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A Legal Analysis of Community Development Agreements as a Tool for Enhancing Social Licence to Operate for Mining Companies in Nigeria
0₦2,500.00Professor Peter Akper, SAN of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in his article “A Legal Analysis of Community Development Agreements as a Tool for Enhancing Social Licence to Operate for Mining Companies in Nigeria” examines the provision of the Nigerian Mineral and Mining Act 2007 which introduced the mandatory conclusion of Community Development Agreements (CDAs) between mining companies and their host communities as a condition precedent to commencement of mining operations. He examines CDA as a ‘Social Licence to Operate’ , its essential features and enforceability. He concludes by x-raying three typical CDAs concluded by mining companies with Gimbi, Durumi and Piyyakasa communities.
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An Overview of Oil, Gas and Solid Minerals Taxation
0₦2,500.00Olufunlola Adediran, Director, Oil and Gas Department, Federal Inland Revenue Service in “An Overview of Oil, Gas and Solid Minerals Taxation” examines the commercial structure of the oil, gas and solid minerals industries. She explains the concept of mineral rights, concessions and licenses in the two industries, the regulatory framework, fiscal incentives and legislations applicable to them. She highlights how different sectors of the oil, gas and solid minerals industries are taxed and discusses current issues in the extractive industry including the contentious Petroleum Industry Bill and the Indigenous Oil Companies Bill.
