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A Country that is Divided against Itself By Francis Ogunbowale So much frustration has been expressed regarding the mindless cashless policy, introduced by the CBN, which took currency away from the innocent masses and made them to either queue up strangely in banks, to beg...

By Francis Ogunbowale The general purpose of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act 2015, is mainly to provide a unified legal framework to curb cybercrimes and prescribe punishment for the offenders. Section 17(1) deals with bindingness of electronic signature of the originator on the originator...

By Francis Ogunbowale The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) was established by Decree 47 of 1979 and amended by the ITF Act 2011. Its purpose is to stimulate training consciousness, generate skilled manpower, enhance human performance and improve productivity. ITF is expected to survive, among others,...

By Francis Ogunbowale. In Nigeria where about one hundred million of the population live below one dollar per day, and the survival rate grossly suppressed by Covid-19 pandemic, micro credit institutions no doubt may become a very potent and dependable means of alleviating poverty. Unfortunately,...

There is controversy in the recent time on whether a WhatsApp Group Administrator can be liable for an objectionable post or crime by a member of the group. Those who believe that an Administrator can be vicariously liable hinged their argument on the fact that...