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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Executive Order 9 of 2026 introduces sweeping fiscal reforms to Nigeria's oil and gas sector, suspending key revenue allocations to NNPCL and redirecting petroleum...

True to the ‘Nigerian Street Creed' for the year 2024: "No Gree for Anybody", the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (the "Commission") has commenced the year, guns blazing.

The oil and gas industry has continued to sustain recovery from contractions experienced in 2020 and 2021. On a global level, crude oil prices have been hovering around $100 per barrel...

Industry analysts forecast a positive turn for Nigerian oil and gas in 2023, with onshore volume recovery, incremental growth from shallow water projects, ...

On March 17, 2023, a few months before leaving office, former President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Constitution Fifth Alteration Act No. 17 into law. The Act broadened the scope of legislative...

Nigeria’s mining sector entered what seems to be a critical inflection point in 2025, with the Federal Government intensifying efforts to position the sector as a credible contributor to growing its non-oil revenues. The year witnessed improved policy implementation and more assertive regulatory enforcement.

Nigeria's transport sector is set for a major transformation with the adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as an alternative fuel.

Recent developments in Nigeria's Oil and Gas Industry have set the stage for the entrance of new local and international players into the sector.

Nigeria's electricity regulator has taken control of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc by dissolving its board and appointing interim directors. This unprecedented intervention raises critical questions about the boundaries between regulatory oversight and corporate ownership, and what it means for shareholders, creditors, and the future of privately-owned electricity distribution companies in Nigeria.

Nigeria now refines more petrol at home than at any point in its history, and the NMDPRA is still issuing import licences. On 28 September 2026, the Federal High Court in Abuja went further, ordering the regulator to keep granting petrol import licences to three major marketers. For refinery investors, that raises a pointed question: does the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) protect local refineries from imported fuel at all? The answer sits in Section 317.

Sustainable practices are activities aimed at protecting the environment, conserving natural resources, and reducing the impact of climate change on the lives of people.

The Regulations do not clearly distinguish whether the Guarantee Fee under the Deliver or Pay Agreement and the Tariffs under the GSA are payable together.

The enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 and the subsequent Nigerian Upstream Petroleum (Assignment of Interests) Regulations...

On March 17, 2023. the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives announced that former President Muhammed Buhari has signed 16 Amendment Bills into law.

The decision of the Nigerian Supreme Court in the case of Bureau of Public Enterprises v. Messrs U. Maduka Ent. (Nig.) Ltd represents an important watershed in Nigerian arbitration jurisprudence.

Nigeria has introduced a new Tax Remission Order for 2026 targeting deep offshore oil and gas projects, establishing a framework of fiscal incentives designed to stimulate investment in the sector. This regulatory development carries significant implications for both domestic and international investors evaluating opportunities in Nigeria's offshore energy landscape.

In recent years, Nigeria has faced significant challenges related to maritime security, with piracy becoming a major concern in the Gulf of Guinea, where the country's ports and offshore oil platforms are located.