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    1. Pages and rankings Odion Peter Odia SAN Editorial

      Odion Peter Odia was sworn in as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria on 12 October 2026. Profile on The Meridian. Lawyer Rankings / Senior Advocates of NigeriaOOOdion Peter Odia SANSenior Advocate of Nigeria · Class of 2026Prof…

      15 November 2026

    2. Pages and rankings Senior Advocates of Nigeria Editorial

      …itz Iroagalachi SANAdvocateMohammed Tajudeen Mohammed SANAdvocateOdion Peter Odia SANAdvocateGbemiga Adaramola SANAdvocateMoses Okoh Onyilokwu SANAdvocateCharles Azubuike Obodozie SANAdvocateHakeem Obafemi Agaba SAN (pro…

      15 November 2026

    3. Articles and editorial records British Nigeria Law Forum elects Genevieve Nwodo Wakeley-Jones as chair in its 25th year Editorial

      …ior law division co-chairs, Temidire Tubi as partnerships and sponsorship lead, Odia Mathew as membership secretary and Chidinma Nwalupue as social secretary. Oluwagbemiga Ogunleye and Afolarin Awosika are co-opted membe…

      30 September 2026

    4. Pages and rankings Joseph Odianosen Eimunjeze Editorial

      Lawyer Rankings / Lawyer profilesMeridian Lawyer Profile · November 2026Joseph Odianosen EimunjezeUdo Udoma & Belo-OsagieNot yet scored 4Matters on recordUS$55mDisclosed value5Markets MarketsNigeria, Madagascar, Ethi…

      8 November 2026

    5. Articles and editorial records PenCom extends forbearance letting PFAs buy securities issued by their custodians’ parent companies Editorial

      …shares and bonds issued by the parent or holding companies of Pension Fund Custodians. The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has extended by 24 months a regulatory forbearance that allows Pension Fund Administrators…

      27 September 2026

    6. Articles and editorial records Custodian Investment’s Investment into UACN Property Development Company (UPDC)’s Operations in Nigeria for NGN 31 million Editorial record (not independently verified)

      …· Equity stake: 0.0302% · Implied EV: US$2.5m Lead investor/buyer: Custodian Investment Plc · Investors/buyers: Custodian Investment Plc Legal advisers: not identified in the source record. Source: announced 24 May 2021…

      24 May 2021

    7. Articles and editorial records EDFI AgriFI & BIO’s investment into Alterfin’s operations in Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Cambodia, and Nicaragua for EUR 6 million Editorial record (not independently verified)

      Target: Alterfin CV (private company) · Sector: Financial Services, MSME Lending · Countries of operation: Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Morocco, Zambia, Kenya, Tunisia,…

      15 July 2020

    8. Pages and rankings The Meridian Editorial

      …of NigeriaOOOdion Peter OdiaAdvocate · Senior Advocate of NigeriaJOJude Chukwuemeka OkaforAdvocate · Senior Advocate of NigeriaJOJimson Ejovi OkodasoAdvocate · Senior Advocate of NigeriaOOOnome OkodiyaAdvocate · Senior…

      26 September 2026

    9. Articles and editorial records Establishment of JPMorgan Merchant Bank Nigeria Ltd (CBN approval-in-principle) Editorial record (not independently verified)

      …dapo Adedayo Olagunju as MD. The UUBO team is led by partners Yinka Edu, Joseph Odianosen Eimunjeze and Amina Ibrahim. Law firms: Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie – Counsel to J.P. Morgan. Lawyers named: Yinka Edu (UUBO); Jos…

      30 October 2026

    10. Articles and editorial records IFC US$10m equity investment in CrossBoundary Energy Access Platform (CBEA) Editorial record (not independently verified)

      …ard electricity for one million people. The UUBO team was led by Partner Joseph Odianosen Eimunjeze. Further reporting: Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie acted as Nigerian counsel to IFC on its US$10 million equity investment…

      2 September 2026

    11. Articles and editorial records First Upland Ventures ₦30bn Commercial Paper Issuance Programme Editorial record (not independently verified)

      …or. UUBO acted as Solicitors to the Issue. The team was led by Partner Joseph Odianosen Eimunjeze. Value (as reported): ₦30 billion (programme). Law firms: Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie – Solicitors to the Issue. Lawyers n…

      16 July 2026

    12. Articles and editorial records IFC US$45m financing package to IPT PowerTech Editorial record (not independently verified)

      …It promotes hybrid solar and battery systems. The team is led by Partner Joseph Odianosen Eimunjeze. Value (as reported): US$45 million. Law firms: Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie – Counsel to IFC (lender). Lawyers named: Jo…

      22 April 2026

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