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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/regulating-cannabis-in-the-workplace-in-the-wake-of-the-agricultural-watershed-of-cannabis-cultivation-in-south-africa) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Employment](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment) [Employees](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employees) [Discipline](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/discipline) [Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/udo-udoma-belo-osagie) ## [What You Need to Know About Suspending an Employee in Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-suspending-an-employee-in-nigeria) Did you know that an employer has an inherent right to discipline an employee if this becomes necessary, and suspension is a form of discipline? However, in order to exercise this right to suspend an employee, the power to suspend must have been expressly stated in the em.. 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The Court’s decision makes it clear that PAPs are not legally obliged to vacate their properties simply because a mining company has obtained a mining lice.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tanzania-duty-of-care-to-project-affected-persons-by-holders-of-mining-licences) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Angola](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/angola) [Insurance](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/insurance) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [PLMJ](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/plmj) ## [Angola | New Law on Insurance Mediation and Brokerage](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/angola-new-law-on-insurance-mediation-and-brokerage) In order to adapt to the current state of the insurance market, the Insurance Mediation and Brokerage Law has been published. More than two decades have passed since the approval of the first law regulating these matters. As a result, it has been necessary to redefine the.. 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