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February 16, 2024

Infrastructure Sector in Nigeria; Projections for 2024

Infrastructure Wrap-Up Report and Outlook 2024

2023 heralded significant developments in the Nigerian infrastructure landscape. Notably, there were laudable initiatives aimed at facilitating investment in infrastructure projects to tackle Nigeria’s huge infrastructure deficit. These include the...

February 5, 2024

Power Sector Outlook for 2024 in Nigeria by Olaniwun Ajayi LP.

Power Wrap-Up and Outlook 2024

The year 2023 marked a decade, post-privatization of the power sector and witnessed significant legislative milestones which began with the enactment of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria...

January 16, 2024

Impact of the COP28 Agreement on African Oil Producers

The 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) which was held in the United Arab Emirates and concluded on 12 December 2023, delivered the UAE Consensus that culminated in the first Global...

October 31, 2023

Cover image for a newsletter written by Tier 1 Law Firm in Nigeria Olaniwun Ajayi titled - Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission Market Competition Report 2022: Comparative Analysis and Market Insights by Olaniwun Ajayi LP

NERC Market Competition Report 2022: Insights and Expectations

Over time, the Nigerian Electric Supply Industry (NESI) is expected to progress through four stages, which are to be determined by the extent of competition in the market. By the...

September 15, 2023

NERC Meter Price Review 2023: Implications for MAPs and Consumers in Nigeria

Due to the metering gap experienced in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI), electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria were by the Meter Asset Provider and National Mass Metering Regulations...

September 5, 2023

An Overview of the Extant Gas Flare Regulations in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry

For the Nigerian energy industry, one issue stands out as an opportunity and a challenge – gas flaring. The billowing flames and plumes of smoke from our gas flares have...

June 26, 2023

Constitutional Amendment Relating to the Railway Transport Sector: A Panacea for Resuscitating the Railway Transport System in Nigeria?

As one of the astounding farewell accomplishments of the erstwhile President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari (the Erstwhile President), the Erstwhile President signed 16 (sixteen)...

June 9, 2023

REVIEW OF NERC’S ORDER ON MIGRATION OF CUSTOMERS AND COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE FAILURE UNDER SERVICE-BASED TARIFF FRAMEWORK 2023

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) introduced the service-based tariff (SBT) regime in the Multi-Year Tariff Order 2020 (MYTO 2020), a form of incentive-based regulation, permitting distribution companies (DisCos) to...

May 25, 2023

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission issues Consumer Protection Regulations 2023

On March 29, 2023, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) issued the Consumer Protection Regulations 2023 (the Consumer Protection Regulations) to safeguard consumers from the activities of electricity distribution companies...

April 28, 2023

Decentralisation of the Nigerian Electricity Sector: Opportunities, Challenges and Next Steps

On March 17, 2023, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed nineteen (19) bills into law. Significant among the newly enacted legislation are the Fifth Alteration Acts 2023,...

February 16, 2024

Infrastructure Sector in Nigeria; Projections for 2024

Infrastructure Wrap-Up Report and Outlook 2024

2023 heralded significant developments in the Nigerian infrastructure landscape. Notably, there were laudable initiatives aimed at facilitating investment in infrastructure projects to tackle Nigeria’s huge infrastructure deficit. These include the...

February 5, 2024

Power Sector Outlook for 2024 in Nigeria by Olaniwun Ajayi LP.

Power Wrap-Up and Outlook 2024

The year 2023 marked a decade, post-privatization of the power sector and witnessed significant legislative milestones which began with the enactment of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria...

January 16, 2024

Impact of the COP28 Agreement on African Oil Producers

The 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) which was held in the United Arab Emirates and concluded on 12 December 2023, delivered the UAE Consensus that culminated in the first Global...

October 31, 2023

Cover image for a newsletter written by Tier 1 Law Firm in Nigeria Olaniwun Ajayi titled - Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission Market Competition Report 2022: Comparative Analysis and Market Insights by Olaniwun Ajayi LP

NERC Market Competition Report 2022: Insights and Expectations

Over time, the Nigerian Electric Supply Industry (NESI) is expected to progress through four stages, which are to be determined by the extent of competition in the market. By the...

September 15, 2023

NERC Meter Price Review 2023: Implications for MAPs and Consumers in Nigeria

Due to the metering gap experienced in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI), electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria were by the Meter Asset Provider and National Mass Metering Regulations...

September 5, 2023

An Overview of the Extant Gas Flare Regulations in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry

For the Nigerian energy industry, one issue stands out as an opportunity and a challenge – gas flaring. The billowing flames and plumes of smoke from our gas flares have...

June 26, 2023

Constitutional Amendment Relating to the Railway Transport Sector: A Panacea for Resuscitating the Railway Transport System in Nigeria?

As one of the astounding farewell accomplishments of the erstwhile President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari (the Erstwhile President), the Erstwhile President signed 16 (sixteen)...

June 9, 2023

REVIEW OF NERC’S ORDER ON MIGRATION OF CUSTOMERS AND COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE FAILURE UNDER SERVICE-BASED TARIFF FRAMEWORK 2023

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) introduced the service-based tariff (SBT) regime in the Multi-Year Tariff Order 2020 (MYTO 2020), a form of incentive-based regulation, permitting distribution companies (DisCos) to...

May 25, 2023

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission issues Consumer Protection Regulations 2023

On March 29, 2023, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) issued the Consumer Protection Regulations 2023 (the Consumer Protection Regulations) to safeguard consumers from the activities of electricity distribution companies...

April 28, 2023

Decentralisation of the Nigerian Electricity Sector: Opportunities, Challenges and Next Steps

On March 17, 2023, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed nineteen (19) bills into law. Significant among the newly enacted legislation are the Fifth Alteration Acts 2023,...