Joba Akinola

Joba advises sponsors, lenders and governments on various aspects of the financing, development and acquisition of energy and infrastructure projects. He is particularly active in cross-border transactions, multi-sourced financings, and investments / divestments in power, gas, and transport infrastructure.

Advising:

• Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority on the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund – comprising the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Abuja-Kano Road and the Second Niger Bridge.
• Nigeria LNG on the US3 billion financing of its seventh natural gas liquefaction train.
• IFC on its US$20m financing of Daybreak Power Solutions Limited, a leading provider of distributed energy solutions from renewable sources.
• Konexa on the development of an integrated electricity supply network in Kaduna, Nigeria.

• Banking
• Project development
• Project finance

• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Energy

• Nigeria
• New York

• Nigerian Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• New York City Bar Association

LL.M, Columbia Law School (2016)
B.L, Nigeria Law School (2012)
LL.B, Olabisi Onabanjo University (2010)