Chiejina and Piccol Nigeria Ltd v Federal Republic of Nigeria - United States District Court for the District of Columbia Case No 1-21-cv-02241 - Memorandum Opinion - 23 August 2022
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2022
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Peter A. Chiejina and PICCOL Nigeria Ltd. ("PICCOL") together have petitioned the Court to confirm and enforce an arbitral award entered in their favor against the Federal Republic of Nigeria ("Nigeria"), stemming from a contract to construct a gully-erosion control system. Nigeria has moved to dismiss the petition on two grounds: first, that the Court lacks personal jurisdiction over it because it was not properly served with process; and second, that the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the petition pursuant to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA"). However, because the Court finds no merit in either objection to its jurisdiction, Nigeria's motion to dismiss must be DENIED.