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African Petroleum Company Limited

Active

Registered as “AFRICAN PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED”

Official registry sourceCAC (Corporate Affairs Commission)Last verified 4 July 2026Official registry verified
Confidence: Baseline

What this rating is based on

  • Official registry record exists
  • Re-verified against the source within the last year
  • Core fields on file (activity, address, incorporation date)
  • Status reported by the registry
  • Tax ID held
  • LEI cross-confirmed (GLEIF)
  • Publicly listed (disclosure obligations)
  • Matched in an IP (trademark) registry
  • Matched to government procurement awards
How Fylings scores confidence →
Registration number
1709856What is an RC number? →
Legal form
Private Limited Company (Ltd)
Incorporated
9 September 2020More Nigeria companies from 2020 →
Tax ID
2521566182203 · verified 31 July 2026

At a glance

Primary sector
Oil, Gas & Energy
On the register
2020 · 6 yrs
Activity
Active

Primary sector classified by Fylings from the registered name and activity, an inference, not a registry field.

Overview

What we know about African Petroleum Company Limited

African Petroleum Company Limited is a Private Limited Company (Ltd) in Nigeria. It is recorded with CAC (Corporate Affairs Commission) under registration number 1709856. The company was registered on 9 September 2020. That made it about 5 years old at the last registry check. Its current status is active. Fylings classifies its primary sector as oil, gas & energy. Its tax identification number is 2521566182203. This record was last verified on 4 July 2026.

03 · Activity

Company timeline

2 events

Registry, exchange, procurement and mining-cadastre events arranged around one entity identifier.

  1. Registry record re-verified

    85% entity-match confidence.

    Fylings verification · Fylings verification

  2. Company incorporated

    Recorded as company by CAC (Corporate Affairs Commission).

    Registry · CAC (Corporate Affairs Commission)

Timeline span · 2020–20262 total events

Directors & ownership

Who controls African Petroleum Company Limited

Beneficial ownership

Who owns and controls African Petroleum Company Limited

3 persons with significant control on file, verified against Nigeria's official Persons with Significant Control (PSC) register, the individuals who ultimately own or control the company.

3 beneficial owners on file for African Petroleum Company Limited

Names, exact shareholding, voting rights and control, verified against Nigeria's PSC register. Sign in with a free account to view.

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Source: Nigeria PSC Register. Beneficial ownership is self-declared under CAMA 2020; we show the disclosed control facts and never personal identity documents.

Network

Companies connected through Directors

People recorded as controlling African Petroleum Company Limited are also linked to these companies.

Abubakar Abdullahi· linked to 14 companies
🇳🇬 80 & Associates Limited🇳🇬 El Muhamram Multi Concept LTD🇳🇬 Equal Engineering Nig LTD🇳🇬 Hindu Global Resources LTD🇳🇬 I - Melafiya Design And Electrical Ins🇳🇬 Maikudi Sadiq & Sons Nig LTD+7 more →
Abubakar Abubakar Abba· linked to 2 companies
🇳🇬 Fresh Dates BDC LTD

Connections resolved from Nigeria's beneficial-ownership register and shown with a confidence signal. A shared name is never treated as proof of identity or control.

On the same register

Other companies registered in Nigeria in 2020

These companies appear on Nigeria's official register with the same registration year as African Petroleum Company Limited. A shared registration year is a fact about the register, not a connection between the companies.

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Sanctions & watchlist screening

✓ No sanctions matchesScreened against OFAC SDN, OFAC Consolidated and UN lists · 31 July 2026.

The name AFRICAN PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED does not closely match any entity on the global sanctions lists we screen. Run a full screening →

About this record

Legal form: Private Limited Company (Ltd)

Registered as a Private Limited Company (Ltd) with CAC (Corporate Affairs Commission), Nigeria. What is an RC number? →

Confidence: Baseline · sourced from CAC (Corporate Affairs Commission). Basic-depth records carry the fields the public registry publishes; deeper data is acquired on demand.

FAQ

What is a Private Limited Company (Ltd)?

A private limited company (Ltd) is privately held, its shares aren't offered to the public, and shareholders' liability is limited to their shareholding.

What is CAC (Corporate Affairs Commission)?

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) is Nigeria's official company registrar, established under the Companies and Allied Matters Act.

What sector does African Petroleum Company Limited operate in?

Fylings classifies it in the Oil, Gas & Energy sector, inferred from the registered name and activity.