Olaniwun Ajayi LP

March 13, 2020

Covid-19

COVID-19 Pandemic : Business Impact and Legal Implications

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 a pandemic. With the shut-down of global stock markets, restrictions on trade and travel across several countries, oil supply glut...

July 19, 2019

The Competition Law Knowledge Exchange at Olaniwun Ajayi LP

In the wake of the enactment of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA), Olaniwun Ajayi LP on Thursday, the 11th of July 2019 hosted a Competition Law Knowledge...

June 12, 2019

Nigerian Port Authority Approves 10% Discount on Harbour Dues at Eastern Ports for Certain Vessels

The Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), in a statement made on 10 June 2019, has approved a 10 per cent discount on harbour dues for specific vessels calling at the ports...

April 17, 2019

2019 Africa Arbitration Academy

We are happy to announce that our Bisi Makanjuola has been selected for the 2019 Africa Arbitration Academy scheduled to hold in London, in June. The 2019 cohort is the...

March 1, 2019

Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018: A New Regulatory Landscape for Mergers in Nigeria

On 5th February 2019, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (‘the Act’) received Presidential Assent and was passed into law. Prior to the enactment of the Act, the legal...

January 15, 2019

Nigerian Oil and Gas Review 2018

This Review is the second in our series and this year we would be looking at major, industry wide events across the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry (the Industry) in...

January 7, 2019

PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

We are proud to announce the admissions of Mr. Damilola Salawu and Air Vice Marshal Ibrahim Sharfi’i (Rtd) into the partnership of Olaniwun Ajayi LP. Symbolic of our Firm’s continued...

August 24, 2018

FGN INVITES EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR CORE INVESTORS IN RESPECT OF AFAM AND YOLA POWER ASSETS

In continuation of the wholesale privatization of the key power infrastructure assets which began in 2006 with the horizontal unbundling of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc (PHCN), and...

August 20, 2018

TAXATION

Impact Of Multiple Taxation On Businesses In Nigeria

There are over fifty taxes and levies collected by the federal, state and local governments in Nigeria. In addition to the plethora of taxes and levies in Nigeria, it is...

June 11, 2018

NIGERIAN SUPREME COURT RULES THAT A CLAIM ARISING FROM AN AGREEMENT FOR THE USE OF A VESSEL IS NOT A MARITIME CLAIM

The Nigerian Supreme Court in its recent decision in TSKJ Nigeria Ltd v Otochem Nigeria Ltd (Unreported), SC 118/2009, has held that a State High Court has the jurisdiction to...

March 13, 2020

Covid-19

COVID-19 Pandemic : Business Impact and Legal Implications

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 a pandemic. With the shut-down of global stock markets, restrictions on trade and travel across several countries, oil supply glut...

July 19, 2019

The Competition Law Knowledge Exchange at Olaniwun Ajayi LP

In the wake of the enactment of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA), Olaniwun Ajayi LP on Thursday, the 11th of July 2019 hosted a Competition Law Knowledge...

June 12, 2019

Nigerian Port Authority Approves 10% Discount on Harbour Dues at Eastern Ports for Certain Vessels

The Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), in a statement made on 10 June 2019, has approved a 10 per cent discount on harbour dues for specific vessels calling at the ports...

April 17, 2019

2019 Africa Arbitration Academy

We are happy to announce that our Bisi Makanjuola has been selected for the 2019 Africa Arbitration Academy scheduled to hold in London, in June. The 2019 cohort is the...

March 1, 2019

Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018: A New Regulatory Landscape for Mergers in Nigeria

On 5th February 2019, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (‘the Act’) received Presidential Assent and was passed into law. Prior to the enactment of the Act, the legal...

January 15, 2019

Nigerian Oil and Gas Review 2018

This Review is the second in our series and this year we would be looking at major, industry wide events across the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry (the Industry) in...

January 7, 2019

PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

We are proud to announce the admissions of Mr. Damilola Salawu and Air Vice Marshal Ibrahim Sharfi’i (Rtd) into the partnership of Olaniwun Ajayi LP. Symbolic of our Firm’s continued...

August 24, 2018

FGN INVITES EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR CORE INVESTORS IN RESPECT OF AFAM AND YOLA POWER ASSETS

In continuation of the wholesale privatization of the key power infrastructure assets which began in 2006 with the horizontal unbundling of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc (PHCN), and...

August 20, 2018

TAXATION

Impact Of Multiple Taxation On Businesses In Nigeria

There are over fifty taxes and levies collected by the federal, state and local governments in Nigeria. In addition to the plethora of taxes and levies in Nigeria, it is...

June 11, 2018

NIGERIAN SUPREME COURT RULES THAT A CLAIM ARISING FROM AN AGREEMENT FOR THE USE OF A VESSEL IS NOT A MARITIME CLAIM

The Nigerian Supreme Court in its recent decision in TSKJ Nigeria Ltd v Otochem Nigeria Ltd (Unreported), SC 118/2009, has held that a State High Court has the jurisdiction to...