batch-1791056387 1791056387 Global Insights Law Journal publisher@gilawjournal.com Global Insights Law Journal Global Insights Law Journal 3141-5717 2026 1 1 Amarachi Okonkoh Martina Ebikake-Nwanyanwu On 29 November 2021, a Nigerian Court in the matter of Re: Olatunde, delivered judgment conferring parental rights in respect of a child born pursuant to a gestational surrogacy arrangement, on the intending parents. The decision in Re: Olatunde is perhaps the only known case where a Nigerian Court was called upon to determine the legality of a surrogacy contract and to make a declaration of legal parentage in favour of the intending parents. This decision is significant because of the absence of surrogacy or Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) specific laws in Nigeria. This case review therefore discusses the concept of surrogacy and ART generally and examines the basis upon which the court reached the decision conferring parental rights on the intending parents. It appraises the significance of the decision and specifically enquiries into whether the decision has aided in clarifying the Nigerian law on gestational surrogacy, and advanced Nigeria’s jurisprudence on this subject. It concludes by emphasizing the need for the enactment of ART specific laws for the purpose of further clarifying the Nigerian ART law. 2026 1 9 Surrogacy Parental Order Legal Parentage Assisted Reproductive Technology