We are pleased to announce that our Madu Gadzama and Olasunkanmi E. Oluwabiyi Esq., recently contributed to the International Arbitration in Nigeria guide published by MONDAQ.
To have access to the guide, kindly click on the link below: https://www.mondaq.com/nigeria/litigation-mediation-arbitration/1110014/international-arbitration-comparative-guide
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he Nigerian Maritime Administration Agency (NIMASA) issued a notice extending the validity of Statutory and Trading Certificates for all Nigerian Registered vessels including the Standards of Training Certification and Watch-Keeping (STCW), to all Ship Owners, Shipping Agents, Operators, Masters, Seafarers, Flag States, Port States, Recognized Organizations and the Public,as a result of COVID-19.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has in recent times been committed to the exploration of idle oilfields in the country to generate the much needed internally generated revenue (IGR) to finance the government's ever increasing expenditures and to promote indigenous participation in the oil and gas sector.

The FIRS in a bid to raise the needed revenue to assist government in the administration of the country, and in view, of the drastic effect of the COVID-19 in the economy has issued a Public Notice, which staes that it will resume audit, investigations and monitoring exercises that it had suspended on April 6,2020.