Nigeria: International Trade & Investment

The transformation of Nigeria's Shippers' Council into the Nigeria Ports Economic Regulatory Agency represents the culmination of nearly five decades of port reform, driven by sustained advocacy and litigation. This article examines how Dr. Olisa Agbakoba's regulatory campaign, executive action, and landmark maritime litigation shaped the creation of an independent economic regulator for Nigerian ports, while exploring the complex jurisdictional relationship between NPERA and the Nigerian Ports Authority.

This article examines the evolving regulatory and compliance landscape governing Nigeria’s Free Trade Zones (“FTZs”), with particular focus on the roles of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (“NEPZA”), the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (“OGFZA”), and other embedded regulators operating within the zones

The international trade architecture established in the post-World War II era is undergoing its most significant transformation since the Treaty of Westphalia established the principles of state...