The Chief Judge of Oyo State on 28th April 2020 issued Practice Directions on court sittings in Oyo State. The Practice Directions are made in line with the COVID-19 Regulations and pursuant to the Quarantine [...]
On 29th April 2020, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court released a circular on remote hearing in the Federal High Court. In the circular, the Chief Judge warned against sudden applications of remote [...]
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant virtual reality the world has been thrust into, the Lagos State Judiciary has released Practice Directions for remote hearing of cases. The Practice Directions apply to [...]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has urged employers not to sack workers because of the COVID-19 pandemic without first obtaining clearance. According to Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, who made the call in [...]
The Chief Judge of Lagos State recently issued the Practice Direction for Remote Hearing of Cases (“the Practice Directions”) in Lagos State which will come into effect on Monday, 4 May 2020. The Practice Directions seek to ensure continuous [...]
In an attempt to lessen the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on taxpayers, the Federal and State Internal Revenue Services have introduced emergency tax measures such as tax rebates, tax deductibility, deferral of tax payment [...]
H.E Muhamadu Buhari, President of the federal republic of Nigeria on Monday 27 April, 2020 addressed the country. This is the third time the president is addressing the country since he initially announced the lockdown [...]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Friday, February 28, 2020 in one of its releases addressed concerns of the general public on price gouging, unreasonable and arbitrary increase in process of protective [...]
The President, Muhammadu Buhari on 30 March 2020 signed into law, the COVID-19 Regulations 2020, pursuant to the powers conferred on the President, under the Quarantine Act. The Regulations seeks to amongst other things, enforce [...]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) issued a circular sharing recommended practices that are proving effective in managing the spread of the Corona Virus across the industry. According to the circular, strategies adopted by Industry [...]
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (“NECA”) on 25 April 2020, issued circular addressing Employment Contracts and salary obligations to employees during the COVID-19 lockdown. According to NECA, employers’ obligations to pay wages to its staff [...]
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, on 31 March 2020, following the directive of the Federal Government to shut down movement and activities in Lagos, Federal Capital Territory and Ogun States, has provided a number of [...]
The Federal Capital Territory Inland Revenue Service has issued a public notice extending the due date for filing Individual Income Tax Returns from 31 March 2020 to 30 June 2020, particularly for residents of the Federal [...]
The House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on 25 March 2020, passed the “Emergency Economic Stimulus Bill 2020”, in a bid to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bill proposes [...]
In celebration of the World Intellectual Property Day, AELEX is organising a virtual free legal clinic, themed, 'Innovation and IP' which is scheduled to hold by 12:30pm on 28th April 2020. Intended participants at the webinar [...]
One of our #probono clients, Global Citizen, recently organised the OneWorld: #TogetheratHome concert that was watched by millions of viewers. The concert was organised to celebrate and support healthcare workers fighting #COVID19 around the world. Following [...]
We are pleased to have been ranked as a top-tier law firm in the 2020 edition of the The Legal 500 (Legalease) EMEA, a guide to the best lawyers and law firms across Europe, the [...]
As part of the Federal Government's intervention efforts to manage the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister of Finance, Budget & National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed announced the introduction of a fiscal stimulus [...]
On 15 April 2020, the Nigerian Stock Exchange ('"NSE") released a ‘Guidance on Companies’ Virtual Board, Committee and Management Meetings’ (the “Guidance”). According to the NSE, the Guidance is in response to the shift from conventional physical meetings [...]
on March 30 2020, the Federal Government of Nigeria led by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari made the COVID19 Regulations as a response to the outbreak of the deadly pandemic in Nigeria. The Regulation was made [...]
