On Friday the 4th of September 2020, the UK Court granted permission to Nigeria to argue the $9.6 billion arbitral award made against the federal government.

Umar Gwandu, spokesman to the attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made this known in a statement.

The court allowed Nigeria to bring the challenge outside the normal time limits, due to the evidence presented on fraud, Gwandu said.



The government is seeking to upturn the judgment in favour of Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID) over a gas supply and processing agreement (GSPA).

The statement said the Buhari administration, having....................https://janefblog.com/14982-2pid-uk-court-grants-nigeria-permission-to-challenge-9-6bn-fine/