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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is the agency responsible for regulating and granting permits for the exportation, importation, manufacture, and the registration of products such as drugs, chemicals, consumable goods, cosmetics, biological, and medical services which…

As a rule, a citizen of any foreign country who desires to work or reside in Nigeria must procure a visa for either a short stay or permanent residence. It ultimately means you must comply with the immigration requirements of Nigeria. What is…

INTRODUCTION Probate practice deals with the procedure of administration of the estate of the deceased after his death. It also refers to the procedure for grant of probate and letters of administration in both contentious and non-contentious cases. Probate or letters of administration…

Unlike marriage, getting divorce (“Decree of Dissolution”) in Nigeria, is no walk in the park. The process can be overwhelming, frustrating and sometimes messy if not properly managed. Courts are very mindful and reluctant to dissolve marriages, as its priority is to…

What is a Pre-Nuptial Agreement? A prenuptial agreement (“prenup” for short), as the name implies, is a written contract created by two people before they are married. A prenup typically lists all of the property each person owns (as well as any debts)…

INTRODUCTION Letter of administration in Nigeria is the legal authority granted by the Probate Court to a person called the administrator or administratrix to administer the estate or property of a person who died intestate. A person is said to have died intestate when…

Sometimes,  as the landlord or owner of a real estate property you are faced with evicting a tenant from your property. The reason could be that the tenant has either violated the tenancy agreement, refused to pay the rent as at when…

Personal Income Tax (PIT) is a statutory obligation imposed by the government on the incomes of individuals, communities and families, trustees or executors of any settlement. In Nigeria, PIT is guided by the Personal Income Tax Act Cap P8 LFN 2004 (as…

A legal practitioner is entitled to be paid his professional fees for work done for a client. The Rules of Professional Conduct 2007 provide that a legal practitioner is entitled to be paid his professional fees. However, the Rules as well as the Legal…