Powering Nigeria's energy future through strategic legal and regulatory expertise.
Ikeyi Shittu & Co. provides comprehensive legal and commercial advisory services across Nigeria’s energy and utilities sector. With deep knowledge of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, the oil and gas industry, and public utilities, we advise governments, regulators, project developers, investors and operators on complex transactions and regulatory matters that shape critical infrastructure.
Our lawyers have worked alongside federal and state policy makers, government-owned enterprises, private investors and multinational companies, giving us a unique 360-degree understanding of the legal, commercial and regulatory landscape. We help clients structure and implement bankable projects that effectively allocate risk, attract investment and support long-term operational success.
Oil & Gas
Our Oil & Gas practice has advised indigenous and multinational companies across the upstream, midstream and downstream segments of the industry for more than a decade. We support clients on acquisitions, project development, commercial agreements, regulatory compliance, financing, taxation and strategic transactions throughout the energy value chain.
Highlights of Our Experience in Oil & Gas
Our experience includes advising and representing:
- An indigenous exploration and production company on farm-in arrangements, Joint Operating Agreements for the development of an offshore gas field, and gas offtake agreements.
- An indigenous exploration and production company on the acquisition of a majority interest and operatorship in a petroleum concession.
- An indigenous exploration and production company on the disposal of a 50% participating interest in a petroleum concession.
- A privately owned exploration and production operator and oilfield services company on multiple oil and gas development projects, including a risk service contract for the development, financing and operation of an oil field.
- Nigeria’s leading LNG producer on taxation and fiscal matters affecting its operations.
- The Nigerian subsidiaries of one of the world’s leading oilfield technology companies on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters.
- One of Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading integrated energy groups on its downstream operations.
- Several multinational companies on compliance with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (Local Content) Act.
- A UK Government-funded development programme supporting policy reform in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, including technical analysis of the Petroleum Industry Bill and implementation of beneficial ownership disclosure requirements.
Electricity
Our Power & Electricity practice advises clients throughout the lifecycle of electricity projects, from licensing and regulatory approvals to project development, financing, construction, operations and commercial agreements. We have extensive experience supporting both public and private sector participants in Nigeria’s evolving power industry.
Highlights of Our Experience
Our experience includes advising and representing:
- The sponsor of a 275MW Independent Power Project in Lagos State.
- The sponsor and developer of a 495MW Independent Power Project, including associated transmission and substation infrastructure in South-East Nigeria.
- An owner and operator of embedded generation and off-grid power plants with extensive electricity distribution infrastructure.
- Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) on licensing several power plants, rural solar electrification projects and other regulatory matters.
- The Nigerian subsidiary of one of the world’s leading cement manufacturers on the development of its 90MW dual-fuel Independent Power Project.
- The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on regulatory policy, including the framework for licensing Independent Transmission Networks.
- Nigeria’s leading emergency power supply and rental company.
- The Federal Government of Nigeria, through NDPHC and the Bureau of Public Enterprises, on the privatisation of National Integrated Power Project generating assets.
- Investor consortiums acquiring core interests in electricity generation and distribution companies during Nigeria’s power sector privatisation programme.
Other Utilities
Beyond the energy sector, we advise clients involved in telecommunications, water infrastructure and other public utility projects, helping them navigate complex regulatory frameworks and infrastructure development initiatives.
Highlights of Our Experience
Our experience includes advising:
- A fixed wireless telecommunications operator on permitting, network deployment and operational matters.
- A Nigerian state government on a public-private partnership programme for private sector participation in water distribution services.
- A Nigerian state government on the World Bank-supported urban water sector reform programme, rehabilitation of water production facilities and enabling legislation for private sector participation.
- A bidder for a concession to operate and manage an urban water supply system in Nigeria.
- A telecommunications company deploying solar-powered cellular networks to extend digital connectivity to underserved rural communities.
We combine deep sector knowledge with practical legal and commercial insight to deliver bankable, sustainable and commercially successful energy and infrastructure projects across Nigeria
