Nigeria’s Mini-LNG Boom: A Defining Moment for the Gas Sector?
Dear Readers, Welcome to the maiden edition of conversations from the Energy Desk. The highly anticipated and publicized groundbreaking ceremony for the five mini-LNG projects in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, took place today! Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd, had proudly announced the projects: NNPC Prime LNG, NGML/Gasnexus LNG, BUA LNG, Highland LNG […]
CBN’s Data Localisation Mandate: What Nigerian Fintechs Need to Know
Introduction For over ten years, Nigeria’s fintech companies have grown rapidly by storing their data and running their apps on massive foreign tech platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. These global platforms, usually based in Europe or America, made it very easy for local startups to scale up smoothly, protect […]
Dangote’s Fresh Suit against the Federal Government: Tensions in Nigeria’s Midstream and Downstream petroleum sector continue
In what appears to be a continuation of previous friction in Nigeria’s midstream and downstream petroleum sectors, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has filed a new lawsuit (Suit No: FHC/L/CS/857/2026) against the Federal Government at the Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division. The refinery is asking the Court to nullify the six petroleum import licences issued […]
Employee Share Schemes in Nigeria: Legal, Tax and Governance Issues for Startups
Nigerian startups operate in an increasingly globalised and competitive talent market. Experienced technical, product, finance, and commercial professionals now have access to opportunities with local companies, foreign startups, remote-first employers, and global technology businesses. For many startups, cash compensation alone is no longer sufficient to attract and retain senior talent. This is where Employee Share […]
NCC’s New Compensation Framework: What Mobile Subscribers and Operators Need to Know
Nigeria’s telecoms sector has long operated on a familiar assumption that when service quality falls short, the subscriber usually bears the burden of pursuing redress. The Framework for Compensation of Consumers (the “Framework”), recently issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), changes that logic. Under the Framework, network quality is no longer a service […]
Built To Break: They Did Everything Right. It Cost Them $76 Billion.
Introduction Every founder knows the feeling of designing something that works. The harder question that rarely gets asked early enough is whether it will still work when the business is ten times its original size. In Nigeria, we see this tension play out regularly. A family business structured around founding-generation control becomes an obstacle to […]
International Maritime Day 2022: New Technologies for Greener Shipping
Today, the 29th of September marks the 2022 World Maritime Day. The theme “New Technologies for Greener Shipping” was chosen by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to promote the use of technologies that minimizes carbon footprint and other environmental pollutions generated by the maritime industry for a sustainable maritime sector. This is in consonance with […]
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