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The Informal Sector and Taxation in Nigeria

Definition The mass of economic activities can be categorized into formal and informal sectors. The Informal sector, which is the focus of this paper is also known as the “grey economy”. The sector widely ...

Photo Privacy and Media/Image Rights in Nigeria

Introduction This paper in the first part reviews the enforcement regime when a person’s picture is taken without permission. In the second part, this paper reviews the remedies available to a person whose ...

A Guide to the Nigerian Mobile Money Market in 2015

Introduction Since mobile money was introduced in Nigeria in 2011, there have been reservations, ambivalence and criticism of the efficiency of the Mobile Money Operators (MMOs) in the payments ecosystem, with most ...

The Digital Music Industry: the need for fairer rules of engagement

INTRODUCTION The music industry is rapidly evolving into a purely digital industry, with streaming and downloading advancing as the primary means of gaining access to music. According to IFPI’s Digital Music ...

Image Rights and IP in Nigeria

Introduction Businesses rise and fall as a result of how they deal with their intellectual property among other things. The intellectual property of a business includes trade marks, patents, designs and copyrights. ...

Tax and Ecclesiastical Bodies in Nigeria

This paper seeks to shed more light on the provisions of the law relating to taxation of religious bodies. This has become necessary to balance the state of our laws with the emotion-laden clamor for enforcement of ...

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On September 28 and 29, 2015, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) in collaboration with the Growth & Employment Project (GEM) and sponsored by the World Bank, organised the 2nd Nigerian Digital Music Summit ...

Competition Law As It Affects Restrictive Practices

Introduction Competition Law proposes via institutionalized legal framework, a free market economy where prices are not fixed by the competitors in a bid to manipulate the final consumer, rather it ensures a free ...

Celebrity Endorsements

Celebrity endorsement of businesses and products dates back to the 1760s. Josiah Wedgwood, the founder of the Wedgwood brand of pottery and chinaware, also called the father of the modern brand; used the royal ...

General Overview of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) Regime

Introduction Foreign Investment (FI) is one of the major sources of economic development and can exist in different forms such as; Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Portfolio Investment, Commercial Loans etc. FIs are ...