Introduction Over the past decade, there have been calls for the amendment of the Electoral Act 2010 (“2010 Act”) largely due to the inability of the legislation to enhance the conduct of free, fair, and credible elections in Nigeria. As a result, President Muhammadu Buhari signed...
INTRODUCTION The bifurcation of the office of the Nigerian Attorney-General of the Federation (“AGF”) has been a subject of debate for many years by different stakeholders. In 2014, the National Conference voted1 in support of the separation of the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation...
INDUSTRY FOCUS ANALYSIS PART A I. OIL AND GAS SECTOR ANALYSIS: • Impact of the Proposed Amendment of the • Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021 Proposed LNG Market Expansion II. POWER SECTOR ANALYSIS: • Impact of the Proposed Amendment to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria III. RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR...
A. INDUSTRY FOCUS ANALYSIS Power Sector The Order on Procurement by Successor Electricity Distribution Licensees for Execution of Capital Projects with the Central Bank of Nigeria CAPEXLoan. Review of FCCPC’s planned enforcement of NERC Order on Capping of Estimated Billing. Oil and Gas Sector NLNG’s domestic LNG...
A. INDUSTRY FOCUS ANALYSIS A (I). THE INTERNET OF THINGS IN THE NIGERIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR A (II). REVIEW OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR FINANCING THE NATIONAL MASS METERING PROGRAMME (NMMP) A(I). THE INTERNET OF THINGS IN THE NIGERIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR Background The renewable energy share of the global...
A. INDUSTRY FOCUS ANALYSIS A (i). ANALYSIS OF THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL, 2020 A (ii). ANALYSIS OF THE CBN FRAMEWORK FOR FINANCING OF NATIONAL MASS METERING PROGRAMME A (i). ANALYSIS OF THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL, 2020 INTRODUCTION On 28 September 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari presented the Petroleum Industry...
I. REVIEW OF THE GUIDELINES FOR THE INSPECTION OF SOLAR MINI-GRIDS IN NIGERIA Introduction Due to the exponential growth in installation and construction activities in the Solar Energy sector, as well as the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI), it became paramount for a standardized manual/guidelines that would ensure...
A. INDUSTRY FOCUS ANALYSIS (I) AN OVERVIEW OF THE NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION (NERC) DOCUMENT NO. NERC/GL/2/2020 – GUIDELINES ON FILING APPLICATIONS FOR COMPETITION TRANSITION CHARGE BY ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION AND TRADING LICENSEES Introduction On 27 July 2020, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) published the Guidelines on Filing...
1) INTRODUCTION Private Equity (PE) is a form of business financing. It is bankrolled by privatefinanciers/investment companies who donate capital not publicly listed, for an extended period of time to investments in target companies. The Investment and Securities Act 2007[1], defines PE as “…a type of...
A. INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS AND GLOBAL TRENDS NIGERIA Oil and Gas OPEC oil quota breach may precipitate price war Nigerian Govt misses revenue target on low oil prices and output DPR states that over 600 oil companies bid for Nigerias 57 marginal oilfields NNRC seeks total overhaul of Nigeria's oil & gas...