Olaniwun Ajayi LP

August 25, 2026

Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Act, 2026

Recent legislative developments continue to reshape Nigeria’s ports and maritime landscape. Our Maritime Practice publication examines the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Act, 2026 (NPERA Act 2026), its regulatory...

April 1, 2026

Transport: Wrap-up 2025 and 2026 Outlook

From sweeping reforms in insurance and transport regulation to major infrastructure investments across aviation, maritime, rail, and road networks, 2025 marked a defining year for Nigeria’s transport sector. Our Transport...

February 19, 2026

Federal High Court Reaffirms The Unenforceability of Foreign Arbitral Awards Relating to Maritime Claims

The Federal High Court in PS Offshore Nigeria Ltd v. Miden Systems Nigeria Ltd & Anor. held that foreign arbitral awards arising from maritime contracts with a Nigerian connection are...

October 13, 2025

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

Olaniwun Ajayi LP represented the Defendants in Virgin Forest Energy Ltd v. MT Josephine & Triber Energy Ltd. The Federal High Court, Lagos, delivered a landmark ruling on security for...

June 11, 2025

Admiralty jurisdiction of the Federal High Court does not ened upon the Discharge from a Vessel

Case Alert – Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court does not end upon the Discharge of Cargo from a Vessel

The Nigerian Supreme Court Affirms that the Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court does not end upon the Discharge of Cargo from a Vessel – Glenyork (Nig.) Ltd &...

March 13, 2024

Olaniwun Ajayi LP releases Nigerian Transport Industry Outlook for 2024

Nigerian Transport Industry 2023 Wrap-Up and 2024 Outlook

We are excited to share our comprehensive 2023 Wrap-Up of the Nigerian Transport Industry and Outlook for 2024. Throughout 2023, the Nigerian Transport Industry witnessed a series of innovative and...

July 12, 2023

Taxation of International Shipping Companies in Nigeria: The Legal Regime

Following the issuance of a public notice by the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS) to International Shipping Companies (ISCs) deriving income in Nigeria to regularize their tax compliance status, the FIRS...

April 12, 2023

Nigerian Maritime Industry 2022 Wrap-Up | 2023 Outlook

The Nigerian maritime sector is of critical importance in the development of the Nigerian economy and there continues to be concerted efforts by the Nigerian Government and maritime stakeholders in...

April 4, 2022

NIGERIAN MARITIME INDUSTRY WRAP-UP 2021

It is beyond cavil that the Covid-19 pandemic had a very deleterious impact on the Nigerian maritime industry in 2020, however measures by the Nigerian government and relevant stakeholders in...

April 2, 2020

maritime contracts

Maritime Contracts: Impact of COVID-19 on Time Charterparties in the Nigerian Maritime Sector

As the world currently grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic in ensuring that its transmission globally is curbed and ultimately eradicated, attendant issues arise in different spheres of human endeavour, inclusive...

August 25, 2026

Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Act, 2026

Recent legislative developments continue to reshape Nigeria’s ports and maritime landscape. Our Maritime Practice publication examines the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Act, 2026 (NPERA Act 2026), its regulatory...

April 1, 2026

Transport: Wrap-up 2025 and 2026 Outlook

From sweeping reforms in insurance and transport regulation to major infrastructure investments across aviation, maritime, rail, and road networks, 2025 marked a defining year for Nigeria’s transport sector. Our Transport...

February 19, 2026

Federal High Court Reaffirms The Unenforceability of Foreign Arbitral Awards Relating to Maritime Claims

The Federal High Court in PS Offshore Nigeria Ltd v. Miden Systems Nigeria Ltd & Anor. held that foreign arbitral awards arising from maritime contracts with a Nigerian connection are...

October 13, 2025

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

Olaniwun Ajayi LP represented the Defendants in Virgin Forest Energy Ltd v. MT Josephine & Triber Energy Ltd. The Federal High Court, Lagos, delivered a landmark ruling on security for...

June 11, 2025

Admiralty jurisdiction of the Federal High Court does not ened upon the Discharge from a Vessel

Case Alert – Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court does not end upon the Discharge of Cargo from a Vessel

The Nigerian Supreme Court Affirms that the Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court does not end upon the Discharge of Cargo from a Vessel – Glenyork (Nig.) Ltd &...

March 13, 2024

Olaniwun Ajayi LP releases Nigerian Transport Industry Outlook for 2024

Nigerian Transport Industry 2023 Wrap-Up and 2024 Outlook

We are excited to share our comprehensive 2023 Wrap-Up of the Nigerian Transport Industry and Outlook for 2024. Throughout 2023, the Nigerian Transport Industry witnessed a series of innovative and...

July 12, 2023

Taxation of International Shipping Companies in Nigeria: The Legal Regime

Following the issuance of a public notice by the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS) to International Shipping Companies (ISCs) deriving income in Nigeria to regularize their tax compliance status, the FIRS...

April 12, 2023

Nigerian Maritime Industry 2022 Wrap-Up | 2023 Outlook

The Nigerian maritime sector is of critical importance in the development of the Nigerian economy and there continues to be concerted efforts by the Nigerian Government and maritime stakeholders in...

April 4, 2022

NIGERIAN MARITIME INDUSTRY WRAP-UP 2021

It is beyond cavil that the Covid-19 pandemic had a very deleterious impact on the Nigerian maritime industry in 2020, however measures by the Nigerian government and relevant stakeholders in...

April 2, 2020

maritime contracts

Maritime Contracts: Impact of COVID-19 on Time Charterparties in the Nigerian Maritime Sector

As the world currently grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic in ensuring that its transmission globally is curbed and ultimately eradicated, attendant issues arise in different spheres of human endeavour, inclusive...