The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted leave to Malabu Oil & Gas Limited to apply for a judicial review against the Federal Government over the alleged splitting of Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245.
Delivering the ruling, Justice Mohammed Umar held that the ex-parte motion filed by the company through its lawyer, Reuben Atabo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was meritorious.
The judge said the court was satisfied with the depositions contained in the affidavit attached to the application, particularly some of the paragraphs relied upon by the applicant.
Mr Umar subsequently adjourned the matter until 11 June to enable Malabu to file and serve the originating summons in respect of the reliefs being sought.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/871/2026, Malabu Oil & Gas Limited listed the president, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), and the Minister of Petroleum Resources as first to third respondents respectively.
