Overview
Undisputed track record advising on Nigeria’s most significant development projects
Our award-winning practice represents project sponsors, lenders, contractors, government agencies and investors on the country’s most complex greenfield and brownfield projects across transportation, power, water, telecommunications and social infrastructure. ure developments across transportation, power, water, telecommunications, and social infrastructure. We represent project sponsors, lenders, contractors, government agencies, and investors on complex greenfield and brownfield infrastructure projects.
Our practice spans the complete project lifecycle—structuring and development, PPPs, concession agreements, project finance, construction contracts, operations and maintenance, regulatory approvals and dispute resolution—with a track record that no other Nigerian firm can match. private partnerships, concession agreements, project finance, construction and engineering contracts, operations and maintenance, regulatory approvals, and dispute resolution. We have advised on virtually every major Nigerian infrastructure project over the past two decades.
Our foremost team navigates Nigeria’s infrastructure environment—PPP frameworks, procurement requirements, multi-authority regulatory processes, FX and repatriation structures and political risk mitigation—delivering bankable projects that attract investment and close. uirements, multiple regulatory authorities, foreign exchange and repatriation structures, political risk mitigation, and the practical challenges of delivering large-scale infrastructure in Nigeria. Our team delivers bankable projects that attract investment and withstand implementation challenges.
Services
PPP Structuring & Concessions
Our leading PPP team structures public-private partnerships, negotiates concession agreements, advises on ICRC procurement, manages government approvals and implements PPP transactions across every infrastructure sector.
Transportation Infrastructure
Our recognised team advises on toll roads, bridges, rail projects, airport concessions and seaport development—covering development, financing, construction and long-term operations on Nigeria’s most critical transportation assets. pment, financing, construction, and long-term operation of transportation assets.
Social Infrastructure
Our expert team structures PPPs for healthcare facilities, educational institutions, affordable housing and water and sanitation projects—managing development agreements and securing infrastructure financing across Nigeria’s social infrastructure priorities. PPPs, managing development agreements, and securing infrastructure financing.
Project Finance
Our foremost project finance team advises sponsors and lenders on limited and non-recourse infrastructure financing—structuring security packages, government guarantees, multilateral participation and political risk mitigation on the market’s most complex mandates. ng structures, security packages, government guarantees, multilateral participation, and political risk mitigation.
Infrastructure M&A
Our award-winning team leads acquisitions and divestments of operational infrastructure assets, infrastructure fund investments, secondary market transactions and restructuring of distressed projects with decisive execution.
Selected Experience
EPC Pipeline Dispute – ICC Arbitration
Advised an international oil company (IOC) in a London-seated ICC arbitration concerning a multi-million USD dispute under an EPC contract for the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, testing, and pre-commissioning of a gas pipeline, including associated civil, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation works for a gas delivery project.
Seaport Development & Operations
Advised on Nigeria’s first deep‑sea port development, conducting bankability due diligence, reviewing EPC, concession, land and regulatory agreements, and supporting the US$629 million project financing for construction and operation of two container berths in the Lekki Free Trade Zone.
Lekki Expressway PPP (20–24 km) Development
Advised on a major Lagos State expressway PPP—preparing PPP procurement analyses, conducting regulatory due diligence, advising on the build‑and‑transfer structure, and supporting CRCCII in developing the corridor linking the Lekki Deep Sea Port, FTZ, and Dangote Refinery.
Cross River State/IFC PPP Hospital, Hotel & Conference Centre Development
Advised on this social infrastructure PPP, structuring the partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), negotiating development agreements, and securing blended financing for healthcare, hospitality, and conference facilities.
Abuja Airport PPP Concession
Advised IFC and the Bureau of Public Enterprises on the concession of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport—providing transaction advisory support for management, financing, operation and development of the Federal Government’s flagship airport PPP.
Arise Integrated Industrial Platform SEZ & Cargo Airport Development
Advised on the development of a Special Economic Zone and cargo‑airport‑anchored industrial hub—conducting extensive regulatory due diligence, preparing project agreements and financing structures, and advising on establishment of the ARISE FTZ in Ogun State.
Client Quotes
“Aluko & Oyebode have a solid understanding of Nigerian capital markets infrastructure, and their client service is fantastic.”
“The team at Aluko & Oyebode understands the Nigerian market well.”
Awards and Accolades
Chambers Global 2026 (and consistently ranked Band 1 for multiple years), with client quote: “Aluko & Oyebode is exceptionally supportive and provides the right guidance to help close the deals.”
Band 1 in Projects & Energy
Legal 500 EMEA 2025 (firm ranked Tier 1 across Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, and Real Estate & Construction).
Tier 1 in Real Estate & Construction
Recognized in Chambers and Legal 500 for project finance and PPP expertise (2023–2025).
Top Rankings in Infrastructure Finance & PPP
Consistent high rankings in IFLR1000 and Legal 500 EMEA (2021–2025 editions).
Leading Firm in Construction & Infrastructure
Chambers Global 2025, with Band 1 in multiple categories including Projects & Energy.
Highest Number of Firm-Wide Rankings Among Nigerian Firms
Thought Leadership
