Nigeria: Antitrust/Competition Law

Nigeria's fuel market is undergoing a major transformation as the Dangote Refinery expands domestic refining capacity, raising critical questions about market dominance, fair competition, and regulatory compliance. This analysis examines how competition law applies to the country's evolving petroleum industry and what businesses, investors, and fuel marketers need to understand about pricing practices, market access, and the legal boundaries between legitimate market leadership and potential abuse of domina

Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has launched a landmark investigation into Meta, Google, X, and AI platforms following allegations of anti-competitive practices and unauthorized use of news content. The probe examines whether these tech giants hold unchecked market power over Nigerian publishers and raises critical questions about who benefits when platforms generate commercial value from journalism.

Nigeria's oil and gas M&A market faces increasingly rigorous regulatory oversight as competition law assumes a more prominent role alongside sector-specific approvals. This article examines the growing risk of gun-jumping in Nigerian oil and gas transactions and the regulatory consequences of premature information sharing, operational coordination or business integration before clearance is obtained.