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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2002.w2cl28kb

CONSTITUTIONAL STATUS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE 1999 CONSTITUTION: AN APPRAISAL

Nuhu Mohammed JAMO^*

Local government have in recent times excited a lot of interest especially because of the enormous revenue which they sccm to be getting from the federation account and whether or not the state government have an absolute control over their affairs, Jt 1s indeed an honour to examine such important topic.' The main focus of this paper is to consider the legal and constitutional status of the local ...

May, 2002 pp. 8-17 40 views 17 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2006.8wspjyes

TOWARDS AN EFFECTIVE AFRICAN SYSTEM FOR ACCESS To JUSTICE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

Muhammad Tawfiq Ladan^*

It is clear from the aims and objectives of this African Regional Experts Meeting! that although a lot takes place at the national level that is still a need for the United Nations Environment Programme? (UNEP) to enhance and. promote the Rio Declaration Principles especially Principle 10, and create an enabling environment for Governments to build capacity in this area by learning from each other...

Oct, 2006 pp. 10-40 27 views 9 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2026.rsh4nxa2

APPRAISAL OF THE APPLICATION OF FIREARMS ACT ON MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF NIGERIA

Goni Abba Ali^*, Prof Dalhat A. Idris

The regulation of firearms is a critical aspect of maintaining law and Order within any nation, and Nigeria is no exception. The Firearms Act CAP F28, enacted as part of the laws of the Federation of Nigeria in 2004, serves as the primary legal instrument governing the possession, use, and distribution of firearms. However, the application of this Act to members of the armed forces of Nigeria pres...

Aug, 2026 pp. 12-21 49 views 20 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2015.e75xkfpu

AN OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL AVIATION LAW: ISSUES IN DOMESTIC IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIA

Solomon Musa^*

Transportation is an essential part of human activity and in many ways forms the basis of all socio-economic interactions. Indeed, no two locations will sinteract effectively without a viable means of movement. A good transport system is, thus, essential to support economic growth and development.’ Nigeria’s commercial transportation system includes road, rail, water and air transport. All the tra...

May, 2015 pp. 12-36 39 views 20 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2004.a9fo3vrj

CITIZENSHIP AND CITIZENS RIGHTS IN NIGERIA

B. Y. IBRAHIM^*

Plateau State is the home to various or different ethnic and religious communities in Nigeria, who have lived peacefully together. Between 2001 and 2004 it witnessed violent ethnic and religious conflict that resulted in the mass killing of people and destruction of property by certain ethnic and religious groups against one another. The crisis was between one group that called itself the indigene...

Oct, 2004 pp. 12-24 37 views 17 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2008.hlxbtdk3

AN APPRAISAL OF THE NOVEL PROVISIONS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS (ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE) RULES 2009

MUHAMMAD TUKUR JIBRIL, Abubakar Is’haq^*

The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ( CFRN) 1999 contained provisions of fundamental ni ghts under Chapter IV. Fundamenta] rights are rights derived from natural or fundamental law. They are significant component of liberty, encroachments of which are rigorously tested by courts to ascertain the soundness of purported governmental justifications.2 The premise of the inalienable rig...

May, 2008 pp. 14-26 43 views 16 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.3xar7vgk

CONCEPT OF TRUST AND ALIENATION OF RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY UNDER THE LAND USE ACT, 1978: IS CONSENT REQUIRED FOR CREATION OF TRUST

Abubakar Mohammed Bokani^*

The article examined the provisions of sections 21 and 22 of the Land Use Act, 1978 which provides for consent of the local government or Governor to alienation of Customary Right of Occupancy or Statutory Right of Occupancy respectively. The provisions of the aforementioned sections clearly lay out methods of alienations of right of occupancy for which consent is required and instances where cons...

Sep, 2025 pp. 15-40 434 views 254 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.1992.w2w0cv87

SECURITIES TRADING AND INVESTOR PROTECTION IN NIGERIA: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT REGIME

T. A. T. YAGBA^*

The most important distinguishing feature of a Public Company is the fact that it can offer its shares or debentures to the public generally for subscription or purchase. A Private Company on the other hand is prohibited from soliciting investment by a public issue of securities. Infact even the transferability of its shares has to be restricted in the articles. The power to raise capital from pub...

May, 1992 pp. 16-30 37 views 13 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2006.7kvjalo6

THE JUDICIARY UNDER THE SOKOTO CALIPHATE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE VIEWS OF ABDULLAHI b. FODIO

Ibrahim S. SADA^*

The Sokoto Jihad leaders following the footsteps of earlier jurists not only advocated for a strong and free judiciary but insisted that in its operation the Islamic ideal of Maslahah (public interests) must be the guiding principle. Abdullahi, the jurist, the ideologue and the scholar discussed, particularly, in his Diya al-Hukkam, the importance of the judiciary, the qualifications of the judges...

Jun, 2006 pp. 17-31 32 views 8 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2018.83rz5f5a

THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY LIMITATIONS UNDER NIGERIA’S FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; IMPLICATIONS FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

Aaron O. Salau^*

Public access to information and the protection of national security are usually thought to be pulling in opposite directions though the two values are components of a stable democracy. But expanding statutory powers for the protection of national security at the expense of accountability pose grave dangers to democracy. Accordingly, this paper analyzes the statutory provisions which authorize the...

Jun, 2018 pp. 18-37 31 views 10 downloads