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From a regulatory, fiscal, and policy perspective, the introduction of Nigeria's Petroleum Industry Act ("PIA") in 2021 represented a comprehensive inflexion point for Nigeria's oil and gas industry.

An effective legal framework for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) must address the lifecycle of a storage project, from authorisation and site selection to injection, monitoring, closure and long-term responsibility for stored carbon dioxide. Different jurisdictions have adopted various approaches to regulating these activities, and a comparative analysis of their approaches can help in identifying mechanisms that may be adapted to suit Nigeria’s legal and institutional context.

The Polluter Pays Principle raises a fundamental question of environmental justice in Nigeria: who should bear the cost when pollution damages the environment and the lives of affected communities? This article examines the principle's application in Nigeria's oil and gas sector, exploring the critical distinction between financial compensation...

Nigeria's power sector sees significant regulatory developments as NERC issues new guidelines for technical audits of transmission infrastructure, publishes a directory of State Electricity Regulatory Commissions to support the transition to state-level regulation, and the Minister of Power establishes an inter-agency committee to facilitate electricity market decentralisation under the Electricity Act 2023.

Nigeria's electricity sector is undergoing significant transformation as Lagos State moves toward a cost-reflective market and NERC introduces enhanced safety and metering regulations. These developments signal a shift toward greater state autonomy in electricity regulation, stricter compliance requirements, and improved consumer protection across the power value chain.

This update provides an overview of recent key regulatory and market developments in Nigeria's power sector. Recent developments include continued legislative activity on the Electricity Act (Amendment)...

From relying on coal energy for food preparation during the ancient times to employing hydrocarbon and hydrogen to fuel cars and provide electricity to meet household and industrial needs in the 21st century, energy has remained a constant feature of economic growth and social welfare.

Nigeria's nascent power sector brings flashes of it's communication sector, where the strive of NITEL and the invite for private parties led to exponential growth in the sector.

The Nigerian economy is heavily driven by fossil fuels and hydrocarbons, despite its net-zero and decarbonisation targets for 2060. This creates a dilemma, given the difficulty of reducing emissions while existing hydrocarbon infrastructure remains economically significant

Unlocking Nigeria's hydrocarbon potential: insights into the upcoming 2024 and reopened 2022 Nigerian oil licensing rounds.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (the "President") has reconstituted the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)

On December 18, 2019, about four months before the tenth anniversary of the enactment of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act, 9 members of the National Assembly, including the current speaker ...

The principal legislation which regulates the Nigerian oil and gas industry is the Petroleum Act (the PA).

January, 2004: Wole Obayomi, my boss at KPMG's Tax and Business Regulatory Services Group had written on an article...

The first utility company, the Nigerian Electricity Supply Company, was established in Nigeria in 1929.

This paper examines emerging arbitration and dispute trends in the gas sector, the enforcement challenges faced when striving to enforce arbitral awards against state entities and national oil companies, and lessons from landmark international cases.

The Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission is a body of the Federal Government of Nigeria established via the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 saddled...

Breach of duty of care in negligence occurs when a duty of care exists and was not followed. Breach of duty of care is an important component in negligence cases...