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Before You Sign: tenancy agreements
The clauses tenants skip, the ones landlords rely on, and the questions worth asking before you pay anything.
Before You Sign · Episode 1
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The clauses tenants skip, the ones landlords rely on, and the questions worth asking before you pay anything.
Before You Sign · Episode 1
A short explainer on single-member companies, filings and the duties that come with registration.
Business Legal Basics
Notice, an opportunity to respond, an impartial decision-maker — the principles behind the phrase.
The Constitution, Plainly · Episode 4
How the FCCPA 2018 frames consumer protection, and the practical order of escalation.
Everyday Law
Next live sessionKnow Your Rights Live
A session for founders on what changes the moment someone works for you — contracts, records, and the obligations that arrive with the first hire.
News desk
Law first, plus sports and entertainment. Every story is labelled — news, analysis, explainer or opinion — so you always know what you are reading.
Twelve fundamental rights sit in Chapter IV of the 1999 Constitution. We take each one in turn, in plain language, with the everyday situations where it matters most.
You collect phone numbers to confirm orders. Does the NDP Act 2023 apply to you? What it asks of an organisation, without the compliance jargon.
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Nine clauses decide most workplace disputes. Here is what each one does, and the questions to ask before anyone signs.
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Governors hold land in trust. That single principle explains consent requirements, certificates of occupancy and much of what buyers find confusing.
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Impersonation, fraudulent transfers, harassment: what the Act addresses, and the practical habits that keep ordinary users out of trouble.
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Issue finder
Start from what happened to you, and we will show you the law behind it — no legal words needed.
Pick the one closest to your situation — you can change it at any point.
Your rights
Your rights matter most when someone is testing them. These guides start from what is happening to you.
You are stopped on the road or in a public place
The Constitution protects your dignity and your freedom whenever you deal with the police. Learn what you can ask, what to carry, and how to keep an ordinary stop calm.
SourceConstitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) — Chapter IV, sections 34 and 35
Read the guideA person has been taken into custody
Section 35 of the Constitution protects your freedom and says how soon an arrested person must be taken to court. The Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 adds more protections that are worth knowing before you ever need them.
SourceAdministration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 — Read alongside Constitution 1999 (as amended), s. 35
Read the guideA person is in custody and release is being discussed
Bail means being let out, on conditions, while your case goes on. It is decided by the police or a court. It is not a price for your freedom, and it does not mean you are guilty or innocent.
SourceAdministration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 — Read alongside Constitution 1999 (as amended), s. 35
Read the guideAn organisation is collecting information about you
Section 37 of the Constitution protects your privacy, your home and your messages. The Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 adds rules for anyone who collects or uses information about you.
SourceNigeria Data Protection Act 2023 — Read alongside Constitution 1999 (as amended), s. 37
Read the guideSomething has changed about your job or your pay
Your written contract, the Labour Act and your workplace rules together decide what your employer can and cannot do. Know which one answers which question.
SourceLabour Act, Cap L1 LFN 2004
Read the guideKnow the law
Every area of Nigerian law, explained simply — with the official law kept clearly apart from our explanation.
The supreme law and the rights it guarantees
1 explainer
Your basic rights, and how to defend them
1 explainer
Crimes, arrests and how criminal cases run
1 explainer
Disputes between people and businesses
In preparation
Contracts, wages, termination, workplace duties
1 explainer
Registering and running a company
2 explainers
Owning land, renting and property papers
1 explainer
Your rights when you buy things
1 explainer
Business & Enterprise
Not because the law is simple, but because the same mistakes keep happening. These guides help at the moments they happen.
You are about to bring someone onto the payroll
Written terms, statutory deductions, record keeping and the difference between an employee and a contractor - settled before the first payday, not after a dispute.
Your product or shop is about to store personal information
What counts as personal data, why you are processing it, how long you keep it, and the duties the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 places on the organisation holding it.
A commercial agreement is in front of you
Payment terms, liability, termination, dispute resolution and the quiet clauses that decide what happens when a supplier fails to deliver.
You are going into business with someone
Ownership, decision rights, money in and money out, and what happens if one of you wants to leave. CAMA 2020 shapes the structures available to you.
A facility, an investor advance or a supplier credit line is on the table
What is actually secured, who is personally on the hook, what the covenants require of you, and what the lender can do on default.
You have decided an employment relationship has to end
Grounds, process, notice, final entitlements and records - the four things that decide whether a termination is defensible or becomes a claim.
You are about to start selling to the public over the internet
Entity and terms, consumer duties, payments, personal data and the online-conduct rules that apply the moment you trade at a distance.
You want to use a name, logo, image, track, font or piece of writing you did not create
Who owns it, what permission you actually need, what a licence really allows, and why attribution is not a substitute for a right.
Stay safe · Before You Sign
A recurring series on what to look for in everyday documents: the clauses that matter, the red flags, the questions worth asking, and the point at which you should stop and get professional advice.
Read the seriesLegal help
We cannot give you legal advice on your own case. What we can do is help you understand your situation and find the right kind of help.
A step-by-step guide: what the law says, what to do, what to avoid, and when to get a lawyer.
ContinueLegal aid, law clinics and the public offices that help people who cannot pay a lawyer.
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ContinueWhat the law protects when the police stop you, when you are arrested, and at work.
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