Who we are

LEKOIL Nigeria Limited is an Africa-focused indigenous oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in Nigeria. The Company was founded in 2010 by a group of leading professionals with extensive experience in the international upstream oil and gas industry as well as in global fund management and investment banking.

Our ambition is to be the world’s leading oil exploration and production company focused on Africa. In realising this vision, we will seek to maximise value for our stakeholders sustainably, by operating with integrity and leveraging local resources – to the benefit of the countries and communities in which we operate.

  • Rivers communities welcome Lekoil, Green Energy JV’s HCDT project August 28, 2024

    Rivers communities welcome Lekoil, Green Energy JV’s HCDT project

    Some communities in Andoni Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State have expressed delight over the implementation of the Host Communities Developm…

  • Lekoil Nigeria Awards Community Development Contracts in Rivers August 28, 2024

    Lekoil Nigeria Awards Community Development Contracts in Rivers

    Lekoil Nigeria, in collaboration with its JV partners, Green Energy International Limited has awarded developmental contracts to three of its host com…

  • Lekoil Boss Calls for Policy Changes, Stronger Support for Widows June 27, 2024

    Lekoil Boss Calls for Policy Changes, Stronger Support for Widows

    “Lekan Akinyanmi, the CEO of Lekoil Nigeria Limited, a leading indigenous oil and gas company in Nigeria, has called for stronger support and po…

  • Honoring International Widows Day: A call for Justice and Support- Lekan June 24, 2024

    Honoring International Widows Day: A call for Justice and Support- Lekan

    “As we commemorate International Widows Day, I find myself reflecting deeply on the challenges faced by widows, a cause that is profoundly perso…