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Premium Times February 15, 2016 Myths About Naira Devaluation, By Nonso Obikili2016-02-15T12:13:26+00:00Guest Columns, Opinion 9 Comments …according to the data, we do not have an import problem… However, we do have an export problem, highlighted by the fact that crude oil accounts for 90% of our recorded exports and crude oil prices are volatile. Recognising this key difference between […]Read More

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has explained that based on current data, Nigeria`s solid minerals sector made up about 0.34 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) which meant that based on current official exchange rates, the mining sector contributes N400 billion in value to the economy. Dr. Fayemi, who stated this in […]

Feeling a bit restless? Wondering if the grass is greener on the other side, job-wise? It might be! It doesn’t hurt to look, at least. And we at FindLaw want to help you out. As part of our affiliate partnership with Indeed, we’re bringing you the three coolest legal jobs we can find. So when […]

Now that one of the most dogged voices of social conservatism has passed away, many are wondering what the implications will be for many of the SCOTUS cases that are scheduled to be heard by the justices. As Capitol Hill sets about tripping over itself after Scalia’s death, let’s consider what the implications for the […]

Need to research California’s corporate securities law? We’ve got you covered. Did a client get caught selling wild rodents? We can help you out. Need to cite the state’s joint custody laws? No problem. If you’re looking for the best, easiest to use California codes, you’ll find them at FindLaw. FindLaw’s updated California Codes section […]Read More

When Justice Scalia passed away last Saturday, politicians and pundits immediately set about remembering the conservative jurist and his legacy. But one voice stands out among the rest: that of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose relationship with Antonin Scalia proved that friendship knew no boundaries. Their camaraderie spanned boroughs (he’s from Queens, she’s from Brooklyn), […]

During his nearly 30 years on the Supreme Court, Justice Scalia left an indelible mark on the country’s jurisprudence. To paraphrase J.K. Galbraith, we’re all originalists now — whether we like it or not. Here are Justice Scalia’s most influential decisions from the Supreme Court, covering everything from standing to video games. Some of them […]Read More

When you need to look up a state code, where do you turn? Westlaw? FindLaw? (Our California and New York state codes are excellent and newly updated, by the way!) The state’s website? For some states, like Georgia, where you turn for state laws depends on who has the exclusive rights to publish those laws, […]

Lawyers are writers by trade, but we’re not always good writers. At times, legal writing can be so convoluted that it serves more to obfuscate than illuminate. First, we’re not against complex, even difficult writing. Complicated thoughts can require complicated sentences. But even the smartest of us can come off looking incomprehensible when we make […]

International arbitration agreements (IAAs, or “arbs”): this is a term that you’ve probably come across if your firm has even mentioned going overseas to do business. This is the clause that binds parties to the decision of a neutral arbiter should a dispute arising out of a business contract. Think of them as the bigger […]

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has announced in a press release, that Mr. Samuel Ashitey Adjei, the current Managing Director of the Ghana Subsidiary, will takeover as the Managing Director for the Group’s recently combined region, Central, Eastern, and Southern African (CESA) Countries, consisting of 18 subsidiaries. He is expected to step down as the MD […]

The Banking Committee in Nigeria have threatened to withdraw from funding the payment of school fees abroad, Thisday reports. The Central Bank have pledge to stick with 11% for Monetary Policy Rates (rates at which it lends money to banks), Cash reserve requirement (CRR) at 20% (amount of deposits banks cannot lend out) and liquidity […]