There is little awareness of the law of Contempt of Court in Nigeria due to insufficient materials and publications on the subject. Public critisms of judgment of courts’ are a common phenomenon in the Nigeria legal space. Similarly, publications and writings on active judicial proceedings are a common practice. The question of contempt does not arise where an article which relates to judicial proceedings is published in the interest of the public and is fair and temperate.

Recently in Nigeria, the issue of sexual harassment was topical and resulted in several court actions. Incidentally, a programme on a National Television discussed the facts of the sexual harassment to the extent that a guest who was interviewed stated that the alleged victim of the sexual harassment confessed to them that she was really not sexually harassed. This disclosure is prejudicial to a plaintiff who instituted action in court and claimed damages for sexual harassment because such evidence is not expected to be disclosed extra judicially.

Thus, the authors of this book conceived and embarked on this project to raise awareness of the law of Contempt of Court in Nigeria and to achieve the need for a reference textbook. This book is titled “A GUIDE TO THE LAW OF CONTEMPT OF COURT IN NIGERIA” and it comprises thirteen chapters. The authors considered the meaning, scope and significance of contempt of court. The concept of contempt in facie curiae and ex facie curiae as well as criminal and civil contempt is discussed. The jurisdiction of courts’ to try contempt cases is also explained.