CategoriesNewsPresident Muhammadu Buhari, on 16 August 2021, signed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), 2021 into law, following its passage by the National Assembly in July 2021, ending a long wait since the early 2000s. This marks a significant milestone for Nigeria’s oil industry and a historic achievement.
CategoriesFirm NewsThe 2019 edition of the Nigerian Legal Awards held in Lagos, with a host of legal luminaries across the country being recognised.
The Awards which is convened by ESQ Legal Blitz, a platform projecting the achievements of legal players within Nigeria’s business law community, took place on Friday, November 1, 2019.
CategoriesFirm NewsWe are pleased to announce that on Sunday, November 7, 2021, Alliance Law Firm was distinguished at the 2021 edition of the ESQ Awards. The Firm was the recipient of the following prestigious awards:
CategoriesLawA trail of circulars from Central Bank of Nigeria and Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission has thrown the tech industry in a panic
CategoriesFirm NewsOur Managing Partner, Uche Val Obi, SAN, was one of the speakers at the prestigious and widely attended May 2021 MSI Virtual EMEA Regional Conference, which had a boastful attendance of several firms and practitioners from across the globe, where he gave insights and made impactful contributions at the breakout sessions on Firm Operations and Technology, especially in the light of the COVID 19 pandemic which nearly destabilized the world economy.
CategoriesLegalOn January 4, 2021, WhatsApp Messenger (“WhatsApp” or the “Company”), a cross-platform instant messaging application that allows smartphone users to exchange text, image, video and audio messages for free issued an update to its current privacy policy (the “Policy”) of July 20, 2020, to come into effect on February 8, 2021. The highlight of the Policy noted that […]
CategoriesLegalAn interesting matter arose revolving around the famous ‘Carlton dance’, created and popularised by Alfonso Ribeiro who co-starred alongside Will Smith in the globally adored and family favourite sitcom, ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ which aired in the 90’s.
CategoriesLegalBy the provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA), the notice required for the calling of a company meeting (general meeting), either an Annual General Meeting or an Extraordinary General Meeting, is to be given to all persons who are entitled to attend such meeting. Persons entitled to the notice of a company […]
CategoriesFirm UpdateThe apex bank in Nigeria recently issued a circular to all Payment Service Providers, Banks and Other Financial institutions. This circular streamlines payments system licensing according to permissible activities. Without doubt, this new licensing framework will give clarity to new and existing market participants within the Nigerian payments system
CategoriesLegalEveryday, people fall in love, fall out of love, get married, do the impossible in the name of love, hearts are broken, tears flow freely, parties propose openly, jilted individuals commit suicide among other occurrences.
