[1] Section 863 CAMA 2020
[2] John Akinselure, Regulation of Non-Governmental Organisations under the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020. The Nigerian Juridical Review 16 (2021): 1-18.
[3] Ejiroghene Eferakeya, What’s in a Name?’ Issues in Conflict of Corporate Names in Nigeria (2021). Available on Mondaq:https://www.mondaq.com/nigeria/trademark/1081998/-whats-in-a-name-issues-in-conflict-of-corporate-names-in-nigeria
[4] This is the rationale behind the enactment of the Nigerian Cybercrime Act (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) No. 17 of 2015. Section 58
[5] See sections 8(1)(a)(ii), 30(4), 41(1)(e), and 852(1) CAMA. Cited in Ejiroghene Eferakeya: Nigeria: What’s In A Name?’ Issues In Conflict Of Corporate Names In Nigeria. https://www.mondaq.com/nigeria/trademark/1081998/-whats-in-a-name-issues-in-conflict-of-corporate-names-in-nigeria
[6] Interestingly, it is rarely a problem when one person has the exact same name as another, to the extent that there is no impersonation. Usually, there would still be identifying traits; persons with the same names will typically still seem distinguishable. Even identical twins typically do not share the same forenames in addition to having the same last name.
[7] Ngozi C. Uzoka, An Appraisal of Limited Liability Partnership and Limited Partnership Under Nigerian CAMA 2020. Journal of Commercial and Property Law 9, no. 2 (2022): 159-167.
[8] Abu Zayyad, Hala Mohammed, Zaid Mohammad Obeidat, Muhammad Turki Alshurideh, Mohammd Abuhashesh, Mahmoud Maqableh, and Ra’ed Masa’deh. Corporate Social Responsibility and Patronage Intentions: The mediating effect of brand credibility. Journal of Marketing Communications 27, no. 5 (2021): 510-533.
[9] Ibid
[10] Pınar Özkan, Seda Süer, İstem Köymen Keser, and İpek Deveci Kocakoç. The effect of service quality and customer satisfaction on customer loyalty: The mediation of perceived value of services, corporate image, and corporate reputation. International Journal of Bank Marketing 38, no. 2 (2020): 384-405.
[11] Thanh Tiep Le, Corporate Social Responsibility and SMEs’ performance: Mediating Role of Corporate Image, Corporate Reputation and Customer Loyalty. International Journal of Emerging Markets (2022).
[12] Section 868(2) “A business name registered under this Act shall not be construed as authorizing the use of such name if, absent such registration, the use could be prohibited.”
[13] [2009] 8 NWLR (Pt.1142), 35
[14] Supra, p.54.
[15] Section 1 CAMA.
[16] Section 8(1)(a)(i) CAMA.