European Dynamics UK Ltd loses $6.2m worldwide arbitration in opposition to Nigeria – AGF 

A global tribunal has dismissed a $6.2 million nationwide e-Procurement venture declare by European Dynamics UK Ltd in opposition to Nigeria.

The ruling was disclosed in a press launch by Kamarudeen Ogundele, SA to the President (Communication and Publicity), Workplace of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, on February 22, 2026, tagged “Nigeria wins in opposition to European tech big in $6.2m arbitration.” 

The Director-Common of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr. Adebowale Adedokun, formally introduced the tribunal’s award to the AGF, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on the Justice Ministry.

The AGF described the advanced worldwide arbitration as one other authorized victory for the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, achieved by way of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP).

What They Are Saying 

Ogundele disclosed that European Dynamics UK Ltd, a world know-how contractor, had beforehand entered right into a dispute with the Bureau over a nationwide e-Procurement venture.

He revealed that Nigeria’s authorized crew was led by Johnson & Wilner LLP, a Nigerian enterprise and know-how legislation agency, with Basil Udotai, Esq., Founding Companion, main the arbitration alongside the agency’s companions and associates.

• In accordance with the official, “the tribunal dismissed the contractor’s claims of their entirety, relieving Nigeria of potential monetary publicity estimated at over $6.2 million (roughly N9.3 billion) in claimed funds and damages.” 
• The Sole Arbitrator, Mrs. ‘Funmi Roberts, whereas dismissing all claims by European Dynamics UK Ltd of their entirety, was quoted as ruling that “the contractual framework was distorted.” 

Adedokun described the result as an necessary sign for public sector know-how contracting.

• “This specific vendor has taken numerous African nations to court docket and gained each single case. Nigeria is the primary to defeat them. We stood our floor in opposition to probably the greatest authorized groups on the earth as a result of we believed within the experience of our personal Nigerian authorized professionals,” he said. 

The DG appreciated the AGF for approving the proceedings on the federal government’s aspect, including that with out such assist, Nigeria would have misplaced billions of naira that may now be spent on vital nationwide improvement.

The AGF held that this authorized win sends a transparent message to the worldwide neighborhood that Nigeria has reset and that it’s now not enterprise as regular.

• “By standing as much as European Dynamics, we’ve instilled braveness in different African nations to guard their very own sources,” he mentioned. 

The minister recommended the President for sustained assist for institutional strengthening inside the justice sector.

The Justice Ministry highlighted that the ruling underscores the significance of rigorous Person Acceptance Testing, clear milestone definitions, and expert-driven software program supply requirements in authorities know-how initiatives.

Backstory

In accordance with the Justice Ministry, the DG of the BPP, Dr. Adebowale Adedokun, inherited a stalled know-how venture together with ongoing arbitration proceedings.

European Dynamics UK Ltd had allegedly claimed roughly $2.4 million for alleged milestone completions, $3 million usually damages, and a further $800,000 in settlement claims.

There had been discussions about an out-of-court settlement. Nonetheless, the Bureau, beneath Adedokun, prompt persevering with with the arbitral course of, sustaining that funds should be tied strictly to demonstrable worth delivered.

• “The underlying contract involved the design, improvement/customisation, provide, set up, and upkeep of a nationwide digital Authorities Procurement (eGP) system financed with assist from the World Bank. 
• “The venture aimed to strengthen transparency, accountability, and effectivity throughout federal public procurement processes,” the Justice Ministry had said. 

Central to the dispute was the Person Acceptance Take a look at (UAT), which was carried out by the BPP and recognized vital purposeful deficiencies, together with vital omissions and errors affecting system efficiency.

The Bureau argued that “not like standard provide contracts the place supply might happen upon bodily handover, software program customisation initiatives are performance-validated.”

• In accordance with the Justice Ministry, “The tribunal accepted Nigeria’s place that these deficiencies fell inside the vendor’s duty to treatment at no further price. 
• “It additional held that the contractor, because the technical professional, bore the duty to make sure that the delivered system complied with contractual necessities, regardless of earlier technical paperwork which may have been accredited by the BPP”. 

The tribunal additionally discovered no proof that the Bureau consented to the merger of multi-phase modules right into a single section.

What you need to know 

The event provides to an inventory of worldwide authorized wins in Nigeria’s favor.

BusinessTimes beforehand reported {that a} court docket in London had quashed the $11 billion award in opposition to Nigeria within the broadly mentioned P&ID case, which involved a purported gasoline processing plant settlement with the Nigerian authorities in 2010.

In 2025, the AGF introduced that it had subsequently recovered a $200 million bond paid in arbitration previous to its victorious case in opposition to Course of and Industrial Growth (P&ID).