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The Nigeria Power Sector Review 2019 Electricity was first generated in Nigeria in 1866 when two generating sets were installed to serve the Colony of Lagos. In 1951, the government of Nigeria, through an Act of Parliament, established the Electricity Commission of Nigeria (ECN) to regulate and operate the power supply systems in Nigeria. Subsequently, the Niger Dam Authority (NDA) was established for the development of the Kanji Hydroelectric Dam... |
Esso Petroleum and Production Nigeria Limited & SNEPCO v. NNPC The Nigerian Court of Appeal confirms that an Arbitral Tribunal has no Jurisdiction to determine contractual disputes, the resolution of which has tax implications for any of the parties. Recently the Nigerian Court of Appeal confirmed in part the decision of the Federal High Court Abuja delivered on 22 May 2012 in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/923/2011... |
Ship Arrest - Recent Development in Nigerian Arrest Law bold">This paper considers the recent developments in Nigerian Ship Arrest Law. The Admiralty Jurisdiction Procedure Rules (AJPR) 2011 for the Federal High Court of Nigeria (FHC), and its effect on ship arrest practice. bold">The new AJPR 2011 (the New Rules) was made by the Chief Judge of the FHC(CJF) 1 on 1st March 2011 and came into force on 14th March 2011... |
A Practical Cross-Border Insight into Gas Regulation Work 1... |
A Practical Cross-Border insight into Gas Regulation Work A overview of natural Gas Sector and a brief outline of Nigeria’s natural gas sector, including a general description of: natural gas reserves; natural gas production including the extent to which production is associated or non-associated natural gas; import and export of natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction and export facilities, and/or receiving and re-gasification facilities (“LNG facilities”); natural gas pipeline |
Nigerian Courts Continue to Develop the Law in Relation to Cabotage CASE REVIEW The Federal High Court in the recent case of NOBLE DRILLING (NIGERIA) LIMITED V THE NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY AGENCY (NIMASA) & THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION, (Suit No. FHC/L/CS/78/2008) provides clarity on Sections 2, 5 and 22(5) of the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act, Cap. C51, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 (Cabotage Act)... |
Gas Flares Out & Strategies For Success Gas Flare Out |
Review of Nigerian Gas Master Plan - Legal Regulatory & Policy Issues Review of Nigerian Gas Master Plan |
Nigeria's Minning Acts- A Case Study for Mining Reform NIGERIA’S MINING ACTS - A Case Study for Mining Reform |
The Current Mineral Licensing Regime in Nigeria The Current Mineral Licensing Regime in Nigeria |
What is the Place of Practice of Environmental Law in Africa’s Development? Dramatic changes in global climate have helped to wake up the consciousness of States on the significance of environmental issues in the last fourty years. Before then countries focused their energies on relentless industrial development with little or no attention to its impact on the environment. Scientific evidence has shown that unbridled development leads to loss of environmental capital, sometimes an irreversible phenomenon... |
