The Oil Exploration and Production Act, 2016 (Act 919) provides that allocation of new exploration rights to prospective investors, should be done through an open, fair, transparent and public bidding process[1]. At the launch of the [...]
The Energy Sustainability Conference 2018 held on 11th of October at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos (Nigeria). It featured panel discussions and specialist sessions on the various segments of the Nigerian energy sector. Mr Soji Awogbade, [...]
Mr ‘Soji Awogbade Partner of our Energy practice has been conferred with a Fellowship, the highest professional membership grade of the Energy Institute. The conferment was done during the Energy Sustainability Conference Dinner (ESC 2018) which [...]
Our Davidson Oturu has been shortlisted as a finalist under the Rising Stars Category (40 under 40) at the Nigerian Legal Awards 2018. This category is set to celebrate 40 Nigerian Lawyers who are making significant [...]
Aelex Partner Lawrence Fubara Anga was one of the guest panelists at the Nigeria Travels Mart (NTM) Colloquium themed ‘Corporate Governance and Airline Industry Development in Nigeria’ this week. During his session, he highlighted the need [...]
Our ‘Soji Awogbade (Partner) will be speaking at the Energy Institute’s first Energy Sustainability Conference (ESC). The theme of this year’s ECS is “Energy Dynamics: Current Issues and Policy Options”. Being one of Nigeria’s leading energy [...]
Our Theophilus Emuwa (Partner) will be one of the guest panelists at the launch event of the ‘Legal Guide for Foreign Investors in Nigeria.’ The event is being organised by Nigerians in the Square Mile and [...]
We put together a video, showing a cross section of our Partners recognised by Who’s Who legal (WWL) for their outstanding performance in various practice areas over the years. They are: Mrs Funke Adekoya [...]
Repurchase agreements ('repos') are undertakings where a party buys securities from a counterparty for a specified price with an agreement that the counterparty will repurchase the securities at a later date. A reverse repo is the [...]
We congratulate one of our Senior Associates, Ibifubara Berenibara, on his appointment as a Notary Public. Fubi is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice group. He has extensive knowledge and experience in commercial [...]
Theo is a Founding Partner at ǼLEX. He heads our Taxation and Corporate/ Commercial Practice Groups. His experience as a legal practitioner spans over three decades. He is also a qualified mechanical engineer and obtained his [...]
ǼLEX contributed to the Nigerian Chapter on Franchising in the 2019 edition of INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE LEGAL GUIDE. The Guide covers common issues in franchise laws and regulations including Competition Law, Real Estate and the protection of [...]
Associates from our Technology, Media and Telecommunications team (L-R, Obinna Ishiguzo, Oluwapelumi Akoni, Adefoworola Tokan-Lawal and ǼLEX Business Development Manager Ali Afegbua) were at the Lagos Innovating Justice Conference, Organised by HiiL (Hague Institute for innovation [...]
Adedapo is a partner in our dispute resolution practice group at AÉLEX. His practice is focused on resolution of disputes relating to Foreign Direct Investments, Tax, Transportation, Mining, and Banking and Finance Matters. He has 30 [...]
One of the many ways in which a company can encourage its employees to contribute to its success is to align the employees’ financial interest with that of the company. This alignment can be achieved by [...]
ǼLEX Partner and Head of the Energy and Natural Resources Practice Group, Mr Olusoji Awogbade has been named a Thought Leader in the Who’s Who Legal Energy 2018 Publication. Soji is head of the energy and [...]
Approved by the Federal Executive Council in July 2017, the National Petroleum (Oil) Policy (the 'Policy') highlights the Nigerian government's intention to move the Nigerian economy away from dependence on crude oil as its major source [...]
Value Added tax (VAT), sales tax, and hotel occupancy and restaurant consumption tax are forms of consumption taxes whose economic burden rests on the final consumer. The constitutional basis for imposing consumption taxes has been challenged [...]
We are pleased to announce that ǼLEX was shortlisted as a finalist in four practice categories for the Law Digest Africa Awards 2018, namely: M & A Team 2018 Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team 2018 Capital [...]
Representations, covenants and events of defaults (the “Core Clauses”) are the foundations of loan agreements, and a number of these clauses are often found in a loan agreement. Unfortunately, their importance could be easily overlooked when [...]
