The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) wishes to inform the public that it has completed the pre-qualification stage of the 2025 Licensing Round and has notified successful pre-qualified applicants accordingly.

This was done on March 16, 2026 in line with the 2025 Licensing Round Guidelines.

With the pre-qualification stage now successfully completed, the Commission will from today, March 17, 2026, permit successful applicants to lease data in preparation for the technical and commercial bid submissions.

Please note, pre-qualified applicants are mandated to lease data only from the two data sources (as applicable) and upload evidence of payment as a pre-requisite to the submission of bids.

For more details, visit the licensing round portal: https://br2025.nuprc.gov.ng/

Signed

Eniola Akinkuotu

Head, Media and Strategic Communication

March 17, 2026