Local oil firms face funding hurdle as ambitions outstrip capital

    Oladehinde Oladipo | Editor’s picks | Jan 20, 2026    
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Nigeria's indigenous oil companies have embarked on an unprecedented buying spree, snapping up assets from departing Western majors for billions of dollars.

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