Amidst a raging public debate about the tax reform bills that would overwhelmingly revolutionise Nigeria’s taxation framework, BusinessDay has tracked some of the largest taxpayers in 2024. This list was compiled based on the publicly available financial statements of companies…
Briton, Nigerian oil workers feared dead, others missing as Seplat oil rig collapses
Tension is building up as five Nigerian oil workers and a Briton are feared dead while five others are missing at a Seplat Energy rig accident involving the Majestic rig at Ogboren near Ovhor Oilfield, in Sapele Local Government, Delta…
Court freezes Ambrosie Orjiakor’s accounts, assets over alleged indebtedness to Access Bank
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos, has granted an order freezing the bank accounts and assets of the Co-Founder and former Chairman, Seplat Energy, Dr. Ambrosie Bryant Chukwueloka (ABC) Orjiakor over alleged indebted to Access Bank…
Seplat Energy and the “false allegations” against CEO Roger Brown – Thisislagos Special Report
Roger Brown, who had a stellar banking career in London’s financial district as head of Oil and Gas at Standard Bank, was the one who mooted the idea for Seplat to go public in 2014
Seplat founders, Avuru and Orjiako, settle rift – Onyema Dike
Austin Avuru, pioneer CEO of Seplat Energy, and Dr. ABC Orjiako, pioneer chairman of the Nigerian independent may be moving from the courtroom to the negotiating table if emerging feelers from a peace meeting brokered by a respected oil man,…
Austin Avuru calls off retirement dinner following court injunction
Austin Avuru, founding CEO of Seplat Energy, has called off the planned retirement dinner which was to feature the unveiling of his books following an injunction by an Abuja High Court presided over by Justice SB Belgore. An e-message signed…
Avuru responds to Seplat – “My purported sack is mischievous”
Austin Avuru has responded to the purported termination of his appointment as a Non-Executive director on the board of Seplat Energy, a company he co-founded and was pioneer CEO at. The widely circulated statement published a few days to Christmas…