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Before the introduction of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), 2021, various restructuring efforts have been made to restructure the oil and gas industry, but without any real success.

A lot has been said and written about the rather epileptic electricity supply in Nigeria.

The Nigerian petroleum sector is a heavily regulated industry with unique laws and regulations to guide both government and key players in their respective operations.

The Petroleum Industry Bill, which was set to revolutionize the operations in the Nigerian petroleum industry has been held up in the National Assembly owing to the inability of stakeholders to agree on its provisions.

Decarbonisation is no longer a distant climate ambition. It is now shaping legal frameworks, regulatory expectations, and investment decisions across energy-producing jurisdictions.

A court ruling on 28 September 2026 has forced Nigeria’s fuel regulator to continue licensing fuel importers, Dangote’s competitors. Dangote is simultaneously suing the government to stop those same licences from being issued.

In a bid to promote competition, transparency, and efficiency within the Nigerian electricity supply industry ("NESI"), the Federal government, in 2001, issued the National Electric Power Policy ("NEPP")...

On 28th September, 2020, the Presidency submitted the Petroleum Industry Bill 2020 ("the Bill") to the National Assembly for consideration.

The ongoing US–Iran war dynamics, alongside broader Middle East tensions, including Israel–Iran hostilities, have intensified global concern over a potential Strait of Hormuz crisis.

The Conversion and Renewal (Licences and Leases) Regulations 2026 introduce significant reforms to Nigeria's energy sector licensing framework. This analysis examines the regulatory changes affecting licence holders and lease operators, exploring how the new conversion regime impacts existing agreements and future applications. Understanding these modifications is crucial for stakeholders navigating the evolving legal landscape of energy licences and leases.

The President of Nigeria recently signed the Petroleum Industry Act ("PIA") into law, putting an end to several years of uncertainties and promises to reform and modernise the regulatory framework...

Nigeria needs to do more to promote the gas industry so that it becomes an integrated oil and gas producing country that generates as much revenue from gas as oil.

The year 2024 was transformative for the Nigerian Power Sector, marked by several significant developments including the handover of the 700MW Zungeru hydropower plant, the successful implementation.

With its enactment four years ago, the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 ("PIA") introduced comprehensive reforms to Nigeria's oil and gas sector...

The environmental crisis in Nigeria's Niger Delta region represents one of the most severe cases of industrial pollution in human history.

On the 4th of November, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract (PSC) Amendment Bill into law.

On 26th February 2021, the National Industrial Court (NIC) per Hon. Justice E. A. Oji,delivered a judgment in Suit No: NICN/LA/411/2020 - Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria...