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Deepfakes enable the creation of highly realistic yet entirely fabricated images, videos, and audio recordings that portray individuals engaging in acts they never performed or making statements they never made. This technological capability presents a significant legal challenge: how should courts respond when manipulated electronic evidence is so convincing that it appears authentic and aligns with surrounding circumstances? Consider a situation in which two individuals are falsely depicted in a video attending a particular location and committing a wrongful act.

Traditionally, legal scholarship existed primarily within textbooks, academic journals, law reports, classroom discussions, and institutional research environments. Universities, courts, and professional bodies largely controlled the production and dissemination of legal knowledge through structured and regulated channels. However, digital technology and the globalisation of information have fundamentally transformed both the nature of legal scholarship and access to it.

In shifting the burden of APP fraud from consumers to financial institutions, the CBN Guidelines signal a significant recalibration of responsibility in Nigeria’s digital payment space, but their effectiveness ultimately depends on addressing critical gaps in accountability, uniform standards, and fair dispute resolution.

The notion of judicial independence in Nigeria sits at the crossroads of constitutional promise and political reality. While legal frameworks provide for an autonomous judiciary, the practical application is frequently undermined by executive interference, financial control, and systemic opacity.

The real estate sector in Nigeria has witnessed a fast growth rate, driven by the need for urbanization and investment. The discussion presented in this work reveals key issues in the sector and shows the inter-relation between fraud, compliance, and legal enforcement. Notably, the prevalence of money laundering, land fraud, and regulatory lapses presents serious threats to transparency and investor confidence.

The Black’s Law Dictioary explains "emergency" to mean a situation that requires immediate attention and remedial action, involving injury, loss of life, damage to property, or catastrophic interference with normal activities, or a sudden, unexpected, or impending situation.

CONTRIBUTED BY E. O. OKOSUN ESQ Introduction The swift expansion and widespread acceptance of digital assets, especially cryptocurrencies, have garnered international scrutiny regarding their regulation and economic impact. As Nigeria’s digital asset sector undergoes ongoing development, the imperative for comprehensive…

The general position adopted in Nigeria owing to the Child Rights Act is 18 years. While this might seem like a uniform provision, it is worthy of note that just 24 out of 36 states in Nigeria have ratified this Act.

Air Service Agreement or air transport agreement, is a bilateral or multilateral agreement between countries that outlines the terms and conditions for international air services between their respective territories.