Renaissance Africa Energy Company Nigeria Ltd has commended the regulatory reforms of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), praising the Commission for driving its recent production growth, including a record 2.2 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gas output. The company’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Tony Attah, made this known on Tuesday, Ma...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has signed a Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) No. 5 agreement with SeaSeisGeophysical Limited (SeaSeis), authorising the company, in partnership with the Commission and TGS, to undertake the acquisition and processing of new 3D seismic and gravity data. The three-year agreement also empowers the partnership to issue data...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the era of companies holding on to their prospecting licenses without developing their assets is now officially over. The Commission Chief Executive, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, stated this when she received the management of the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra-Leone at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja recently. ...

In a bid to deepen upstream investment through an improved enforcement of local content regulations, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, recently visited the Commission Chief Executive, NUPRC, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan at the NUPRC’s headquarters in Abuja #OnwardTogether

Abuja, February 27, 2026 — The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has presided over the formal handover of the OLO Oilfield Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) from TotalEnergies to Aradel Holdings Plc, marking a milestone in the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and the Commission's commitment to protecting host community interests during oper...

The Commission Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has promised to enhance transparency and ensure that the NUPRC’s internal communication are fully digital. Eyesan said this when the Executive Secretary, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar, visited the NUPRC’s corporate ...