For years, Nigeria's homegrown oil companies were content to pick up what the international majors left behind, buying onshore fields and shallow-water blocks that Shell, TotalEnergies and Eni were glad to offload.
That strategy built them into a formidable force. Now, armed with capital, technical know-how, and having proved themselves at home, the most ambitious among them are looking beyond Nigeria's borders, according to findings by BusinessDay.
"Even with significant resources, some are already looking beyond Nigeria for growth," Sim
