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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.0e3b5txq

ASSESSING THE LEGAL PROVISIONS FOR TELEMEDICINE IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Okuntade Olayemi Elizabeth AICMC^*, Ifeoluwayimika Bamidele, Bisola Akinleye Esq

This article analyses the legal and institutional systems determining telemedicine in Nigeria and determines potential areas of implementation of the system along with its obstacles. It explores how the existing legislation is supporting the distant provision of healthcare services, including the realms of patient confidentiality, provider licensure, medical malpractice, and technological integrat...

Sep, 2025 pp. 113–135 264 views 274 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.6x0iyvnr

ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION

Fatima Zahara'u Shehu^*

Biodiversity includes all living species and ecosystems. It is important for maintaining a healthy environment and providing resources like food, water, and medicine. These resources are linked to human rights to life, health, and cultural identity. The degradation of biodiversity threatens these rights, prompting the development of international legal frameworks aimed at conserving biodiversity. ...

Sep, 2025 pp. 72–87 197 views 158 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.vge8fua2

EXAMINATION OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN NIGERIA

Opeyemi Stephen Ademuagun^*, Oliver Azi

This work examined the current state of financial inclusion in Nigeria, highlighting the legal frameworks that govern access to financial services. It noted that despite an impressive number of bank accounts recorded—223.8 million in total as of December 2022—26% of Nigeria's population remains unbanked, underscoring the need for enhanced financial inclusion strategies. The research focuses on the...

Sep, 2025 pp. 56-71 229 views 191 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.7ozthr7s

AN EXAMINATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PEOPLES' REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Yakubu Babayo^*

There is consensus among theorists and development practitioners that one of the greatest challenges to the development of nations is political leadership. In many developed nations of the world, Political power with effective leadership manifested in the high standard of living of the citizens with the provision of critical infrastructures that render efficient services to ensures human capital d...

Sep, 2025 pp. 41-55 198 views 165 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2026.ejz2ldz7

APPRAISAL OF BEQUEST OF COMPANY SHARES UNDER ISLAMIC LAW

M. A. Deribe^*

This paper appraises the bequest of company shares under Islamic law Shari'a. It examines the permissibility of bequeathing shares, considering them as a form of fungible property mithli or a combination of tangible and intangible assets. The study explores the conditions and restrictions governing such bequests, including the limitations on the bequeathable portion of the estate (typically one-th...

Jun, 2025 pp. 88–112 190 views 167 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.py5x1q92

EXAMINATION OF ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF DEATH PENALTY IN NIGERIA

Nengi A. Banigo-Abah^*, Legborsi Tony-Francis

This article comprehensively examines the death penalty, its ethical, legal, and societal dimensions, with a focus on Nigeria. Despite its longstanding use as a punitive measure for capital offences, empirical evidence and global trends increasingly challenge its efficacy as a deterrent for achieving retributive justice. While the death penalty retains constitutional legitimacy in Nigeria, its imp...

Mar, 2025 pp. 72-91 195 views 278 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.8gzai4d0

AN ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL REGIME FOR CHANGE OF NAMES BY MARRIED WOMEN IN NIGERIA AND ITS POSITION IN ISLAMIC LAW

Salmanu M. Rilwanu^*, Abubakar Suleiman

Changing the surnames of married women is one of the issues affecting married women in these modern days. Some people change their surname out of love at will, based on religion, while some are compelled to change their names due to governmental policies. Change of surname by women due to marriage, divorce, death, or quarrels with husbands is one issue giving rise to complaints of breach of fundam...

Mar, 2025 pp. 47-71 208 views 267 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.04vwli16

Rethinking Primogeniture Inheritance: Equity vs. Tradition in Nigeria

ANDREW IKHAYERE IMIEFOH^*

The practice of primogeniture inheritance, a traditional system that favors the firstborn male child in the distribution of family wealth and property, remains deeply entrenched in many Nigerian communities despite evolving social dynamics and legal reforms. This paper examines the practice of primogeniture inheritance in Nigeria and its implications for social equity and justice in contemporary s...

Mar, 2025 pp. 345-363 254 views 187 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.ptaaoczf

An Analysis of the Petroleum Industry Act on Upstream Oil Exploration Governance

OLANREWAJU ALADEITAN^*, JOHN OLISA

In response to contemporary challenges in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, such as overconcentration of powers in the hands of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, the overburdening of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation with the dual responsibility of regulator and operator in the petroleum industry, it became imperative to implement reforms ensuring maximum and sustainable value from its ...

Mar, 2025 pp. 315-344 179 views 246 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.vu25axr1

A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE AND THE NEED FOR EXPENDING THE VICTIM BASE

Daniel F Atidoga^*, Yahaya Adeyi

This research revisits the legal framework for the crime of genocide, emphasizing the need to expand the victim base beyond the current four protected groups—national, ethnic, racial, and religious—recognised under international law. The problem lies in the rigid categorisation that excludes many vulnerable groups from protection against mass atrocities. This research aimed to propose a more inclu...

Mar, 2025 pp. 292-314 155 views 222 downloads