he Nigerian government has issued Small Scale Mining Leases to a few companies to begin lithium mining operations in the country. These permits are issued by the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and are valid for a period of five years.
“Any mental disorder severe enough that it prevents a person from having legal capacity and excuses the person from criminal or civil responsibility”. It is also a social and legal term rather than a medical one used to denote that degree of mental illness which negates the individual’s legal responsibility or capacity”
As petroleum activities continue to flourish, the pressing question arises – how will Nigeria handle the inevitable disuse and abandonment of onshore and offshore oil and gas infrastructure? The answer lies in decommissioning, a concept that addresses the sustainable removal and disposal of these facilities
ut in cases where there are allegations that the award is a result of corruption or that the Arbitrator is guilty of misconduct9, the Courts in these instances have handed out the indices upon which it may be said that an Arbitrator misconducted himself, thereby necessitating the setting aside of any award to wit
[No. 25 A 795] ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section: PART I—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTITIONERS Establishment of the Chartered Institute of Social Work Practitioners. Functions of the Institute. Membership of the Institute. Membership privileges. Duties of members and code of conduct. Governing Council of the Institute. Functions of the Council. The President…
“There is no doubt that by virtue of Section 82(1) of the Electoral Act, every registered political party shall give the 3rd respondent (INEC) at least 21 days, notice of any congress, conference or meeting convened for the purpose of nominating candidates for elective office under the Act. The provision is mandatory and failure to…
“It has been held severally by this court that the function of an appellate court is primarily to determine whether a decision appealed against is right or wrong and not necessarily whether the reasons for the decision are right or wrong. See: Wilson Vs Oshin (2000) 5 SC (Pt.III) 1: (2000) LPELR-3497(SC) @ 36-31E –…
“The law is quite well settled that an appellate court does not generally interfere with concurrent findings of fact unless such findings are shown to be perverse. A decision or finding is said to be perverse where it runs counter to the pleadings and evidence on record; or where the learned trial Judge took into…
(1) A suspect who is arrested, whether with or without a warrant, shall be taken immediately with reasonable dispatch to a police station, or other place for the reception of suspect, and shall be promptly informed of the allegation against him in the language he understands. (2) A person who has the custody of an arrested suspect…