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Commentary on the legal and regulatory developments shaping business in Nigeria — written for decision-makers, not for other lawyers.
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Featured Briefing
The Petroleum Industry Act five years on: what has actually changed for investors
A practical review of the licensing regime, host community development trusts and the fiscal terms now shaping upstream deal structures — with the drafting points that most often derail a divestment at signing.
Recent publications.
Perfecting security over Nigerian assets: the practitioner's checklist
Where lenders most often lose priority — and the registration steps that quietly determine enforceability.
Governor's consent and the cost of delay in Lagos land transactions
How to sequence due diligence, consent applications and completion so your transaction does not stall.
Shareholder agreements: five clauses Nigerian founders keep getting wrong
Drag-along, tag-along, deadlock and pre-emption provisions that read fine until the day you need them.
Enforcing foreign arbitral awards in Nigeria: the current judicial temperature
What recent appellate authority tells us about public policy objections and the realistic enforcement timetable.
Transfer pricing documentation: what the FIRS is actually looking for
A field-tested view of the files that survive audit and the ones that invite an assessment.
Redundancy in Nigeria: getting the process right before the NICN does it for you
Consultation, selection criteria and severance — the procedural failures that turn a cost saving into a liability.
Earlier briefings.
Cabotage compliance and the practical limits of the waiver regime
Read → 28 November 2025Data protection obligations for financial institutions after the NDPA
Read → 09 October 2025Structuring joint ventures with state-owned entities: risk allocation in practice
Read → 22 August 2025Trademark oppositions before the Nigerian Registry: timelines and tactics
Read → 03 July 2025Force majeure clauses that survive contact with reality
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