Naija oil and gas don enter new groove o! NUPRC and NMDPRA don settle join body to make sure say everything dey run smooth for our oil sector.
Dem hold big meeting for Abuja where dem gree say dem go work together well well. NUPRC wey dey lead the upstream side, and NMDPRA wey dey control midstream and downstream, don choose people wey go help dem solve wahala wey dey happen for regulatory side.
Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, wey be the Chief Executive for NUPRC, talk say cooperation na the koko wey go make the oil and gas industry blossom. She sabi say this sector na the heartbeat of our economy, and if dem no work hand in hand, e go hard to grow am well.
Dem gree to dey meet every quarter so that if any gbege show face, dem fit handle am fast fast. As Mrs. Eyesan talk, “If we no dey cooperate, na serious gbege we go face, so this meeting na just the beginning of better things to come.”
She also call for NMDPRA support for the ongoing licensing round wey dey come up, inviting their Chief Executive to join dem for pre-bid conference wey go happen for Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos on January 14, 2026. Dis licensing round go provide 50 oil and gas blocks wey go attract plenty investors like bees wey dey follow honey.
Engr Saidu Aliyu Mohammed, wey be the Chief Executive for NMDPRA, no gree carry last for the gist. He talk say both agencies na sibling o, since dem come from the same parent: the defunct Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). He don plea for harmonious relationship, make dem solve any issue wey dey between dem like fam. “We go improve this relationship,” Na him talk.
This partnership wey NUPRC and NMDPRA don start na big step to make sure say regulatory efficiency dey o, and na im go boost investment wey go help our economy stand strong. With dem joined forces, e be like say better days dey ahead for our oil and gas sector. Make we dey watch as this gist dey unfold, because e no go long before we go dey see better returns!
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