NUPRC offers 40 oil blocks in 2026 licensing round after 2025 controversy
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, has announced the 2026 Licensing Round, offering 40 oil and gas blocks to investors. The developme...
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NUPRC Alerts Gas Flare Operators: Permit Revocation Looms Due to Inactivity
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, has warned that companies awarded gas flare sites under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation P...
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Akwa Ibom: CSOs Urge NUPRC to Ensure Gas Flare Accountability and Revoke Executive Order 9
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations, Youth groups, Academia and Activists in Akwa Ibom State have petitioned the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory C...
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NUPRC Secures Top Spot in ICPC's 2025 Integrity Assessment
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has named the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) as the to...
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"AEPA Urges Africa to Embrace Regulatory Discipline Following NUPRC's $185M Frontier Fund Launch"
The African Energy Policy Alliance, AEPA, says the transparent handling and timely release of the Frontier Exploration Fund to the Nigerian National Petroleum C...
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Think Tank Calls on NUPRC to Maintain Transparency in 2025 Oil Licensing Round
The UK-based Global Energy Transparency Initiative, GETI, has called on the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, to maintain consistent tra...
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Group urges support for NUPRC reforms, praises gains in Nigeria’s upstream oil sector
The Centre for Energy Market Stability and Reforms, CEMSR, has urged federal and state institutions, industry operators, and partners to support ongoing reforms...
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"NUPRC's Latest Licensing Round Set to Boost Investor Confidence in Nigeria, Says EGA"
The Energy Governance Alliance, EGA, has backed the opening of the 2025 oil licensing round by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC EGA...
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"Investor Confidence Returns to Nigeria's Oil Sector: Lokpobiri Celebrates NUPRC's Regulatory Achievement"
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, said investor confidence is back in Nigeria’s oil sector. This comes as Lokpobi...
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Retired Oil Workers Call on NUPRC to Keep Reform Momentum Going and Strengthen Stakeholder Engagement
The Forum of Retired Oil Workers has urged the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to sustain its reform momentum and keep strengthening a...
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Nigeria now positioned as most attractive upstream investment hub – NUPRC
Nigeria is emerging as one of the most attractive global destinations for upstream oil and gas investment, according to the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upst...
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ACEIP backs NUPRC call for $600bn yearly upstream oil, gas investment in Africa
The African Centre for Energy Investment and Policy (ACEIP) has described the call for African countries to secure at least $600 billion annually in upstream oi...
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