Historical Nigerian oil and gas industry

MILESTONES, MAKERS & MEMOS

An Encyclopedia of the Landmarks, Lessons and Legends of Nigeria's Oil and Gas Industry, 1889–2025.

About the Book

Milestones, Makers & Memos documents the events, people, decisions, and turning points that shaped Nigeria's oil & gas industry from 1889 to 2025. The book brings together historical records, industry milestones, and the stories of individuals and institutions that influenced the sector's development. It is intended as both a historical record and a reference for industry leaders, institutions, researchers, and future generations.

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Nigeria's first petroleum law was a colonial ordinance from 1889 that regulated the safe storage of imported petroleum. Crude-oil exploration began 14 years later, in 1903.

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Author

Adedayo Ojo brings decades of executive and consulting experience in the energy and oil & gas industries to Milestones, Makers & Memos. The book reflects his commitment to preserving the people, institutions, decisions, and events that have shaped Nigeria’s oil & gas industry and to keeping that history accessible to future generations.

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Adedayo Dayo Ojo
Adedayo-Ojo Consulting

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Caritas Communications

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Publisher

Caritas Communications Limited is a strategic communications and public affairs advisory firm that helps organisations navigate complex, highly regulated, and rapidly evolving operating environments. Caritas advises Nigeria-based and international clients on protecting corporate reputation, strengthening stakeholder confidence, and aligning communications with critical business objectives.

Caritas multidisciplinary team brings together strategic communications advisers, public policy analysts, data specialists, and media intelligence professionals, supported by an extensive network of influential media and stakeholder relationships. This integrated capability enables the firm to generate actionable intelligence, anticipate emerging risks, and design strategies that shape perceptions, influence decisions, and deliver measurable impact.

With more than 150 years of combined leadership experience across energy, financial services, telecommunications, the public sector, and consumer markets, Caritas offers deep expertise in corporate reputation, crisis and issues management, stakeholder engagement, public policy advisory, investor relations, and strategic communications. We work closely with boards, senior executives, and leadership teams at the intersection of business, policy, media, and society.

Every Caritas engagement is tailored to the client’s operating realities and strategic priorities. Our commitment is clear: to deliver bespoke, measurable, and sustainable solutions—helping our clients earn trust, protect enterprise value, and achieve enduring business outcomes.

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Milestones, Makers & Memos

Discover the events, people, and decisions that helped shape more than a century of Nigeria's oil & gas history. For individual, institutional, and bulk-copy inquiries, reserve your copy or contact the MMM team below.

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