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Nigeria has avoided a $11 billion debt as a result of a landmark decision made by a UK court, marking a huge legal victory. A botched gas project that had left the West African country in a state of debt and economic turmoil was at the centre of the lawsuit. For a failed gas processing facility project, Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID), an engineering firm based in the British Virgin Islands, was awarded over $11 billion in damages by an arbitration tribunal in 2017. Nigeria's already severe financial problems—a large national debt, rising inflation, and a crisis related to the cost of living—were threatened by this enormous amount. The Nigerian government and P&ID were at odds with one another, each accusing the other of failing to fulfil its duties, which led to a judicial struggle. The Nigerian government claimed that P&ID received the contract through bribery, although the business vigorously refuted this assertion. In a stunning change of events, ...