Nigerian oil mogul Wale Tinubu’s Oando turns to mining with lithium exploration in Kebbi
Wale Tinubu’s Oando Plc is expanding beyond oil, launching Oando Mining to explore lithium in Kebbi and other key minerals for Nigeria’s clean energy future.
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Wale Tinubu’s Oando Plc is expanding beyond oil, launching Oando Mining to explore lithium in Kebbi and other key minerals for Nigeria’s clean energy future.
Oando posts $145 million profit in 9 months as production rises and NAOC acquisition boosts output.
Oando, led by Wale Tinubu, faces pressure as Irad Investment demands payment of long-overdue debts for completed energy projects.
Oando chief Wale Tinubu was honored with a lifetime achievement award at Africa Energy Week for shaping indigenous energy growth.
Oando, led by Wale Tinubu, issues 679 million bonus shares, rewarding investors with 8.3% amid Nigeria’s oil market challenges.
The funding plan allows Oando to issue bonds, certificates, and other securities in phases, subject to regulatory clearance.
The company also posted a net profit of $41.3 million, boosted by a tax credit and a recovery from earlier losses tied to asset impairments.
Oando to build $1.2 billion solar panel factory with Africa’s first recycling line, expand drilling, and raise $327.5 million for clean energy growth.
Oando seeks $327 million via equity and debt as Wale Tinubu steers a capital restructuring to fund growth and ease liabilities.
This is expected to fund Oando’s plans to ramp up production to 100,000 barrels of oil and 1.5 billion cubic feet of gas per day by 2029.
Oando kicks off 2025 with a 90.51% profit surge to $70 million, powered by finance income, tax gains, and strong E&P performance.
Oando's 2024 profit hit $139 million, up 267%, fueled by the NAOC deal, rising production, and improved upstream performance.
To prevent further incidents, Oando has initiated the sectional replacement of aging pipelines.
Oando Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading oil companies, said three separate incidents were recorded over the past week.
The agreement strengthens Oando’s presence in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector and deepens its long-standing partnership with Afreximbank.
The project, expected to play a key role in Nigeria’s shift toward sustainable energy, will be executed by Oando Clean Energy, the renewable energy unit of Oando Energy Resources.