly released Dark Hearts. That said, there are two significant differences in the premises of these two works. While Golding explores how the sudden absence of a supervisory authority and governing law turn lads, hitherto innocent and believed to be devoid of the devious tendencies that attends the experience of growing up, into dangerous savages; Dark Hearts dwells on the willful and unbridled planning and execution of evil by adults. In addition, while Golding’s evergreen novel is pure…

The Honourable Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba has directed that all Magistrates from Grade Level 10 and above that were affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic Work From Home Directive of the Lagos State Government to to resume work on Wednesday, 24th March 2021. This excludes Magistrates posted to the JIC Taylor Magistrate Court Igbosere, who are to await further directives in this regard, a statement from the Deputy Chief Registrar (Admin) Omolade Awope said on Monday. This development has been applauded by lawyers, litigants and other court users.

By Niran Adedokun As in William Golding’s classic novel, Lord of the Flies, Layi Babatude, exposes the capacity of man for untold evil in his newly released Dark Hearts. That said, there are two significant differences in the premises of these two works. While Golding explores how the sudden absence of a supervisory authority and governing law turn lads, hitherto innocent and believed to be devoid of the devious tendencies that attends the experience of growing up, into dangerous savages; Dark Hearts dwells on the willful and unbridled planning and execution of evil by adults. In addition, while Golding’s evergreen…

To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Diana saves Steve Trevor who has crashed on Themyscira. He warns her of the great war, World War I, raging across the globe. Wonder Woman…

To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Diana saves Steve Trevor who has crashed on Themyscira. He warns her of the great war, World War I, raging across the globe. Wonder Woman…