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Alhaji Bello and Mr. Chukwuma are business partners operating a logistics company, Swift-Move Nigeria Ltd, headquartered in Abuja (Federal Capital Territory). Following a dispute regarding non-payment…
The National Assembly of Nigeria passed the 'Financial Institutions Regulation Act 2022', granting powers to the Minister of Finance to make regulations for the smooth implementation of the Act. Exerc…
Chief Olanrewaju, a prominent cocoa merchant in Ibadan, Oyo State, entered into a commercial contract with Apex Holdings Ltd for the lease of agricultural land. The contract stipulated that any disput…
Under the Nigerian legal system, customary law is an essential source of law but must satisfy certain statutory validity tests before it can be enforced by the courts. Which test specifically requires…
In the context of Received English Law as a source of Nigerian law, Statutes of General Application (SOGAs) consist of English statutes that were in force in England on or before which cut-off date?
Under Section 1(3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), what is the legal effect of any law that is inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution?
Which of the following statements correctly reflects the application of the doctrine of judicial precedent (stare decisis) within the Nigerian court hierarchy?
For a customary law rule to be enforced by a court in Nigeria, it must pass three statutory validity tests. Which of the following correctly identifies these three tests?
Pursuant to Section 251(1)(e) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and Section 868 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, which court possesses exclus…
Under Section 245(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), an appeal lies from decisions of a State Customary Court of Appeal directly to the Court of Appeal under …
Received English law constitutes one of the sources of Nigerian law. Which of the following instruments is the primary legislation that governs the application of English law in Nigeria at the federal…
Under the Nigerian legal system, which source of law takes precedence over all other sources in cases of conflict, as expressly provided by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as…
Customary law is a recognised source of law in Nigeria. For customary law to be applicable and enforceable by a Nigerian court, it must satisfy certain validity tests. Which of the following is NOT on…
A legal practitioner in Lagos is researching the legislative powers of the National Assembly and the State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria. She discovers that a State House of Assembly has enacted a law…
Which of the following correctly describes the hierarchy of courts in Nigeria from the highest to the lowest in the federal judicial structure?
The Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 is a primary legislation and a key source of commercial law in Nigeria. In the context of the Nigerian legal system and sources of law, subsidiary legi…
The doctrine of judicial precedent (stare decisis) is a fundamental principle of the Nigerian legal system. In which of the following scenarios is a lower court BOUND by a prior decision?