Introduction When Kanu Nwankwo was projected as “Papilo” in the “Peak Milk” advert after Nigeria’s tremendous victory at the historic 1994 Olympic football match, Nigerians were moved by that sentiment/psychology and almost every local footballer, nay, every home touched by love for this footballer took to drinking no other milk but Peak Milk. The huge...Read More

STOP PRESS! Last stop, the joint press conference by major IP associations in Nigeria organised and hosted by the IP Committee of NBA-SBL in celebration of the World IP Day. In attendance were our Mr. Afam Nwokedi-Chairman IP Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association-Section on Business Law (IPC NBA-SBL), Mr. Otu Ukoyen- Secretary, Intellectual Property...Read More

Its been a very busy period for our IP department. First was the was the very well attended and received seminar in Lagos titled “Wither Nigerian IP in the 21st Century” hosted by Intellectual Property Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association-Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) chaired by our Principal Partner and Group Head, Mr. Afam...Read More

Introduction The abuse of the role and status of an Alternate Director and its stultifying effects on the Corporate Governance practices in Nigeria forms the bedrock of this work. An alternate director in Nigeria is no more than a director created pursuant to the Memorandum and Articles of Association (the MeMart) of a Limited Liability...Read More

Definition The mass of economic activities can be categorized into formal and informal sectors. The Informal sector, which is the focus of this paper is also known as the “grey economy”. The sector widely acclaimed for its wealth creation function, as well as its personal income generation capacity, through a variety of small-scale/entrepreneurial activities is...Read More

Introduction This paper, in its first part, reviews the enforcement regime when a person’s picture is taken without permission. In the second part, this paper reviews the remedies available to a person whose picture or any other aspect of their personality is used for advertisements and other commercial purposes. The two topics for discussion are:...Read More

Introduction The term ‘knowledge economy/knowledge based economy’ was formulated in the 1960s to describe a shift from traditional economies which majorly focused on land, labour and capital as factors of production to ones which are based on information and innovation (Intellectual Assets). An innovation could either be in a product or a process i.e. the...Read More

On September 28 and 29, 2015, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) in collaboration with the Growth & Employment Project (GEM) and sponsored by the World Bank, organised the 2nd Nigerian Digital Music Summit themed “Establishing the Basic Rules of Engagement in the Digital Environment”. The two-day event provided an opportunity for key players in the...Read More

Introduction Since mobile money was introduced in Nigeria in 2011, there have been reservations, ambivalence and criticism of the efficiency of the Mobile Money Operators (MMOs) in the payments ecosystem, with most critics citing insufficient capital and lack of industry knowledge by the MMOs as a big challenge. Nigeria currently has 21 licensed Mobile Money...Read More

INTRODUCTION The music industry is rapidly evolving into a purely digital industry, with streaming and downloading advancing as the primary means of gaining access to music. According to IFPI’s Digital Music Report 2015, revenues from digital music services in 2014, for the first time, was at par with those from physical sales, representing 46% of...Read More