Nigeria: Environmental Law

Nigeria is going solar at speed. The country imported solar panels worth N242.68 billion in the first half of 2025 alone and added some 803 megawatts of new capacity over the year

Over the years, exploration and production (“E&P”) companies have relied on a range of traditional financing mechanisms to fund acquisitions and develop projects. Among these mechanisms, Reserve-Based Lending (“RBL”) has emerged as a distinctive and increasingly utilised financing option within the oil and gas industry.

Climate litigation is evolving from an environmental concern into a material business risk. This article examines the landmark Greenpeace v. TotalEnergies decision and its implications for Nigeria's oil and gas industry, analyzing how existing Nigerian legal and regulatory frameworks may expose companies to regulatory scrutiny, litigation, and reputational risk where climate-related claims are not supported by operational realities.

For years, “greenwashing” (the practice of misrepresenting or exaggerating a company’s environmental, social, or governance (ESG) practices to appear more sustainable or responsible...

Following the enactment of the Electricity Act, 2023 (the "Electricity Act"), and the Fifth Alteration to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry ("NESI") and ultimately, the electricity sector has undergone significant reform.

Whenever there is a maritime pollution, public attention focuses on environmental damage. For shipowners, however, the immediate concern is legal and financial exposure.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has partnered with US-based Honeywell to expand capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day by 2028, aiming to become the world's largest single-location refinery.

Nigeria has achieved a historic breakthrough in regional energy integration, following the successful synchronisation of its national electricity grid with the West African Power Pool...

On the issue of the applicability of statutes of limitation in statutory oil spill compensation claims, Nigerian courts have equivocated between three mutually contradictory positions regarding the concept of continuing torts.