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11/08/2025

The Importance of a Written Agreement.

The landlord and tenant did not have any written tenancy agreement because the tenant attends the pastor's church. The tenant converted to islam and the landlord wants him to leave immediately. Tenant is saying, the landlord agreed verbally not to evict him at all, with the hope that he would move to his own house from there. Tenant has no land talkless of laying a foundation.

"A clear river does not hide crocodiles."

A tenancy agreement that is written protects both the landlord and tenant from hidden surprises. While oral agreements are valid in Nigeria, they are harder to prove. A well-drafted written contract sets out rent, duration, duties, and termination terms. It leaves less room for misunderstanding. When both parties sign, witnessed, and keep copies, disputes are easier to resolve.

Just as clear water shows its depth, a written agreement shows the truth in any tenancy relationship.

27/02/2024

06/02/2024

Five good reasons an employer can withdraw an offer of employment.

1. Failure of prospective employee to pass all pre-employment medical test and screening.

2. Failure of prospective employee to pass background, academic and past work experience checks.

3. Failure of prospective employee to respond and meet up with all requests from employer on specified date.

4. Failure to file and submit all pre- employment documentations.

5. Failure to resume for work on resumption date without informing the employer of intentions not to resume on agreed date.

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05/02/2024

Three ways an employer can prevent an aggrieved employee from going straight to court.

1. The employer can insert in the contract of employment a compulsory appeal or review for disciplinary actions from management. Here, the clause would state that an employer must or shall appeal for review of disciplinary actions especially dismissal or termination of employment as a final step in its disciplinary process before court action.

2. The employer can also include an arbitration clause in the contract of employment. The clause would state that the employer and employee must explore arbitral settlement process for any grievance before court action by the employee.

3. The employer can also include a pre action notice and notice period in the contract of employment before an aggrieved employee can proceed to court against the employer.

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03/02/2024

Group Life Insurance Policy by Employers for Employees - Five must do by employers.

An employer that falls under the categories of employers covered by the Pension Reform Act, 2014 is expected to note the following.

Particularly, private employers with 15 employees or more who may not have resource and access to professional guides and supports.

1. Every employer must maintain Group Life Insurance Policy in favour of each employee.

2. The insurance must be for a minimum of three times the annual total gross emolument of employee.

3. Premium must be paid not later than the date of commencement of the cover.

4. The employer shall fully bear all cost of procurement of Group Life Insurance Policy.

5. Groups Life Insurance Policy must be independent and seperate from employee's Retirement Savings Account (RSA)

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02/02/2024

Ten things you can Will.

A person can "Will" these ten things to family, friends, and others

1. Cash
2. Money in bank
3. Pension
4. Shares, bond etc
5. Land
6. Building
7. Insurance Policies
8. Social media account
9. Intellectual Property
10. Movables i.e Cars, furnitures

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01/02/2024

The court in Jezreel Elo Mayor vs. Eco Exim Allied Limited NICN/651/2013 confirmed that one of the principal requirements for a successful claim in defamation is that the defamatory imputation must be published, and publication means bringing the defamatory matter to the notice of some person other than the person defamed.

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31/01/2024

The National Industrial Court has jurisdiction over defamation, given that defamation can be litigated in its own right and is independent of any claim in labour or employment law.

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30/01/2024

Six things an employer must do regarding an employee's pension.

1. The employer must state the amount or percentage of monthly deductions by both the employer and employee for pension on the contract of employment.

2. The employer must collect Retirement Savings Account Number from the employee upon resumption.

3. The employer must deduct from monthly emolument pension contributions for the employee every month.

4. The employer must remit the deducted pensions to an employee's Retirement Savings Account. collected from the employee.

5. The employer must pay the said deductions into the PFA Account within 7 days.

6. The employer must not pay the deduction and pension into personal account of the employee.

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29/01/2024

Flash back to some years ago.