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Knowledge and behaviour of nurse/midwives in the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

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Name: Dr. Adenike ONIBOKUN College:  COM & H/ Sciences Department: Nursing Status: Associate Professor (Adjunct) Abstract Background Mother-to-Child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV remains the main mode of acquisition of HIV in children. Transmission of HIV may occur during pregnancy, delivery or breastfeeding. Studies have shown that some specific interventions help to reduce the transmission of...
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THE EVOLVING PRACTICE OF “FRONTLOADING” IN CIVIL ACTIONS IN NIGERIA

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– Ngozi Alili Esq INTRODUCTION:  THE WOOLF’S REFORMS The 26th day of April, 1999, frequently referred to as “Woolf’s Day”, saw the coming into force of the most far-reaching reforms to court procedure for one and a quarter decades. The “Woolf’s Reforms”, as they are colloquially known, affected not only cases that were commenced at...
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Effects of Pre-induction Administration of Allium Sativum on Some Biochemical Parameters in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats

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Akintayo Christopher Oloruntoba (B.Sc, M.Sc,completed Ph.D on goin) Department of Physiology College of Medicine and Health Sciences Afe-Babalola University Ado- Ekiti, Ekiti State (ABUAD). Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of pre- and post- administration of garlic extract on serum glucose and some biochemical parameters in alloxan-induced diabetic rats...
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A CALL FOR REVIEW OR ABOLITION OF ARCHAIC, ANACHRONISTIC AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAWS– SECTION 84 OF THE SHERIFFS AND CIVIL PROCESS ACT PROTECTING GOVERNMENT FROM PAYMENT OF JUDGMENT DEBT

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Aare Afe Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN President Emeritus and Founder Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria   Abstract This paper examines the provisions of Section 84 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act which protects government from payment of judgment debt. It also examines the nature and effect of a court’s judgement as well as...
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BIODIVERSITY AND CANNED LION HUNTING IN SOUTH AFRICA

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Avinash Govindjee Professor of Law, Faculty of Law Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Port Elizabeth; Attorney of the High Court of South Africa & Senior Commissioner: CCMA   Abstract This paper discusses issues relating to wildlife, conservation and biodiversity and the future regulation of these matters in South Africa. It deals with an issue which has,...
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HOW CAN WE REDUCE THE SCOPE FOR SETTING ASIDE AWARDS IN AFRICAN ARBITRATION?

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Dr Fabian Ajogwu, SAN Law Firm of Kenna Partners, Lagos, Nigeria Abstract Proponents of a liberal approach to setting aside arbitral awards justify it on the ground that it is somewhat a guarantee against breach of fair hearing rights. Critics of that approach argue that it defeats the whole essence of arbitration as a means...
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A REVIEW OF THE LEGAL INSTRUMENTS PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

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Elijah Adewale Taiwo Professor of Law & Head of Department Private and Business Law College of Law, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria & Research Associate, Faculty of Law Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa   Abstract This paper reviews the relevant legal instruments protecting the right to education in Nigeria. It posits that the right...
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ACCESS TO JUSTICE THROUGH THE MULTI-DOOR COURT HOUSE: POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES

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Written by: IKECHUKWU BERNARD OKAFOR, LL.B, LL.M, B.L Introduction There is a saying that lawyers do the same work as medical doctors. While doctors attend to the ailing body of human beings, lawyers attend to their troubled souls – the troubled souls of litigants seeking to obtain justice or settle their disputes through the legal...
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LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN NIGERIA: REFORM PROPOSITION

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Slapper, G. & Kelly, D., English Law, 2nd ed. (Routledge, New York, 2006) 704 ABSTRACT The article examines remedies in environmental law cases in Nigeria, in the light of problems faced by aggrieved litigants. It posits that despite the fact that there is a plethora of remedies and reliefs which a party can obtain as...
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A DIAGNOSTIC APPRAISAL OF THE CLOGS IN THE ENFORCEABILITY OF PRISONERS’ RIGHTS UNDER THE NIGERIAN LAW

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BY: Dr. Olokooba S.M, Dr. Olatoke J.O. & Ijaiya N.O.A Abstract In 2007, the Amnesty International Research Team conducted a research on prisons condition in Nigeria. In their report, they described the situation in the Nigerian prisons as “appealing”. In 2010, a similar research on the constraints to the enforcement of prisoners rights in some...
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