FG Seeks Reversal of Judgment Restoring Dawes Island Licence, Says Eurafric Failed to Produce Oil After 17 Years
Wale Igbintade
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Minister of Petroleum Resources, has asked the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, to set aside a Federal High Court judgment that restored the Dawes Island Marginal Field licence to Eurafric Energy Limited, arguing that the company failed to develop the oil asset and achieve commercial production despite holding the licence for about 17 years.
The request is contained in the appellants’ Brief of Argument filed in Appeal No. CA/LAG/CV/362/2026.
Represented by Adebayo Ologe, the Ministry and the Minister are challenging the judgment delivered on January 29, 2026, by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, which granted all 17 declaratory and injunctive reliefs sought by Eurafric Energy Limited.
