COMMENTARIES: LEGALITY & ENFORCEABILITY OF UNSTAMPED CONTRACTS IN NIGERIA
This article seeks to examine the legality and enforceability of unstamped contracts in Nigeria, and to state the relevant statutory provisions and their practical implications. In addition, it seeks to clarify whether non-compliance with stamping requirements merely affects admissibility in evidence or goes further to undermine the validity of the contract and to what extent such defects may be remedied.