Sectors
Legal expertise grounded in the realities of your industry.
- Sectors
Legal Expertise Shaped by Industry Reality
At A.U. Mustapha & Co, we have developed genuine sector expertise across Nigeria’s most active industries so our legal counsel is always grounded in how your business actually works.
Financial Institutions
We provide comprehensive legal services to commercial banks, development finance institutions, microfinance banks, mortgage institutions, and financial holding companies. Our work spans regulatory compliance, transactional support, dispute resolution, and board governance advisory across Nigeria’s most active financial centres.
How we represent you
- CBN regulatory compliance
- Loan structuring and documentation
- Banking disputes and enforcement
- Board governance advisory
Oil & Gas
Nigeria’s oil and gas sector remains the country’s most significant economic engine. We advise upstream operators, midstream and downstream companies, service providers, and government bodies on every aspect of oil and gas law from licensing and joint operating agreements to asset transactions, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution.
How we represent you
- Upstream licensing and JOAs
- Asset acquisitions and divestments
- Local content and NUPRC compliance
- Dispute resolution and arbitration
Energy & Power
Nigeria’s power sector is undergoing significant transformation. We advise IPPs, distribution companies, transmission operators, and renewable energy developers on project structuring, power purchase agreements, NERC regulatory matters, and project finance. We are equally active in the emerging renewables space covering solar, wind, and hybrid energy projects.
How we represent you
- Power purchase agreements
- NERC regulatory advisory
- Renewable energy project structuring
- EPC contracts and construction advisory
Fintech & Digital Finance
Nigeria’s fintech sector is one of the most dynamic in Africa. We partner with payment service providers, digital lenders, cryptocurrency platforms, insurtech companies, and embedded finance businesses, helping them navigate CBN regulatory requirements, data protection obligations, licensing frameworks, and commercial agreements.
How we represent you
- CBN licensing and regulatory compliance
- Payment system advisory
- Data protection under the NDPA 2023
- Fintech commercial agreements
Real Estate & Construction
We advise developers, investors, contractors, and lenders across the entire real estate and construction lifecycle. From land acquisition and title due diligence to development agreements, construction contracts, and property financing, we ensure that every real estate transaction is legally sound and commercially structured for success.
How we represent you
- Title due diligence and land documentation
- Development and joint venture agreements
- Construction and EPC contracts
- Property dispute resolution
Infrastructure & Utilities
Major infrastructure projects in Nigeria require legal expertise that spans project finance, construction law, regulatory compliance, and government contracting. We have experience advising on some of Nigeria’s most significant infrastructure transactions across roads, bridges, ports, water systems, and public private partnerships.
How we represent you
- Public private partnership advisory
- Project finance structuring
- Government contracting and procurement
- Regulatory compliance
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Nigeria’s healthcare sector faces a unique combination of regulatory complexity, funding challenges, and rapid growth. We advise hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, health insurers, and health tech companies on regulatory matters, commercial agreements, licensing, and dispute resolution.
How we represent you
- Healthcare regulatory compliance
- Pharmaceutical and device licensing
- Commercial and supply agreements
- Healthcare dispute resolution
Manufacturing & Industrial
We advise manufacturing businesses from consumer goods producers to industrial conglomerates on the legal issues that matter most to their operations. Contracts, regulatory compliance, employment law, IP protection, customs advisory, and commercial dispute resolution are all areas where we add consistent value.
How we represent you
- Commercial contracts and supply agreements
- Regulatory and customs compliance
- IP protection and enforcement
- Commercial dispute resolution
Technology & Innovation
Nigeria’s technology sector is growing rapidly. We advise technology startups and established tech companies on commercial agreements, data protection, IP, regulatory strategy, fundraising legal support, and employment matters. We understand the pace at which the tech sector moves and match it with counsel that is equally fast and precise.
How we represent you
- Technology commercial agreements
- Data protection and privacy compliance
- IP registration and protection
- Startup and fundraising legal support
Maritime & Shipping
We advise on marine commerce, carriage of goods by sea, vessel arrest and release, cabotage regulations, marine insurance, and port operations. Our maritime practice is active across both contentious and non contentious matters, serving shipowners, charterers, cargo owners, and port operators across Nigeria.
How we represent you
- charter party agreements
- Vessel arrest and release proceedings
- Cabotage compliance and licensing
- Maritime dispute resolution
Media & Entertainment
Nigeria’s creative economy covering music, film, digital content, and broadcasting is a powerful and growing force. We advise creators, labels, studios, broadcasters, and platforms on copyright, talent agreements, licensing, distribution deals, and the commercial arrangements that structure the business of entertainment.
How we represent you
- Copyright registration and enforcement
- Talent and artist agreements
- Content licensing and distribution deals
- Media and entertainment dispute resolution
Telecommunications
We advise telecommunications operators, infrastructure providers, and new market entrants on NCC licensing, spectrum advisory, regulatory compliance, interconnect agreements, infrastructure sharing, and commercial contracts in one of Nigeria’s most regulated and commercially significant sectors.
How we represent you
- NCC licensing and spectrum advisory
- Regulatory compliance and filings
- Interconnect and infrastructure sharing agreements
- Regulatory dispute resolution
Aviation
We advise airlines, ground handlers, cargo operators, and aviation service providers on licensing and regulation, airline agreements, passenger and carrier liability, aircraft financing, leasing arrangements, and aviation dispute resolution across Nigeria’s growing aviation market.
How we represent you
- NCAA licensing and regulatory compliance
- Aircraft financing and leasing
- Passenger and carrier liability
- Aviation dispute resolution
Agribusiness
Nigeria’s agricultural sector is one of the most strategically important in Africa. We advise agribusinesses, processors, cooperatives, and agri tech companies on land acquisition, regulatory compliance, agri finance, supply chain contracts, and investment structuring across the value chain.
How we represent you
- Land acquisition and documentation
- Agri finance and investment structuring
- Supply chain and offtake agreements
- Agribusiness dispute resolution
Capital Markets & Investment
We advise issuers, underwriters, fund managers, and institutional investors on the full spectrum of capital markets activity from public offerings and debt issuances to fund formation, private placements, and secondary market transactions. Our work reflects a deep understanding of both the regulatory requirements and the commercial expectations that drive Nigerian capital markets activity.
How we represent you
- Public offerings and prospectus preparation
- Debt issuances and bond offerings
- Fund formation and private placements
- SEC registration and compliance
Your Legal Matter Deserves Expert Attention
Whether you are a business navigating a regulatory challenge, an individual protecting your rights, or an organization facing litigation, A.U. Mustapha & Co has the experience and the resolve to represent you effectively.