•Oil rig The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the nation’s oil production rig count has risen from eight in 2021 to 46 as of July 2025. Mr Gbenga Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive (CCE), disclosed this today in Abuja at the inauguration of a media workshop organised for journalists covering the oil and gas [&he...
A report by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAuGF) has indicted the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for non-remittance of billions of naira into the federation account. The audit report for the 2020 financial year submitted to the National Assembly in November last year, b...
•Mele Kyari The Chairman of the Senate Appropriation Committee, Senator Adeola Olamilekan, today, directed the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to appear before the committee in 24 hours. Olamilekan, who asked Kyari to appear in company of the Executive Secretary of the Niger...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three new Executive Commissioners to serve in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the redeployment of one current Executive Commissioner, pending their confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. They are: (1) Mr. Bashir Indabawa — North West — Executive Commi...

