Nigeria: Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

Nigeria's technology economy has long operated with a structural contradiction: businesses built and run from Nigeria are often incorporated offshore. Itana, Nigeria's first licensed digital free zone, aims to resolve this by adapting the country's free-zone framework to accommodate technology, finance and service businesses that don't require significant physical infrastructure.

Nigeria's space programme stands at a crossroads as World Space Week 2026 celebrates the 'Rocket Revolution'. With institutions like NASRDA and the Centre for Space Transport and Propulsion already in place, can strategic investment, modern regulation, and public-private partnerships transform Nigeria from a consumer of space technology into a contributor to the global space economy?

The August Policy Trend Trail examines policy developments aimed at improving Nigeria’s economic potential through consumer protection, digital infrastructure, and the operationalisation of existing policy frameworks. The policies considered span across various sectors such as real estate, corporate commercial, taxation, public, postal, and digital economy sectors. Notwithstanding the diversity of sectors, the policy analysis reveals a shared common thread: the need to address structural gaps that have long constrained Nigeria’s economic growth and reduced consumer confidence. This Policy Trail examines not only the substance of each reform, but also the practical implementation questions that will ultimately determine their impact.

The Nigerian Mining Industry is positioning itself as a key driver of economic diversification through strategic reforms and partnerships. The Federal Government's Seven-Point Agenda...

This sector news update from Advocaat Law Practice examines key developments and regulatory changes affecting Nigeria's energy and infrastructure landscape in July 2026.

Artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity and digital sovereignty have fundamentally changed the way governments think about data. Around the world, policymakers are increasingly asking where data should be stored, who should have access to it and under what circumstances it should leave national borders. These questions are no longer confined to technology policy, they have become matters of economic policy, national security, industrial development and international trade.

Across regulated industries, data is increasingly being treated as a sovereign asset rather than a purely commercial one. Governments are tightening expectations around where sensitive data is stored, how it is processed...

Oil and gas remains a principal source of federally collected revenue in Nigeria. On 13 February 2026, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the Presidential Executive Order to Safeguard Federation Oil...

In 2025, Ghana's oil and gas sector, largely fueled by the change in government after the 2024 election results, experienced strategic reforms and increased investment aimed...