OALP Power & Infrastructure 2022 Wrap Up Report and 2023 Outlook
As we embark on the second quarter of 2023, the Power & Infrastructure Practice at OALP is proud to unveil its wrap up report for the year 2022 and outlook for the...
The Nigerian Constitution In Progress: Recent Amendments
On March 17, 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari enacted sixteen (16) constitutional alteration bills (Alteration Acts) that have brought about sweeping changes to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as...
A Summary of the Business Facilitation Act
To much gusto, the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (the BFA) was signed into law on 8 February 2023. The principal objective of the unprecedented Act is to eliminate administrative bottlenecks and...
OALP Dispute Resolution Practice Quarterly Newsletter 1st Quarter 2023
2023 began in an eventful manner, starting off with the issues regarding the Naira redesign policy and preparations for the general elections. These, without doubt kept the Courts very busy, with a...
9 Nuggets from the New Copyright Act
On the 17th of March 2023, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed the copyright bill into law, as projected in our 2022 IP Wrap-up and 2023 Forward publication. This...
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY HOSTS PRE-BID CONFERENCE FOR MINIMUM SUBSIDY TENDERS
On 16th March 2023, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) hosted a hybrid pre-bid conference for the Minimum Subsidy Tender programme (MST). The gathering was to enable dialogue between the REA and potential...
OALP Oil & Gas 2022 Wrap Up Report and 2023 Forward Look
As we approach the end of Q1 2023, we present to you, our Wrap Up Report and Forward Look which highlights some of the key events which shaped the oil and gas...
OALP Mergers, Acquisitions and Private Equity Wrap-Up 2022 and 2023 Outlook
The world has continued to make steady progress in recovering from the economic woes that trailed the COVID-19 pandemic. In Nigeria, though the economic growth rate slowed down and declined in 2022...
OALP Dispute Resolution Wrap-Up 2022 and 2023 Outlook
In 2022, the dispute resolution space, as with other sectors in Nigeria returned to a semblance of normalcy after reeling from the inimical impact of COVID-19 as Nigerian Courts fully returned to...
Finance in Five Minutes: Derivative Contracts
Derivative Contracts are financial instruments used for risk management purposes in a transaction. In this series of ‘Finance in Five Minutes’, we succinctly discuss Derivative Contracts, highlighting its purpose, forms and regulatory...