Francis Oganya
CEO & FOUNDER
Leads Certus' strategy, investor relationships, asset-owner engagement, and capital-enablement model.
Built to Close the Gap Between Opportunity and Capital
Africa holds world-class energy resources. Certus helps close the gap by preparing promising assets in a way institutional capital can assess, trust, and finance
Certus was created to close that gap- bringing together operating experience, investment preparation, and technical assurance to help energy opportunities move from potential to credible capital engagement.
Our Vision
To see more African energy opportunities become investable, fundable, and capable of creating long- term value for asset owners, capital providers and the communities they serve.
The Team behind Certus
Certus is led by Francis Oganya and supported by NexPro Energy's specialist technical assurance bench.
Founded on Practical Energy Leadership
Certus is shaped by Francis Oganya's decades of operating and leadership experience in African energy, including his leadership of Baker Hughes' Nigeria business and broader West African experience.
Across that experience, he saw that strong assets often needed more than potential to become fundable. They needed clearer framing, stronger investment readiness, and capital structured around performance. That insight became the foundation for Certus.
"Energy assets don't just need capital, they need capital structured around performance."
NexPro Technical Assurance Bench
NexPro supports Certus with specialist technical assurance across wells, reservoir, production, completions, digital systems, and asset development.
NexPro does not replace the asset owner, operator, or service companies. It provides an independent technical assurance layer that helps support better diligence, development review, performance visibility, and investor reporting behind the Certus platform.
Why Institutions Choose Certus
150+YEARS COMBINED ENERGY-SECTOR EXPERIENCE
20+COUNTRIES OF OPERATING EXPOSURE
Lifecycle experience across asset identification, development, production, and performance optimization