The Firm

F.O. Akinrele & Co. was established in 1959 and has over the past 6 decades, acquired substantial experience in the delivery of high-quality legal advice to both public and private sectors in Nigeria.

F.O. Akinrele & Co. between the 1960s and 1980s gradually expanded its practice from a general law practice into the specialised corporate sector and became internationally respected for its ability to provide specialist integrated legal advice and solutions to the corporate commercial sector.

History

F.O. Akinrele & Co was established in 1959 and has over the past 6 decades, acquired substantial experience in the delivery of high...

Firm Values

In a developing country with developing business structures and cultures, the value of a firm with longstanding traditions, values, experience and reputation in the corporate and commercial sector is essential...

CSR

We focus on building long term, strategic relationships with carefully chosen causes and charities...

Alumni

F.O. Akinrele & Co was established in 1959 and has over the past 6 decades, acquired substantial experience in the delivery of high...

Practice Areas

Publications

News/Events

Port Development and Security in 2025 – The Keys to Unlocking Trade and Investment in Nigeria

The overarching objective of port development in Nigeria is to improve port infrastructure, by focusing on improving infrastructure, efficiency, and technology to boost economic growth…

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Nigeria’s Exchange Volatility: “From Instability to Stability in 2024/2025”

Between 2023 -2024, Nigeria experienced extreme exchange rate volatility with unprecedented erosions of Naira values against foreign currencies particularly, the US Dollar, GBP Sterling and…

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Developments in the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) – “A Segway to African Industrialisation”?

Adam Smith, the famous Scottish economist and philosopher in “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations”  espoused the virtues of…

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