The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos today, Friday, March 29, 2019 in a judgement delivered by Hon. Justice Garuba Lawal, directed that the case between Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) over applicability of NIMASA levies to NLNG be remitted to the Federal High Court for a rehearing, thereby setting aside the judgment of the lower court in the matter.

NLNG had filed a case in 2013 at the Federal High Court, Lagos Division against the Attorney General of the Federation and Global West Vessel Specialists Nigeria Limited, seeking a judicial determination on, among other things, the legality or otherwise of certain levies sought to be imposed on NLNG by NIMASA, an agency of the Federal Government and the consequent blockade of NLNG vessels by NIMASA and Global West as a result of the dispute. The Federal High Court gave its decision in October 2017 in favour of NLNG, granting all the reliefs sought by NLNG in the case.

Reacting to today’s judgement, NLNG’s Manager, Corporate Communication & Public Affairs, Andy Odeh, said: “We remain committed to building a better Nigeria.”