The company charge represents a key component of the secured transactions law system in Nigeria. Notwithstanding, its usefulness has now been called into question due to the recent enactment of the Central Bank of Nigeria Registration of Security Interests in Movable Property by Banks and Other...

To facilitate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), and the implementation of the Convention on Cross-border Cooperation (Niamey Convention), harmonisation of private business structures in the African Union (AU) should be prioritised. This analysis...

The author examines the extent to which access to credit can be achievable for individuals and SMEs in an emerging economy. Here, the focus is on Nigeria, and different ways have been identified to reform its secured lending environment by analysing the recently passed Collateral Registry...

Examines the law in Nigeria on the use of the bill of sale as a security device in the form of a chattel mortgage. Considers issues including the definition of "personal chattels," the formal requirements of a bill of sale, the remedies for its breach and the effect of a borrower's bankruptcy....

This article recommends the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Convention) and appeals to African countries to accede to the Luxembourg Protocol on Railway Rolling Stock (Rail Protocol). The discussion in this article focuses on the extent to which article XXII...