Anthony Muoneke

Biography

Professional experience

Anthony Muoneke is a seasoned legal, regulatory, and energy-sector executive with extensive international experience spanning power sector reform, infrastructure development, finance and administration, and cross-border legal practice. He has held senior leadership roles in both the public and private sectors in Nigeria and the United States, with a career distinguished by deep expertise in energy, power, oil and gas, corporate law, and public–private partnerships.

Mr. Muoneke was Managing Director of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), now NNPC Exploration & Production Ltd (NEPL). As Managing Director, he led the company’s day-to-day upstream operations with a mandate to increase oil and gas production, optimize costs, ensure asset integrity, and improve profitability. He also covered the roles and responsibilities of the Group Executive Director of NNPC Upstream.

Mr. Muoneke served as Executive Director, Finance & Administration of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC), the entity responsible for implementing Nigeria’s National Integrated Power Project (NIPP). As a member of the board and executive management team, he had overall responsibility for finance, administration, human resources, budgeting, financial reporting, organizational planning, and regulatory compliance. He played a pivotal role in the development of financial management systems, governance frameworks, and operational policies, and was actively involved in the unbundling of Nigeria’s electric power infrastructure.

During his tenure at NDPHC, Mr. Muoneke was centrally involved in the development of the frameworks for Gas Purchase Agreements, Gas Transmission Agreements, and Power Purchase Agreements for the power sector. He also supervised and contributed to the successful completion of the National Integrated Power Project, the privatization of ten power generation companies, and the divestment of gas delivery, transmission, and distribution infrastructure—milestones that reshaped Nigeria’s power sector.

In private practice, Mr. Muoneke served as Principal Partner at Muoneke & Associates, PC (Los Angeles) and Senior Partner at Chancery Solicitors (Abuja/Lagos), advising governments, investors, and corporates on power sector reform, public–private partnerships, and energy and infrastructure transactions across emerging markets.

Earlier, he held leadership roles in international legal practice, with experience spanning corporate and commercial matters, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution, as well as public-sector exposure through the University of San Diego Legal Clinic, the Nigerian Stock Exchange, and a Lagos-based law firm.

Mr. Muoneke holds an LL.M (Honors) from the University of San Diego School of Law, an LL.B (Honors) from the University of Nigeria, and a BL (Honors) from the Nigerian Law School. He is admitted to practice law in Nigeria, the State of California, and before the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.