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AN ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN NIGERIA

The Court has been and still is the traditional means of dispute resolution in present-day Nigeria.However, the resolution of disputes by litigation in Court is filled with uncertainty and anxiety as no party can be confident about the outcome of the matter until the end of the litigation process which could last for several years.More so, with litigation, there is little or no confidentiality while existing relationships are destroyed or totally killed.Why then should parties litigate when they can arbitrate?Litigation is basically service-based, and as such, there is every need to ensure tha…