On October 20, 1969, Kola Aluko was born in Lagos, Nigeria. Decades later, he would become one of Africa's most prominent energy entrepreneurs, co-founding Atlantic Energy, a company focused on oil exploration and production across Nigeria's onshore and offshore fields.
Aluko's ventures reflected a turning point in African energy independence, where local innovators began shaping the continent's oil and gas future. By championing indigenous participation in upstream development, he helped pave the way for homegrown expertise and investment in one of the world's most resource-rich regions.
