Olaniwun Ajayi LP

October 14, 2025

Taxation of Oil and Gas Companies under Nigeria’s New Fiscal Framework

In this edition of our Deconstructing the Tax Reform Acts Series, we explore how the NTA reshapes petroleum taxation, highlight key fiscal and compliance updates, and examine what these changes...

October 13, 2025

Federal High Court Orders Security for Costs under the New Admiralty Jurisdiction Procedure Rules, 2023

Olaniwun Ajayi LP is pleased to have successfully represented the Defendants in Virgin Forest Energy Ltd v. MT Josephine & Triber Energy Ltd, securing a landmark ruling on the application...

October 10, 2025

Emergency Powers and Suspension of Elected Officials: Federal High Court Resolves Challenge to Constitutionality in Belema Briggs v. President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria & Ors

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, coram Omotosho, J. recently delivered judgment in an action challenging the constitutionality of the President’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State....

October 7, 2025

Sanctity Over Subterfuge: Supreme Court Affirms Arbitral Awards Against Illegality Claim

Sanctity Over Subterfuge: Supreme Court Affirms Arbitral Awards Against Illegality Claim...

October 3, 2025

A Legal Analysis of the ICRC PPP Regulatory Notice for MDAs 2025

Nigeria’s PPP regime is entering a new phase of rigorous scrutiny. The ICRC’s August Notice not only sets out clearer benchmarks for project approvals, but also redefines the balance of...

September 30, 2025

Ports and Inland Waterways Development – Key Bottlenecks and Opportunities for Private Investment

Nigeria’s ports and inland waterways have long been central to the nation’s trade and economic development. With a coastline exceeding 850 kilometers and an extensive network of navigable rivers, such...

September 26, 2025

Jurisdiction and Transfer of Cases: Did the Supreme Court Render Section 22(2) of the Federal High Court Act Otiose?

The Nigerian Supreme Court holds that the Federal High Court lacks the powers to order the transfer of cases to the State High Court where it lacks the jurisdiction to...

September 19, 2025

Investment Arbitration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategic Implications of the 2025 ICSID Caseload for States, Investors and Practitioners

The recently released ICSID Caseload Statistics1 and the prevailing investment dispute climate highlight interesting developments concerning Nigeria and the entire Sub-Saharan region. First, within the period under review,2 the Sub-Saharan...

September 16, 2025

Sukuk in Nigeria – Lessons from Global Islamic Finance Markets

With the growing demand for ethical and Shariah-compliant financial instruments as alternatives to conventional finance, Sukuk has emerged as a critical tool for raising capital in line with Islamic legal...

September 11, 2025

NERC ANNUAL REPORTIN A NUTSHELL (2024)

On 14 July 2025, the Nigerian Electricity Commission (NERC or the Commission) published its 2024 Annual Report ( the Report) on the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) pursuant to Section...

October 14, 2025

Taxation of Oil and Gas Companies under Nigeria’s New Fiscal Framework

In this edition of our Deconstructing the Tax Reform Acts Series, we explore how the NTA reshapes petroleum taxation, highlight key fiscal and compliance updates, and examine what these changes...

October 13, 2025

Federal High Court Orders Security for Costs under the New Admiralty Jurisdiction Procedure Rules, 2023

Olaniwun Ajayi LP is pleased to have successfully represented the Defendants in Virgin Forest Energy Ltd v. MT Josephine & Triber Energy Ltd, securing a landmark ruling on the application...

October 10, 2025

Emergency Powers and Suspension of Elected Officials: Federal High Court Resolves Challenge to Constitutionality in Belema Briggs v. President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria & Ors

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, coram Omotosho, J. recently delivered judgment in an action challenging the constitutionality of the President’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State....

October 7, 2025

Sanctity Over Subterfuge: Supreme Court Affirms Arbitral Awards Against Illegality Claim

Sanctity Over Subterfuge: Supreme Court Affirms Arbitral Awards Against Illegality Claim...

October 3, 2025

A Legal Analysis of the ICRC PPP Regulatory Notice for MDAs 2025

Nigeria’s PPP regime is entering a new phase of rigorous scrutiny. The ICRC’s August Notice not only sets out clearer benchmarks for project approvals, but also redefines the balance of...

September 30, 2025

Ports and Inland Waterways Development – Key Bottlenecks and Opportunities for Private Investment

Nigeria’s ports and inland waterways have long been central to the nation’s trade and economic development. With a coastline exceeding 850 kilometers and an extensive network of navigable rivers, such...

September 26, 2025

Jurisdiction and Transfer of Cases: Did the Supreme Court Render Section 22(2) of the Federal High Court Act Otiose?

The Nigerian Supreme Court holds that the Federal High Court lacks the powers to order the transfer of cases to the State High Court where it lacks the jurisdiction to...

September 19, 2025

Investment Arbitration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategic Implications of the 2025 ICSID Caseload for States, Investors and Practitioners

The recently released ICSID Caseload Statistics1 and the prevailing investment dispute climate highlight interesting developments concerning Nigeria and the entire Sub-Saharan region. First, within the period under review,2 the Sub-Saharan...

September 16, 2025

Sukuk in Nigeria – Lessons from Global Islamic Finance Markets

With the growing demand for ethical and Shariah-compliant financial instruments as alternatives to conventional finance, Sukuk has emerged as a critical tool for raising capital in line with Islamic legal...

September 11, 2025

NERC ANNUAL REPORTIN A NUTSHELL (2024)

On 14 July 2025, the Nigerian Electricity Commission (NERC or the Commission) published its 2024 Annual Report ( the Report) on the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) pursuant to Section...