- Nigerian counsel to the Issuer in connection with the US$300,000,000 (Three Hundred Million United States Dollars) Eurobond issuance due 2018.
- Solicitors to the Issue in connection with the issuance of a N30,000,000,000 (Thirty Billion Naira) 16.48 per cent Subordinated Unsecured Fixed Rate Bond due 2022.