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‘Worth a second look’: Assessing the pitfalls of Lagos’ new Land Use Charge law

April, 11 2018

Analysis of the Executive Order E01 on the Promotion of Transparency and Efficiency in the Business Environment|

JAN, 01 2017

Biotechnology Protection in Nigeria: Making a Case for Patent

JAN, 01 2015

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Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators Congratulates Principal Partner of Kenna Partners, Prof Fabian Ajogwu (SAN), for Leading the Team that Secured a $1.69 Billion Arbitral Award in Nigeria’s Favour

The Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) has urged the Federal Government to leverage its membership of the African Continental Free Trade...

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Federal Government vs Shell: What happened in Court on Wednesday

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday adjourned until September 30 for continuation of trial in a debt recovery suit by...

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Governorship Tribunal Adjourns to June 17, as Petitioners Set to Present 685 Witnesses

The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Saturday adjourned hearing in the main petition of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to...

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Principal Partner of Kenna Partners Appointed Chairman of the Constitutional and Electoral Review Committee by President of the Nigerian Bar Association

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has started plans to institutionalize corporate governance principles in its constitution to ensure transparency, prudence and accountability...

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Success for Kenna Partners as Federal High Court Throws Out Suit Challenging Stamp Duty Collection by Banks

The Federal High Court siting in Lagos has struck out a suit filed against the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...

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Kenna Partners – Success at the Court of Appeal, 24.3bn suit struck out in favor of Mobil

The Calabar Division of the Court of Appeal has struck out a N24.3billion suit filed by one Chief Benjamin Pepple on behalf...

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Landmark Success: Principal Partner of Kenna Partners, Lead Counsel to NPDC, as Arbitration Tribunal Awards $1.69bn to Nigerian Government over Brass, Forcados Crude Oil Assets

An Arbitral Tribunal sitting at the Lagos Court of Arbitration has delivered a landmark Arbitral award in favour of the Nigerian government...

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Federal High Court Adjourns Suit Against Chevron Petroleum to April 30

A Federal High Court Lagos Wednesday adjourned until April 30, the $69 million suit filed by the federal government against Chevron Petroleum...

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Firm’s 25th Anniversary: Stakeholders advocate paradigm shifts in legal practice

Stakeholders in the nation’s judicial circle have advocated a paradigm shift in redefining legal practice to meet the demands and challenges of...

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Firm wins Law Digest Award

It gives all of us at Kenna Partners great pleasure to announce that the firm has won the ‘Law Firm of the...

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Kenna Partners Marks Silver Jubilee with Colloquium & Book Launch in Lagos

The Skyline Terrace Hall at the majestic Lagos Oriental Hotel in Lekki, Lagos was a fitting venue for the Colloquium held to mark the...

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Principal Partner calls for deregulation of Nigeria’s fuel market at OTL Africa Downstream Conference.

As private marketers continue to stay on the sidelines in terms of petroleum products importation, stakeholders have reiterated the need for the...

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Legal Complexities Affect Downstream Regulatory Compliance – Prof. Ajogwu

Professor Fabian Ajogwu is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and the founding Partner of the law firm of Kenna Partners. He...

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Firm Announces 25 Years of Practice

Our law firm, Kenna Partners, headquartered in Lagos, has stressed the importance of integrity and hard work towards sustenance of the legal...

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Firm Announces 25th Anniversary Lecture

Justice Amina Augie of the Supreme Court will deliver the 25th anniversary lecture of our law firm, Kenna Partners. It will be...

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Guinness Nigeria Appoints Principal Partner of Kenna Partners, Prof. Fabian Ajogwu, SAN to its Board as Non-Executive Director

Guinness Nigeria has appointed Professor Fabian Ajogwu and Mr. Paul Gallagher to its board as non-executive directors. A statement by the company...

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Stanbic IBTC Committed to Value Creation, Social Prosperity

Stanbic IBTC’s has restated its commitment to value creation via social, economic and environmental initiatives that support and contribute to the prosperity...

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Forum discusses impact of ICT on Arbitration

Stakeholders in the legal profession have converged in Lagos under the aegis of Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators , where they discussed...

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MTN Hires Kenna Partners to Challenge CBN’s $8.1bn Demand

The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed December 4, 2018 for hearing in the suit filed by MTN Nigeria Communications Limited...

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Society for Corporate Governace Nigeria Worried About Low Rating of Corporate Governance

The Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria (SCGN) has expressed worries over the low rating system of corporate governance in the country. Director...

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Standing by the vulnerable.

It showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, raising a heavy fur muff that...

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Multi-Billion Naira Investment in Novare Central Mall, Abuja

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FCT Promises Enabling Business Environment

Source: Africa Prime News, July 19, 2018 Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Musa Bello has restated the commitment of the FCT...

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State High Courts to Determine Land Compensation Matters

Source: Pulse NG, July 16, 2018 The Court of Appeal in Calabar has delivered Judgment in favour of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited...

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Senior Advocates of Nigeria Urged to Defend Democracy

Source: Guardian, July 10, 2018 Worried about the general breakdown of law and order, members of the Body of Senior Advocates of...

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Novare Invests $500m in Mall Developments

Source: Punch, July 9, 2018 Real estate investment firm, Novare Real Estate Africa, has so far invested over $500m in the development...

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Government to Impose Restriction on Insurance Operators

Source: THISDAY, July 7, 2018 The Federal Government is evolving a new policy that will restrict insurance operators to their areas of...

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Principal Partner: How Senior Advocates of Nigeria Can Aid Justice Administration

Source: The Nation Online, 03.07.2018 The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) gave the charge on Thursday at its maiden annual...

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Nero Asibelua Foundation donates book on art to Institutions

Source: Vanguard, 09.06.2018 Nero Asibelua Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has donated books to 100 universities in Nigeria that have an arts department....

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Corporate Governance: Ajogwu Calls for Healthy Business Environment in Nigeria

Source: African Prime News, 31.05.2018 A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Fabian Ajogwu, on Thursday, May 30, 2018, in Lagos called for...

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Universities, NGOs are Not Liable to Contribute to ITF, Says Court

Source: THISDAY, 21.05.2018 Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed the suit filed by the Industrial Training...

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FG’s $69m Suit Against Chevron: Court Stays Proceedings Until Sept. 26

Source: The Independent, 17.05.2018 A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday adjourned until Sept. 26 for the decision of the Appellate...

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Professor Fabian Ajogwu SAN, of Kenna Partners, shares his views on the whistle-blowing policy, how to improve justice administration, corporate governance and ease of doing business.

Source: The Nation, 15.05.2018 What is your view on whistle-blowing policy? First of all, any good society should run on whistle-blowing; that...

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Landmark Court of Appeal Judgement Strips Regulatory Agencies of Power to Impose Fines On Oil Companies

Source: Daily Times, 19/04/2018 The Court of Appeal, Calabar has delivered a landmark Judgment on the powers of regulatory agencies to impose...

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FG vs Agip: Court fixes May 28 for $55m Debt Recovery Suit

Source: NAN,14/March/2018 A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday adjourned until May 28 hearing of a $55 million debt recovery suit...

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Solanke, Olanipekun to Law Firms: Pay Young Lawyers Well

Source: The Nation, 6/March/2018 First female Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Folake Solanke and former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President Chief Wole...

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Chevron Loses First Round in FG ‘Missing Crude’ Recovery Case

Source: Daily Times, 1/March/2018 Justice Olatoregun of the Federal High Court, Lagos has struck out a preliminary objection by Chevron Petroleum Nigeria...

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Institute Partners with Thomson Reuters On Law E-books

Source: The Guardian, 27/February/2018 Poised to migrate from hard print segment to e-book platform, Commercial Law Development Services (CLDS) has signed an...

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Chinese firm loses bid to stop trial on $12b missing crude oil

ource: The Guardian, Bertram Nwannekanma, February 05, 2018 Justice Rilwan Aikawa of a Federal High Court, Lagos has struck out the preliminary...

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Buhari Opens Novare Mall in Abuja

Source: The Guardian, Joke Falaju, Abuja- Dec. 04, 2017 The Federal Government has extolled the contributions of the private sector in delivering...

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$68m Novare Mall Begins Operation in Abuja

Source: The Nation, Muyiwa Luca – Nov. 30, 2017 Nigeria’s mall segment of the real estate sector has continued to thrive, notwithstanding...

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Buhari Tasks Shoprite to Embrace Organic Foods

Source: Nigerian Tribune, Adegbite Ademola – Nov. 30, 2017 President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, tasked the management of Shoprite to embrace the...

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Principal Partner’s Book Presentation Rekindles Cultural Preservation

Source: THISDAY, Yinka Olatunbosun, 28 November, 2017 The ceremonial launch of the book, Collecting Art- A Handbook, at the Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi...

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Experts Provide Succor for Principal Partners’ New Book

Source: The Guardian, By Bertram Nwannekanma, 10 November 2017 Poised to help artists raise their game and collectors to be discerning in...

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‘Govt Can Fight Corruption with Proper Corporate Governance’

Source: Punch Nigeria, Maureen Ihua–Maduenyi, 25 Sept. 2017 The Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria has recommended adherence to corporate governance as one...

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SCGN Calls for Good Corporate Governance

Source: THISDAY, 26th Sept. 2017 The Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria (SCGN) has called for behavioural and institutionalised mechanism for Corporate Governance...

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SCGN Holds 10th Annual Conference On Wednesday

Source: The Nation, 26th Sept. 2017 The 10th annual conference of the Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria will hold on Wednesday, September...

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Mervyn King to Speak at Society for Corporate Governance of Nigeria Confab

Source: Nigeria Today, 26th September, 2017 A South African corporate governance expert and former Supreme Court judge, Mervyn King, will give the...

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Professor Fabian Ajogwu, SAN Elected as Stanbic IBTC Independent Non-Executive Director

Source: zoominfo.com, September 13, 2017 Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has announced its audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016....

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Professionals Charge Businesses On Corporate Governance, Open New Office

Source: The Guardian Newspaper NG, 17 August 2017 Former Nigeria High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and founding president of the society,...

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Stanbic IBTC appoints Prof. Fabian Ajogwu (SAN) Independent Non-Executive Director

Source: Business am, July 4, 2017 The board of directors of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has approved the appointment of Professor Fabian...

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Lawyers Denounce Decline in Reading Culture

Source: Bertram Nwannekanma, Guardian, 04 July 2017 The twin issue of decline in mentorship and reading culture took a centre stage at...

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Stand Up for Human Rights, Prof. Fabian Ajogwu, SAN Urges Lawyers

Prof. Fabian Ajogwu (SAN) has called on lawyers to stand up for the rights of the less privileged. He spoke on ‘The...

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“WATCH: Highlights from The LEAP Africa 12th Annual CEO’s Forum”

This year’s LEAP Africa 12th CEO’s forum, ‘Managing Growth for Profitability’, took place on the 1st of June at the Landmark Event...

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Firm Participates in CSR Initiative: AIFA Reading Society – Little Writer’s Awards

The Principal Partner, Professor Fabian Ajogwu, SAN sits on the Board of Directors of the AIFA Reading Society. A non-profit organisation committed...

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World Intellectual Property Day: Innovation – Improving Lives

World Intellectual Property Day was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to “raise awareness of how patents, copyright,...

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Partner Speaks on Federalism and National Unity: Optimising the Richness of Diversity

On Friday, June 13, 2014, the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan hosted students, lecturers, and the whole community to its annual...

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Partner addresses Nigerian Law School On Trends in ADR

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Nigeria on May 8 visited the Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus. The visitation, which was at the...

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