{"id":21208,"date":"2020-02-11T17:13:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T17:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=21208"},"modified":"2020-02-11T17:13:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T17:13:12","slug":"forte-oil-changes-name-to-ardova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/forte-oil-changes-name-to-ardova","title":{"rendered":"Forte Oil changes name to Ardova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forte Oil on Tuesday announced that it has changed its name to Ardova Plc.<\/p>\n<p>This was made public through a disclosure on the Nigerian Stock Exchange signed by the company\u2019 secretary, Oladehinde Nelson-cole.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is to notify the general public and all stakeholders that Forte Oil Plc (\u201cthe Company\u201d) pursuant to a special resolution passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on December 17, 2019, and the approval of the Corporate Affairs Commission has changed its name to ARDOVA PLC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPursuant to Section 31 (5) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, the Company has been issued a new Certificate of Incorporation by the Registrar\u201d it read.<\/p>\n<p>The company has over years changed its name.<\/p>\n<p>It was formerly called African Petroleum before it embarked on a rebranding and restructuring programme which led to a name change to Forte Oil PLC in December 2010.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, billionaire oil magnate and chairman of Forte Oil Plc, Femi Otedola announced the sale of his 75 per cent direct and indirect shareholdings in the oil company.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to sell the shares came decision amidst plans to invest in petrochemicals and refining.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, he announced the completion of his divestment plans from Forte Oil on his verified Instagram page.<\/p>\n<p>Forte Oil operates mostly in the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forte Oil on Tuesday announced that it has changed its name to Ardova Plc. 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