Nigerian Copyright Act: Do I have to register the copyright in my work with the Nigerian Copyright Commission before it becomes protected? – Kingsley Ugochukwu Ani

    Article by Kingsley Ugochukwu Ani LP   Should I go and register my written work with the Nigerian Copyright Commission? Many people have this particular question to ask about their manuscripts, scripts, long articles, and pretty much anything else they set down in a permanent medium. In the ensuing Q&A series, we shall …

BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY: THE GENERAL POTENTIAL USE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECH IN INDUSTRIES TO ENSURE EFFICIENCY AND PERMANENCE OF SERVICES/RECORDS – Kingsley Ugochukwu Ani, Esquire

Blockchain Technology has a lot of applications across various sectors. Its general potentials cannot be overemphasized as an engine that can prevent falsification of records, ensure permanence of record keeping, amongst other things.

Should I Register My Business As a Business Name or Should I Continue without Registering it?

Should I Register My Business As a Business Name Or Should i Continue Without Registering It?   Case Study: A friend called me up some days ago. She had recently set up her business and further has plans to develop the business into a top brand. She asked me if she should register her business …

Has Technology caught up with Lawyers?

Lawyers, like every other professionals, have been caught up by the need for digitization in legal practise and the use of core technology. However, this is still a very far cry. Why? As lawyers, we are a pedantic bunch and slow to change. We have always loved our textbooks and case Files. So why  bother …

5 Reasons Why You Should Make a Will

5 Reasons Why you need to create a Will   You may have seen a lot of uncompleted buildings around your area from the time you were growing up to the time you finally left home to go and make your mark out there in the world. Some of these abandoned projects were abandoned because …

Commercial Agency Contracts

COMMERCIAL AGENCY CONTRACTS By Kingsley Ugochukwu Ani L.P.   In the business world, parties often enter into commercial agreements which they cannot handle on their own. To that effect, such parties contract with other parties to act as their agents for transactions between them and a third party. Read also: The need for a contract …

Things to Check Before Buying Land in Nigeria

Things to check before buying land in Nigeria By Kingsley Ugochukwu Ani L.P.   You want to buy a land in Nigeria, and the reason is simply because of the fact that you have acquired the money. It is marvelous, really, because land is the best piece of investment a person can chuck his money …

The Need for a Contract of Employment

The Need for a Contract of Employment By Kingsley Ugochukwu Ani Esq. (LLB., BL.)   It is a good thing when you are offered that new job at that new company you applied to alongside several hundred other applicants. And that job, after three years of unemployment; now you cannot wait to start working right …

How to Leverage Social Media for Career Success

HOW TO LEVERAGE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CAREER SUCCESS   When you contact a person_a professional_for the very first time, the one thing that professional is going to do is to research you online. The person is not going to say anything to you; rather, that person will simply type whatever name you had addressed yourself …

Eight Beatitudes for Lawyers

This post is the first in a new series of inspirational posts for legal practitioners  everywhere. Learn from it, and enjoy it.   Eight Beatitudes for Lawyers: Lessons from Lincoln by Joseph Onele The First Beatitude Blessed are they who thirst after knowledge (both law-related and non-law related) like the future depends on it; for …