Papers by Ifedayo Timothy Akomolede
Sports administration in Nigeria is both a public and a private issue and as both levels of gover... more Sports administration in Nigeria is both a public and a private issue and as both levels of government are involved, a lot of records and personal information is involved. It is common knowledge that the advent of information communication technology has made information creation and dissemination much easier and faster than before and this calls for effective regimes for the protection of personal information. This article examines the evolution of sports administration in Nigeria and the place of informational privacy and data protection. It points out that though the field of sports law in Nigeria is a developing field of law, there is the need for the parties involved to ensure that risks are minimised while the integrity of sports is preserved. Since sports practitioners and administrators collate and process data from time to time, they must recognise the limits that are imposed on the use, transfer and exchange of such data. The article draws lessons from other jurisdictions ...
Journal of Law, Policy and Globalization, 2015
The need to make proper legislations governing interactions in the world of technology is a conte... more The need to make proper legislations governing interactions in the world of technology is a contemporary issue and several nations across the globe have made serious efforts at legislating for cyberspace. Nigeria as an emerging international market and a continental leader is capable of profiting in cyberspace but has not made serious attempts at legislating for interactions therein, thus the possibility of abuse of the infrastructure is largely open. This article argues that the Nigerian legislature should make adequate legislations to govern interactions in cyberspace and attempts to point out the challenges that the legislature should advert its mind to in the course of doing same. It also attempts to draw lessons from some other jurisdictions. In discussing the challenges, this article considered issues like personal jurisdiction in cyberspace, the default state of anonymity, the constitutional guarantee of freedom of speech, the threat of cybercrime and the need to strike a bal...
Socio-legal analysis of electronic commercial transactions in Nigeria
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence, Oct 8, 2020
This paper explores the origin, development and growth of electronic commerce in Nigeria from a s... more This paper explores the origin, development and growth of electronic commerce in Nigeria from a socio-legal perspective. Electronic commerce or e-commerce as it is popularly called has witnessed a tremendous increase in its adoption as a medium for commercial transactions in recent times. The paper adopts the doctrinal and analytical approach in its examination of the intricacies of this modern mode of doing business. It assesses the level of adoption of e-commerce in Nigeria for both domestic and cross border commercial transactions. The paper found that lack of the requisite and adequate telecommunication infrastructure was a major challenge to the consolidation of e-commerce in Nigeria. It further found that the legal framework for e-commerce transactions has not evolved sufficiently above its original provisions for traditional face to face commercial transactions. Socio cultural and socio economic hindrances to e-commerce transactions were also identified.
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Papers by Ifedayo Timothy Akomolede