Ọlálékan Olúkọtún

Context-aware translation drafts. Original English remains available.

Russian celebrates Daria and Adémidé’s family heritage; Igbo celebrates Lékan’s maternal roots.

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YORÙBÁLAND / RESOURCES & DEVELOPMENT

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Sources, dated findings, development proposals and documentary photographs, with their scope and qualifications.

Research review · 20 October 2026 · Each statistic keeps its own reference period.

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These catalogues bring together landscape descriptions, material occurrences, productive capabilities and development proposals. Confirmed describes the specific fact supported by its sources; unverified identifies a detail still needing evidence. Neither label establishes a reserve, ownership right or project approval.

Source dates and geographic scope matter. Company reports remain company reports, and photographs document a place and moment rather than current capacity. Proposals are identified separately from operating activity.

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Source links sit beside the claims they support. The consolidated list below makes further reading easier; historical reading does not establish current deposits, modern ownership or the feasibility of a proposal.

2025 Annual Report ↗

2026 · checked 20 October 2026

Year ended 31 December 2025; confirms 40% interests in Niger Delta concessions.

Annual Report 2023 ↗

2024 · checked 20 October 2026

Homecare production ceasedJune 2023; salesSeptember 2023. Historical product lists cannot be assumed current.

China country overview ↗

Publication date not stated · checked 20 October 2026

Current overview warns about limits and imbalances of investment/export-led growth; checked 20 October 2026.

Completion of MPNU acquisition ↗

2024-12-12 · checked 20 October 2026

MPNU acquired; subsequently SEPNU. Shallow-water assets do not comprise every ExxonMobil interest in Nigeria.

H 1 2026 results overview ↗

2026-08-24 · checked 20 October 2026

Nigeria subscriber base 92.2 million at 30 June 2026; accounts/subscriptions, not unique people.

Nigeria operations ↗

Publication date not stated · checked 20 October 2026

Current corporate operations page checked 2026-10-20; CNL 40% of operated NNPC joint venture interests.

Thor · Segilola Gold Project ↗

FY2022–FY2025 production; checked 20 October 2026 · checked 20 October 2026

Company-reported operating project in Osun; no inference of regional deposits

Evidence, interpretation and rights.

This is independent educational publishing, not a peer-reviewed journal, a competent-person mineral report, an investment offer or a legal opinion. Confirmed means the stated description is supported by the cited source at its stated scope; it is not a guarantee of completeness, current conditions, safety or economic value. Unverified marks a gap in this catalogue, not proof that a claim is false.

Maps and regional categories support cultural and geographic study. They do not establish exclusive ethnic territory, state boundaries, ancestry, property title, mineral licences or rights of access. Towns may be multilingual and culturally shared. Resource proposals require lawful authority, environmental review, applicable permissions and meaningful participation by affected communities.

Company and institutional names identify the subject or source of a statement. Dated announcements are attributed to their publishers; inclusion conveys neither endorsement nor an allegation of wrongdoing. Policy comparisons and future-state scenarios are analytical possibilities, contingent on lawful, peaceful processes and the rights of all residents. Nigeria, Benin and Togo have distinct legal systems; one country’s rules cannot be applied to another by analogy.

Photographs retain their credited source, creator and individual licence. Resizing and display crops are identified; adaptations of CC BY-SA photographs are offered under the same cited licence. Site copyright notices do not override third-party licences or public-domain status. Creative Commons licences do not necessarily clear privacy, publicity, trademark or other rights. Map data retains its stated attribution. Downloads do not transfer ownership of third-party material.

Sources can change, and a review date is not a promise of continuous monitoring. For a specific factual or rights concern, contact the author with the page URL, passage or image, and supporting details. The site does not assert independent legal clearance.

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Actual photographs, with their credits.

Close view of an Ilé-Ifẹ̀ brass head with fine facial lines and an elaborate crown topped by a plume.
Ilé-Ifẹ̀ · mastery cast in metal. A crowned brass head from Ilé-Ifẹ̀, dated to the 14th–early 15th century. The finely worked face and crown bring artistic vision and casting skill into one commanding form. Photograph: Vassil · 2019. Original & description ↗ · CC0 1.0. Wikimedia thumbnail; no creative editsMuseum object record ↗ · Explore Ilé-Ifẹ̀ art & context →
A thatched museum courtyard structure with carved and coloured pillars.
Akaba Idéna, Kétou. The Akaba Idéna museum in Kétou, Benin, photographed in 2019. Photograph: Rachad sanoussi · 2019-09-25. Original & description ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia 1280 px thumbnail; no creative edits
A road descends through a hilly town towards green ridges in the distance.
Atakpamé from the hills. Atakpamé, Togo, seen from a neighbouring hill in 2016. Photograph: EKokou · 2016-09-28. Original & description ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0. None; original downloaded without creative edits
A palm-lined entrance road at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Ibadan.
Agricultural research in Ìbàdàn. The entrance to IITA in Ìbàdàn, photographed in 2022. Photograph: Kematography · 2022-10-16. Original & description ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0. None; original downloaded without creative edits
The entrance buildings, containers and cranes at Lekki Deep Sea Port.
Infrastructure for trade. Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos State, photographed in 2026. Photograph: FrankvEck · 2026. Original & description ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0. Licensed Wikimedia image; no creative edits
Refinery processing towers, storage tanks, pipework and roads across a large industrial site.
Process engineering · Lekki. Aerial photograph of the Dangote refinery complex at Lekki, Lagos State, published in 2026. Photograph: FrankvEck · 2026. Original & description ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia thumbnail; cropped to fit the web tiles, full photograph available on click. No generative edits.
Container cranes, a cargo ship, stacks of containers and access roads at Lekki Deep Sea Port.
Maritime trade · Lekki. Aerial photograph of Lekki Deep Sea Port, Lagos State, published in 2026. Photograph: FrankvEck · 2026. Original & description ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia thumbnail; cropped to fit the web tiles, full photograph available on click. No generative edits.
Large kiln and metal ducts connect industrial structures and service platforms at a cement factory.
Manufacturing · Ogun. Cement-production infrastructure at the Lafarge factory in Ewekoro, Ogun State, photographed in 2011. Photograph: Fachab · 2011-07-10. Original & description ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia thumbnail; cropped to fit the web tiles, full photograph available on click. No generative edits.

Images are locally hosted for reliability. Presentation uses licensed thumbnails; historical scenes have not been generatively reconstructed. The map and landscape pages also reuse the attributed photographs in the existing atlas.

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Textile selection · image credits and editing notes

The textile gallery carries individual source and editing notes. Selected fashion imagery is distinguished from the documentary photographs above; unverified creator credits and AI-assisted cleanup are identified.

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Independent educational research and policy commentary. Findings are limited to their cited sources and dates; interpretations and proposals are not guarantees or official decisions. This is not legal, investment, engineering or professional advice.

Cultural geography does not determine borders, ancestry, land rights, mineral ownership or extraction permission. References to organisations, places and photographs imply no endorsement or finding of wrongdoing. Political scenarios concern lawful, peaceful processes and the rights of all residents.

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REGIONAL DATA / PEOPLE / ECONOMIES

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Population history, economic output, revenue trends, fertility, migration and legislatures: nine Nigerian states, with separate context for Benin and Togo.

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OSL · Olukotun Studios Ltd

Olukotun Studios Ltd · Registered in England and Wales · No. 17537910

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Registered office: 5 Brayford Square, London, E1 0SG, England.

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