Olaniwun Ajayi LP

October 10, 2017

Grants and Loans

Is China taking advantage of Nigeria with loans and grants?

The Chinese have provided grants for major infrastructure projects, but that has only opened the doors to more sub-standard products and a trade imbalance. One of the most common Nigerian...

September 22, 2017

Uber app news

Uber is Suing an Ad Agency for Fraud

Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. is suing an ad agency for fraud, thanks partly to a post on Breitbart News. Uber is taking Fetch Media Ltd. to court for click...

September 20, 2017

Bitcoin Cryptocurrecy

Two in court over alleged N10m Bitcoin scam

Two men, who allegedly obtained N10 million on the pretext of exchanging it for $30,000 worth of bitcoin, on Thursday appeared before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The...

September 20, 2017

Marginal Oil fields

Marginal Fields: What happens to the operator when an OML is revoked?

Word is out that the Federal Government of Nigeria is set to commence a new bid round for the allocation of marginal fields. Thinking about marginal fields, essentially a small...

September 20, 2017

CBN

CBN Guidelines on Importation

In an effort to ensure the stability of Nigeria’s foreign exchange market, the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN ), has issued a series of circulars excluding certain goods and...

September 20, 2017

Business in Nigeria

Business in Nigeria – current state of play

Nigeria has been ranked the nineteenth most attractive economy for investments flowing into the African continent. In 2015, it was estimated that Nigeria attracted a net foreign direct investment of...

September 20, 2017

Oil and Gas

National Gas Policy – Series I(Governance and Industry Structure)

Background The first half of 2017 ended on a positive note with the approval by the Federal government of Nigeria (FGN), of the National Gas Policy (the Policy) which articulates...

September 20, 2017

Lekki Ikoyi Bridge

Lagos State Public Private Partnership

Introduction On 24 June 2011, the Lagos State Government passed into law the Public Private Partnership Law 2011 (PPP Law). The PPP Law which is the State Government’s latest attempt...

September 20, 2017

Cybersquatting

Cybersquatting Under the Nigerian Law

Introduction As aptly noted by W. Cornish & D. Llewellyn, in their book, Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trademarks and Allied Rights, Sixth Edition, Sweet & Maxwell, London, p.862: “As E-commerce...

August 17, 2010

A Review of the Asset Management Corporation Act, 2010

A Review of the Act The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria Act, 2010 (AMCON Act) was recently signed into law by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr...

October 10, 2017

Grants and Loans

Is China taking advantage of Nigeria with loans and grants?

The Chinese have provided grants for major infrastructure projects, but that has only opened the doors to more sub-standard products and a trade imbalance. One of the most common Nigerian...

September 22, 2017

Uber app news

Uber is Suing an Ad Agency for Fraud

Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. is suing an ad agency for fraud, thanks partly to a post on Breitbart News. Uber is taking Fetch Media Ltd. to court for click...

September 20, 2017

Bitcoin Cryptocurrecy

Two in court over alleged N10m Bitcoin scam

Two men, who allegedly obtained N10 million on the pretext of exchanging it for $30,000 worth of bitcoin, on Thursday appeared before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The...

September 20, 2017

Marginal Oil fields

Marginal Fields: What happens to the operator when an OML is revoked?

Word is out that the Federal Government of Nigeria is set to commence a new bid round for the allocation of marginal fields. Thinking about marginal fields, essentially a small...

September 20, 2017

CBN

CBN Guidelines on Importation

In an effort to ensure the stability of Nigeria’s foreign exchange market, the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN ), has issued a series of circulars excluding certain goods and...

September 20, 2017

Business in Nigeria

Business in Nigeria – current state of play

Nigeria has been ranked the nineteenth most attractive economy for investments flowing into the African continent. In 2015, it was estimated that Nigeria attracted a net foreign direct investment of...

September 20, 2017

Oil and Gas

National Gas Policy – Series I(Governance and Industry Structure)

Background The first half of 2017 ended on a positive note with the approval by the Federal government of Nigeria (FGN), of the National Gas Policy (the Policy) which articulates...

September 20, 2017

Lekki Ikoyi Bridge

Lagos State Public Private Partnership

Introduction On 24 June 2011, the Lagos State Government passed into law the Public Private Partnership Law 2011 (PPP Law). The PPP Law which is the State Government’s latest attempt...

September 20, 2017

Cybersquatting

Cybersquatting Under the Nigerian Law

Introduction As aptly noted by W. Cornish & D. Llewellyn, in their book, Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trademarks and Allied Rights, Sixth Edition, Sweet & Maxwell, London, p.862: “As E-commerce...

August 17, 2010

A Review of the Asset Management Corporation Act, 2010

A Review of the Act The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria Act, 2010 (AMCON Act) was recently signed into law by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr...