
Nigeria’s Sijuwade royal family, one of Africa’s wealthiest, eyes first oil from one of its oil blocks
The Sijuwade Group’s oil and gas arm holds a 10 percent stake in OPL 276, where production is slated to begin within the next 12 to 18 months.
The Sijuwade Group’s oil and gas arm holds a 10 percent stake in OPL 276, where production is slated to begin within the next 12 to 18 months.
The Nigerian federal government approved the divestment on October 21, 2024, enabling Chappal to take control of ENEC through Project Odinmim.
This follows allegations made against Conoil in March 2022 by a group of local oil contractors.
Orjiako’s stake in Seplat Energy is valued at $118.5 million.