Category: Seminar
A Report of the Seminar / Talk on “Governance Structure of Not for Profit Organisations
The seminar on Governance structure of Not-For-Profit Organisations was held on the 26th of October 2017 at the Board room of the Yar’adua centre. The Guest speaker for the Event was Mr Joshua Mintz, The vice president and Chief Legal Counsel of the Mac Arthur...
Continue ReadingPunishment As An Anti-Corruption Tool In Nigeria
Corruption - a universal phenomenon which dates back many centuries, continues to undermine the overall integrity of countries considered corrupt. Consistently ranked among the most corrupt country in the world by Transparency International, corruption in Nigeria seems to have defied solution, despite the arrays of...
Continue ReadingAssessing The Rights And Status Of Internally Displaced Persons: A Case Study Of Boko Haram Induced IDP’s In North Eastern Nigeria
By Esther Hatsiwa (Mrs) (LLB, BL, LLM RESEARCH FELLOW 11 NIALS LAGOS) The phenomenon of internal displacement has always existed; it however became the subject of significant concern for the international community only recently, with crisis and sectarian violence in most continents of the world....
Continue ReadingA Review Of The ACJA’s Provisions On Restoration Of Property
Chukwuemeka Castro Nwabuzor (Research Fellow, NIALS) The objectives of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015 as captured in section 1 ACJA include the promotion of efficient management of criminal justice institutions, speedy dispensation of justice, protection of the society from crime, and protection...
Continue ReadingNIALS 2017 Academic Staff Seminar Presentation Lagos Office
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Continue ReadingA Pragmatic Approach to Intellectual Property: The Example of Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) in the Battle against Malaria.
Patent system is generally regarded as a catalyst for technological and socio-economic development through the workings of useful patents for the overall benefit of the society. By securing proprietary rights in patented invention, the patent system encourages research and development (R&D) needed for the promotion...
Continue ReadingNational Assets: To Shape Up Or Ship Out?
Kenechi Mbajiorgu (Research Fellow 2 @ NIALS) Recession, stagnation, inflation, even stagflation are negatives that have become familiar with respect to descriptions of the current status of the Nigerian economy. An economy is said to be in recession when there is a decline of the...
Continue ReadingConduct Of Inconclusive Elections In Nigeria: The Ineptitude Of INEC
Ebele Ogwuda (Assistant Research Fellow @ NIALS) Election is considered to be one of the key drivers of democracy because it engenders smooth transition in government, sustenance of democracy, accountability and transparency in governance. It involves a formal decision-making process by which the people select...
Continue ReadingCodifying Civil Asset Forfeiture in Nigeria
By Chukwuemeka Castro Nwabuzor Research Fellow, NIALS (c.nwabuzor@nials.edu.ng) Forfeiture proceedings are an aspect of the asset recovery process. Forfeiture proceedings serve as powerful deterrent measures as they deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes. Generally, forfeiture proceedings are initiated in court where an application...
Continue ReadingThe World Bank’s Perspective On Corruption In Aleviation Of Poverty
The major aim and role of the World Bank also known as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is the reduction of poverty and the promotion of sustainable development in developing countries. Corruption has been a great source of concern for the Bank...
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