Olaniwun Ajayi LP

February 23, 2022

RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISION ON THE EFFECT OF THE OMISSION OF THE WORD ‘LOCAL’ IN THE APPELLATION OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A SUIT

SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT OMITTING THE WORD ‘LOCAL’ IN THE APPELLATION OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A SUIT GOES TO THE ISSUE OF THE JURISTIC PERSONALITY OF SUCH LOCAL GOVERNMENT...

February 18, 2022

OALP’S ANALYSIS OF THE RECENTLY ENACTED CLIMATE CHANGE ACT 2021 AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON BUSINESSES IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY

In the last quarter of 2021, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law, the Climate Change Act 2021, to usher in a new dawn in Nigeria’s efforts towards environmental...

February 17, 2022

TAT LAGOS SETTLES CONTROVERSY ON THE SCOPE OF STOCK-IN-TRADE FOR THE CLAIM OF INPUT VAT – CHI LTD V. FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE

In what may be regarded as a breakthrough for players in the manufacturing sector in Nigeria, the Tax Appeal Tribunal provided clear parameters for the determination of “Stock in Trade”...

February 11, 2022

Oil and Gas Fast Facts on the Licensing Regime under the PIA

When we released our PIA 2021 Key Highlights Report last year, we promised to unbundle the PIA over time and walk through how it affects players in the oil and...

February 10, 2022

OALP Legislative Tracker: January 2022 Edition

2022 is off to a great start, as various industries and sectors of the economy show great promise for growth. This said, the legislative framework of a country (more so...

February 7, 2022

Olaniwun Ajayi Tax Wrap-up Report

With the birth of the Petroleum Industry Act which had spent 16 years in incubation; the yearly visitor – the Finance Act, which has become the new normal under the...

February 4, 2022

FAQs on the Pan-African Payments and Settlement System

In 2021, we witnessed the commencement of trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) regime as many countries in Africa ratified the AfCFTA treaty with the aim to...

February 2, 2022

Olaniwun Ajayi LP 2022 M&A Report

2021 was a year of uneven recovery for the Nigerian economy. M & A activities in the nation recorded slow but significant progress in value and volume. Following this trend,...

January 28, 2022

IP TRENDS FOR 2022

In our IP trends for 2022, we look at areas of interest in the virtual and social reality world such as the metaverse, the rise of NFTs, vaccine production and...

January 26, 2022

Olaniwun Ajayi Oil and Gas Wrap-up Report 2021

While the world continued to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 with many companies and even economies focusing on stability and sustainability, the oil and gas...

February 23, 2022

RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISION ON THE EFFECT OF THE OMISSION OF THE WORD ‘LOCAL’ IN THE APPELLATION OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A SUIT

SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT OMITTING THE WORD ‘LOCAL’ IN THE APPELLATION OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A SUIT GOES TO THE ISSUE OF THE JURISTIC PERSONALITY OF SUCH LOCAL GOVERNMENT...

February 18, 2022

OALP’S ANALYSIS OF THE RECENTLY ENACTED CLIMATE CHANGE ACT 2021 AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON BUSINESSES IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY

In the last quarter of 2021, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law, the Climate Change Act 2021, to usher in a new dawn in Nigeria’s efforts towards environmental...

February 17, 2022

TAT LAGOS SETTLES CONTROVERSY ON THE SCOPE OF STOCK-IN-TRADE FOR THE CLAIM OF INPUT VAT – CHI LTD V. FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE

In what may be regarded as a breakthrough for players in the manufacturing sector in Nigeria, the Tax Appeal Tribunal provided clear parameters for the determination of “Stock in Trade”...

February 11, 2022

Oil and Gas Fast Facts on the Licensing Regime under the PIA

When we released our PIA 2021 Key Highlights Report last year, we promised to unbundle the PIA over time and walk through how it affects players in the oil and...

February 10, 2022

OALP Legislative Tracker: January 2022 Edition

2022 is off to a great start, as various industries and sectors of the economy show great promise for growth. This said, the legislative framework of a country (more so...

February 7, 2022

Olaniwun Ajayi Tax Wrap-up Report

With the birth of the Petroleum Industry Act which had spent 16 years in incubation; the yearly visitor – the Finance Act, which has become the new normal under the...

February 4, 2022

FAQs on the Pan-African Payments and Settlement System

In 2021, we witnessed the commencement of trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) regime as many countries in Africa ratified the AfCFTA treaty with the aim to...

February 2, 2022

Olaniwun Ajayi LP 2022 M&A Report

2021 was a year of uneven recovery for the Nigerian economy. M & A activities in the nation recorded slow but significant progress in value and volume. Following this trend,...

January 28, 2022

IP TRENDS FOR 2022

In our IP trends for 2022, we look at areas of interest in the virtual and social reality world such as the metaverse, the rise of NFTs, vaccine production and...

January 26, 2022

Olaniwun Ajayi Oil and Gas Wrap-up Report 2021

While the world continued to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 with many companies and even economies focusing on stability and sustainability, the oil and gas...