Court Dismisses Gas Flaring Suit Against ExxonMobil

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Friday, 22 November 2024, dismissed two suits filed by the Incorporated Trustees of Aibom Oil Producing Community Development Network (AIBOM) against Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (ExxonMobil). From the Court papers, in the two cases respectively marked as Suit No. FHC/L/CS/276/23 and Suit No. FHC/L/CS/278/23, AIBOM had through its lawyer, D.A. Awosika, SAN, filed the two suits against […]

Maintaining Balance in Parties’ Interests Would Remove Lopsidedness in Arbitration Outcomes – Ajogwu

General lack of awareness and understanding of arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes among the public is one of the many challenges that slow the effectiveness of Arbitration in Nigeria. Fabian Ajogwu, president of Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb), shared his assessment of arbitration practice in Nigeria and the future opportunities of the practice in […]