The Regulatory Oversight for Mergers and Acquisitions in Nigeria is vested in the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the ‘Commission’ or FCCPC) by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018 (FCCPA or Act).
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice also known as CCJ jurisdiction is set out in Article 9 of the 1991 Protocol which states that the Court “shall ensure the observance of law and the principles of equity in the interpretation and application of the provisions of the Treaty.”
Sharia law is a very unique system under the Nigerian legal system. By virtue of Section 277 of the 1999 constitution, especially section 277 (2)(a),(b),(c) and (d), a claim of inheritance of property subject to Islamic personal law is not within the jurisdiction of the High Court.