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...
ENERGY FOCUS REPORT – Q4 2021 INDUSTRY FOCUS ANALYSIS OIL AND GAS SECTOR ANALYSIS: REVIEW OF PIA IMPLEMENTATION DEVELOPMENTS Commercial – NMDRA’s Directive on Gas Prices COMMENTARY ON THE LAGOS STATE ELECTRICITY POLICY VIS – A – VIS THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BILL TO REPEAL THE ELECTRIC POWER...
INDUSTRY FOCUS ANALYSIS Power Sector - Review of the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) and National Mass Metering Regulations 2021. - Commentary on the Renewal of the Bulk Electricity Purchase and Resale Licence issued to NBET PLC including the...
Introduction The role of a company secretary has been subject to significant evolution over the last century. According to Black’s Law Dictionary, 5th Edition of 1979, a secretary is defined as “an officer charged with the direction and management of that part of the business of...
1. What is the Petroleum Industry Act about? The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021 is the new law which revamps the legal, regulatory, institutional, and fiscal framework for the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. In repealing the Petroleum Act 1969 and other laws,...
Introduction The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was passed by the National Assembly on 1 July 2021 after about two decades of reviews and deliberations by industry players, legislators, interested stakeholders and pressure groups. In our previous reports on the PIB, we analysed key sections of the...
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...