LAW PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 1. ASSESSMENT OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, AND THE PRESS

  » ABSTRACT This study was carried out to assess freedom of information Act (FOIA), and the press in Nigeria. The study made use of qualitative research method. The researcher consulted secondary sources such as books, journals, and magazines for the collection of data. This study reviews the Nigeria Freedom of Information Act, 2011 and discusses the progress that has been made so far with the enactm...Continue Reading »

  80 pages |  61 engagements | 

• 2. THE LAW OF COMPULSORY ACQUISITION AND COMPENSATION AND THE LAW OF EQUITY

  » INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR THE STUDY Although the various governments in the federation could acquire land at any time by working their power of eminent domain they still (most in the south) face the problem of rigidity associated with native laws and customs. In an attempt to breakdown these rigidity the various land laws were enacted by government among which are public land acquis...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  76 engagements | 

• 3. EFFECT OF GRADED LEVELS OF MAIZE COB MEAL AS REPLACEMENT FOR DIETARY MAIZE ON TH...

  » ABSTRACT A feeding trial was conducted with thirty (30) weaner rabbits with average weight of 355.00g of mixed breed (New Zealand X American Chinchilla) and mixed sexes to investigate the nutritive potentials of maize cob meal (MCM). Thirty mixed breed rabbits were used and randomly assigned to treatment T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 in which MCM replaced maize at 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% weight for weight re...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  68 engagements | 

• 4. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SYSTEM BETWEEN THE ANTARCTIC TREATY SYSTEM AND THE ARCT...

  » ABSTRACT Antarctica and the Arctic often regarded as polar regions located at the south and north poles respectively plays an important role of sunlight reflection in the climatic system. Such geo metrological function of the polar regions ensures the maintenance of balance on planet earth hence the need for protection of the regions as global commons. Thus, the focus of this paper is to x ray the...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  71 engagements | 

• 5. A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SECTION 144 OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION (MUSA YARâ€�...

  » ABSTRACT On the 23rd of November, 2009, President Musa Yar’Adua left Nigeria for treatment abroad in an undisclosed country. For the next 80 days, nobody heard from or saw the federal republic of Nigeria. Even the vice president, Goodluck Jonathan, could not give any reasonable report of the president’s whereabouts. The activities of the federal executive coun...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  61 engagements | 

• 6. ROLES OF LEGISLATURE IN IMPEACHMENT PROCEDINGS UNDER THE 1999 CONSTITUTION

  » ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to explore the roles of Legislature in impeachment proceeding under the 1999 constitution. The principal function of the Legislative arm of government is to legislate and make law for good governance in accordance with the provisions of the constitution. The Legislative power is vested in the National Assembly which consists of the Senate and the House of Represen...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  71 engagements | 

• 7. THE LAND USE ACT OF 1978. APPRAISAL, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

  » ABSTRACT From time immemorial through the period of agriculture to the period of industrial development, land has remained the mo man and his development. It is a source of wealth to those who have it and the mother of all properties. In other words, virtually all the basic needs of human existence are land dependent. In view of the importance and usefulness of land to man and his development as w...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  -1 engagements | 

• 8. THE CONCEPT OF ARTIFICIAL LEGAL ENTITY AND LIMITED LIABILITY IN ISLAMIC LAW

  » Abstract Many orientalists, among others Joseph Schacht , are of the view that Islamic Legal System does not recognize the concept of “Juristic Person” i.e. Corporations, Universities and Organizations. This is our point of departure and we attempt to highlight in this paper that Islamic Law recognizes “Juristic Person”. Admittedly ...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  52 engagements | 

• 9. RIGHT OF EXPRESSION UNDER THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION. ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

  » ABSTRACT The entrenchment of Right of Expression as a fundamental human right in Nigeria could be traced to the 1960 Independence Constitution and those that followed it. The Independence Constitution of 1960 and the Republican Constitution of 1963 have provisions for the protection of fundamental human rights. The 1979 and the 1999 constitutions went further by providing a bill of right. This ent...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  -1 engagements | 

• 10. DUTY OF CARE ITS IMPLICATIONS TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN NIGERIA

  » ABSTRACT The Medical field is one of the most referred and reverenced profession in that it deals with the lives of human beings and in the course of their dealings with patients, these patients go through tests, operations, diagnosis to mention but a few. The Medical professionals in the course of discharging their duties are sometimes Negligent as regards adhering strictly to their professional ...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  -1 engagements | 

• 11. EXAMINING PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN NIGERIA (POTENTIALS AND CHALLENGES)

  » ABSTRACT Public Private Partnership has been said to be a long term agreement between a government agencyvery of goods or services with both party sharing in the risks and rewards inherent in the delivery of the goods or service which include financial risks and responsibilities. Public Private Partnership is an answer to the high demand for infrastructure which is at an all time high which is not...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  -1 engagements | 

• 12. COMPETENCE AND COMPELLABILITY IS CHILD EVIDENCE ADMISSIBLE

  » ABSTRACT Determination of lawsuits is highly dependent on these availability of evidence. In law, every person is a competent witness in any judicial proceeding unless otherwise prevented by the law. And every compellable witness is a competent witness as the court will not compel anyone to give evidence, if he is incompetent to do so. However, it is not every competent witness that is compellable...Continue Reading »

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• 13. CONVENTIONAL AND ISLAMIC MORTGAGE FINANCING (A LEGAL COMPARISON)

  » ABSTRACT Home ownership has been a problem to many people in Nigeria. This is the more reason why efforts are being made from all quarters to alleviate this problem. The two most prominent of these efforts are the Home Financing Schemes, otherwise known as Mortgage Financing, which are made by the public corporations and private institution. The effort of the public corporations is known as Conven...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  -1 engagements | 

• 14. A REVIEW OF THE STATE OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN NIGERIA FROM 2007 TO 2015

  » Successive governments in Nigeria have shown commitment to improving the availability of electricity in Nigeria, with the formulation of several regulations and policies. Several projects to increase the generation capacity has been implemented, and some completed, but the transmission and distribution capacities have not grown pari passu. The electricity generation capacity, in 2014, has increase...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  42 engagements | 

• 15. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION: OFF-GRID EXPERIENCE IN THE NIGER DELTA

  » The data for rural electrification projects, on grid connectivity, population and others, was collected from the relevant papers and websites. The data was analysed graphically or statistically and the findings were discussed. The Niger Delta states have more generating, transmission and distribution facilities than in most other parts of Nigeria but these facilities are disproportionally distribu...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  49 engagements | 

• 16. A REVIEW OF OIL AND GAS COMPANIES COMPLIANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS IN NIG...

  » The goal of this research is to examine to what extent oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria had been compliant with environmental regulations and laws governing their operations. The projects executed by these companies that had significantly reduced environmental pollutions and how these companies responded to environmental related issues were discussed. The Oil and Gas companies discussed ...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  45 engagements | 

• 17. RECOVERY OF PREMISES IN NIGERIA; PRACTICE, PROCEDURE AND PRECEDENTS.

  » This is a must read for any legal practitioner whom often times is involved in property litigation and recovery...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  43 engagements | 

• 18. MORTGAGE FINANCING IN NIGERIA: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES

  » ABSTRACT Mortgage financing are structured financial arrangements provided byapproved financial institutions that accept real estate as security for theloan. Basically, mortgage financing is used to acquire or purchase ordevelop a property. However, it is also used to access the equity on anexisting property. This research work examined various mortgagefinancing policies in Nigeria, highlight thei...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  64 engagements | 

• 19. THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON PRODUCT LIABILITY

  » The world is a global village with goods and services, being distributed around the globe through trade. The advent of globalization portends great economic development for developing nations such as Nigeria. However in the course of this transfer of trade, there is the incidence of injury which can result from the incessant transfer of harmful and hazardous products. Therefore this paper is poise...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  51 engagements | 

• 20. COMPETITION LAW IN THE TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA

  » ABSTRACT Every viable legal system must have laws that regulate competition in other to adequately protect the market economy and ensure that the interests of consumers are adequately protected. This work therefore appraises the rules and regulations that have been instituted to encourage healthy competition in the telecommunication industry in Nigeria. This article therefore proffers suggestions ...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  48 engagements |