Advocare Populi Nigerian Law Firm

14/02/2026

Celebrating the 4th year of Advocare Populi on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

14/02/2026

Our Principal Attorney Peter Ekavwo Esq., as guest on LN24 TV, Lagos where he expressed the view that taxation is a constitutional duty imposed on citizens by the Nigerian Constitution and alligns with the social contract. However in enforcement of same, government must be transparent from enactment of tax laws, to implementation and deployment of same to better the lives of all citizens.

24/12/2025

Merry Christmas to you all!

13/11/2025

Self-Help:
Do not take laws into your hands, it comes with undesired legal consequences! Stay on the side of the law!

10/09/2025

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Our Principal Attorney speaks on the Senator Natasha debacle on News Central TV
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been prevented from resuming her seat in the National Assembly, despite her six-month suspension ending. Acting Clerk Dr....

10/09/2025

Good morning friends! Join us this morning as our Principal Attorney in Chambers, Peter Ekavwo Esq, speaks on the legality or otherwise of the refusal of the National Assembly to allow Senator Natasha to resume her seat, despite the lapse of 6 months suspension.

08/09/2025

IS THE POLICE OFFICER A KIDNAPPER?
What is the difference between a Policeman who demands the payment of money (ransom) before releasing his victim AND a Police Officer who demands the payment of money (bail/ransom) before releasing his detainee?

28/08/2025

Join us tomorrow morning at 7am on News Central TV, as our Principal Attorney, Peter Ekavwo Esq., share his thoughts on the Cyber crimes Prohibition and Prevention Act, 2015 (as amended).

19/07/2025

Legal tips on landlord and tenant relationship

22/12/2024

Knowledge Sharing!

LEGAL TIPS ON SURROGACY IN NIGERIA: (photo Credit: UNIVERSAL SRUSHTI FERTILITY (PART 1)
Surrogacy is a medical process, where a woman termed "the surrogate mother" assists another woman to carry the pregnancy and gives birth to a child for the commissioning mother or spouse, This is usually done for women who are unable to carry a pregnancy due to some medical reasons.
Types of Surrogacy:
There are basically 2(two) types of surrogacy: Gestational or traditional surrogacy. In traditional surrogacy, the surrogate mother is also the biological mother. All that is done, is her insemination with the s***m of the intended father or donor. On the other hand, Gestational surrogacy entails a process where the embryo is fertilized through in vitro fertilization (IVF), using the egg and s***m of the intended parents. All the surrogate mother does is to carry the pregnancy, as she has no biological connection with the child.

Legal Procedure of Surrogacy in Nigeria:
Apart from Lagos State which has an ART regulation, there is no law regulating the practice of surrogacy in Nigeria. It is however not a crime, as an act is not a crime in Nigeria, except where it is so stated in the criminal law.

However, some acts in the process of surrogacy may slide to the realm of crime, where not properly done with guidance from lawyers versed in this area. For example, a Contract of Surrogacy where monies are paid in exchange for the child, would be offensive to Section 30 of the Child Rights Act, which prohibits the buying and sale of a child.

In PART 2, We shall discuss steps to obtaining surrogacy legally in Nigeria and process for taking the child legally outside Nigeria.
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