INTRODUCTION

According to Bernard Marr in an article on Forbes, “The legal system generates a huge and ever-increasing amount of data…it is surprising that until recently there has been little innovation in the way that the legal profession uses Big Data”. The abilityof humans to review and comprehend such growing data without help if possible would be time-consuming. This situation can be salvaged by allocating certain tasks to AI-powered machines; tasks that are mundane or which do not need the time or intelligence humans possess.

Globally, the health profession is very vital and indispensable in every nation as ultimately, the health of a nation is largely dependent on the quality, dedication and expertise of her health professionals and personnel….

Settlement out of court is the amicable resolution of a matter between the Claimant and the Defendant without the direct involvement of the presiding judge. In other words, it is ‘the settlement and termination of a pending suit, arrived at without the court’s participation.’

Statistics from the Nigerian Correctional Service as at 13th January 2020 shows that, out of the total inmate population of 72,627, the total number of convicted prisoners is 21,890 (30%) while those awaiting trial is 50,737 (70%).

Generally, a gift is a voluntary transfer of property to another without compensation. This is achieved through the instrument of a deed of gift. A deed of gift is a gratuitous arrangement that voluntary transfers and delivers the legal ownership, with the physical control over an existing real or personal property, by its owner (‘the Donor’) to another person (‘the Donee’) without any compensation, consideration or payment emanating from the Donee to the Donor, for the gift.

Nigeria has been described as a gas province with some quantum of oil in it by several industry experts and analysts. The reason for this assertion is that while the country's proven oil reserve is about 37.2 billion barrels, her proven natural gas reserve stands at approximately 201 trillion standard cubic feet (tscf), according to statistics from the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). 

In line with today's era of digitalisation of systems and governance, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) is set to commence the full digitalisation of 2,616 oil producing wells in Nigeria. This was made known during its recent workshop on Thursday, 18th July, 2019 for oil and gas operator's compliance officers in Lagos.

Assent refers to the expression of approval, agreement or permission; especially nonverbal conduct reasonably interpreted as willingness. Assent is signified by means of a signature, mark or other symbol with the intent to authenticate it as an act or agreement of the person identifying it. A signature is the formal indication of agreement with its content.