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For several years, there has been increased global awareness of the negative effects of human activity and development on the earth's climate.

Climate change, AI, and Law are three distinct fields experiencing rapid change. While there is an increase in climate change, AI is also evolving to include innovative technology, and law is improving...

The measure of a company's success is beyond the traditional balance sheet to include its broader impact on the world. This shift is defined by Environmental, Social, and Governance (‘ESG') principles...

This article examines Nigeria's legal and regulatory framework for the decommissioning and abandonment of oil and gas facilities, with particular focus on the obligations created by the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 and the supporting upstream, midstream and downstream regulations. It argues that decommissioning and abandonment is not merely a technical end-of-life exercise, but a continuing legal obligation involving regulatory compliance, environmental protection, and financial responsibility.

Nigeria is endowed with an estimated 203 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves, the largest in Africa and the ninth-largest in the world.

Due to global warming and climate change, there has been a burgeoning world-wide clamour and demand for the elimination or at least a reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases ("GHG") into the atmosphere.

Nigeria is richly endowed with abundance of mineral resources. The country boasts of more than 40 valuable mineral deposits including clay and kaolin, gold, gypsum, iron ore, lead and zinc, phosphate, and tin across the 36 States.

The absolute ownership of all petroleum operations in Nigeria reside with the federal government. To this end, applicants seeking to engage in petroleum operations...

This update highlights recent regulatory and market developments in Nigeria's power sector, including the proposed establishment of the Grid Asset Management Company Limited...

As the world grapples with the challenges of climate change, Nigeria, like many other countries, is exploring innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a low-carbon economy.

Over the past decade, the Nigerian mining sector (the Sector) contributed less than 1% to the Nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), year-on-year.

On the issue of the applicability of statutes of limitation in statutory oil spill compensation claims, Nigerian courts have equivocated between three mutually contradictory positions regarding the concept of continuing torts.

Environmental justice in Nigeria extends far beyond oil spills and conservation, touching every sector from mining to waste management. Yet persistent myths continue to shape how businesses assess risk, how regulators enforce compliance, and how communities understand their legal rights. What are the seven most dangerous misconceptions about environmental justice that could be costing your organization in regulatory exposure, investor confidence, and stakeholder trust?

Nigeria's persistent inability to meet energy demand remains paradoxical, given the nation's abundant endowment of natural and mineral resources scattered across its 6 geo-political zones.

The 2025 petroleum licensing round announced by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission ("the NUPRC" or "the Commission") is the third of such licensing...

Over the years, various treaties and protocols have been agreed, diverse summits have been held and multiple working papers published on the realities and threats of climate change. Indeed...