Oil & Energy

Comply With Road Safety Standardisation Scheme – FRSC

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11 years ago

July 6, 2015

Corps Marshal, Federal
Road Safety Commission(FRSC), Mr Boboye Oyeyemi,has called on tanker operators in the country to comply with road safety standardisation scheme to avert accidents and related consequences.
Oyeyemi made the call recently, in Abuja, during a courtesy visit to him by Director-General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria(SON), Dr Joseph Odumodu, in his office.
“A meeting has been scheduled with PTD/NUPENG and NARTO on the need for adequate inspection of vehicles and ensure road worthiness of their vehicles before putting them on the road.
“The recent tanker explosion in Onitsha on Sunday afternoon was as a result of brake failure at a critical location where many people and vehicles were affected.
“ A tanker ladened with 33,000 litres of petrol had brake failure and ran into a motor park and exploded; 46 lives were lost while five people were injured and 20 vehicles were damaged in the unfortunate incident.
“We commiserate with the families of the bereaved and wish the injured, speedy recovery, “ Oyeyemi said.
The FRSC chief said a similar incident happened around Iyana Ipaja in Lagos where another tanker had brake failure and later fell without exploding, but that its fuel content spilled onto where bean cake was being fried.
Oyeyemi said no life was lost but that four shops and six houses were burnt down as a result of the accident.
He urged Vehicle Inspection Officers in different states to ensure full compliance with road safety standardisation scheme before issuing roadworthiness certificate to vehicles, especially, heavy trucks.
Oyeyemi said this would go a long way in stemming truck-related crashes and attendant loss of lives and property.
In his remarks, Odumodu urged the commission to ensure that vehicle owners did not use expired tyres because it was becoming one of the major causes of accidents in the country.

Oil & Energy

NNPCL Unveils Gas Master Plan 2026 …….Targets 10bcf/day production

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54 minutes ago

February 2, 2026

The Tide

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has unveiled its Gas Master Plan 2026, targeting 10 billion cubic feet of daily gas production to drive industrialisation and strengthen Nigeria’s energy security.

The company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odeh, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen, at the Weekend.

The plan, launched at the NNPC Towers in Abuja, signalled a renewed push by the Federal Government and industry stakeholders to translate Nigeria’s vast gas resources into economic value through disciplined execution, infrastructure development and market expansion.

The NNPCL noted that the Gas Master Plan 2026 marks a strategic shift from policy formulation to execution across Nigeria’s gas value chain prioritising cost optimisation, operational excellence and systematic resource development.

The statement quoted the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo as saying “Today’s launch is not merely the unveiling of a document; it represents a deliberate shift towards a more integrated, commercially driven and execution-focused gas sector aligned with Nigeria’s development aspirations.

“Nigeria is fundamentally a gas nation. With one of the largest proven gas reserves in Africa, our challenge has never been potential, but translational”.

The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Bashir Ojulari, described the NGMP 2026 as a bold, execution-anchored roadmap designed to unlock Nigeria’s immense gas potential and elevate the country into a globally competitive gas hub.

Ojulari said, “The Plan is structured not just to deliver – but to exceed- the Presidential mandate of increasing national gas production to 10 billion cubic feet per day by 2027 and 12 billion cubic feet per day by 2030, while catalysing over 60 billion dollars in new investments across the oil and gas value chain by 2030.”

According to the statement, NNPCL estimates that the roadmap could catalyse more than $60 billion in new investments across the oil and gas value chain by the end of the decade.

It said “plan was developed using a collaborative and investor-centric approach, with alignment across operators, partners and financiers.

Key focus areas include gas supply to power generation, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, Mini-LNG and industrial off takers”.

Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Producers’ Group, Adegbite Falade, said the plan would help bridge the gap between policy intent and execution.

On his part, the Chairman of the Oil Producers Trade Section, Matthieu Bouyer, the statement said, commended NNPC Ltd for the ambition behind the roadmap.

The Gas Master Plan 2026 outlines ambitious production and investment targets aimed at strengthening domestic supply and boosting exports.

By: Lady Godknows Ogbulu

Oil & Energy

NUPRC Unveils Three-pillar Transformative Vision, Pledges Efficiency, Partnership

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5 days ago

January 28, 2026

The Tide

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has unveiled Its vision for the country’s upstream sector.

This transformative vision rests on three pillars of Production Optimization and Revenue Expansion; Regulatory Predictability and Speed; and Safe, Governed and Sustainable Operations.

The Chief Executive, NUPRC, Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, who disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting with members of the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS), the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG), emerging players and other major stakeholders in the oil and gas industry, in Lagos, recently, said this aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda and his plan to hit a production target of 2mbpd by 2027 and 3mbpd by 2030.

Eyesan plans on increasing production and revenue expansion through the recovery of shut-in volumes with economic value, arresting decline, reducing losses, and accelerating time-to-first oil—without increasing burdens or transaction cost.

This, she said, had already begun by recently “turning on the light” in a long shut-in asset.

Eyesan explained that regulatory predictability and speed can be achieved by running regulation like a service, enforcing rules transparently and making quick time-bound decisions.

The new NUPRC boss plans to strengthen governance, process safety, host community outcomes, and encourage decarbonisation through safe, governed and sustainable operations.

“Going forward, the Commission will be measured on the following key success metrics -Faster, predictable regulatory approvals, higher, more secure and sustainable production, credible licensing and disciplined acreage performance, world-class Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) and process safety outcomes, trusted measurement, transparency, governance and data integrity,” she said.

Eyesan promised that under her leadership, the NUPRC would enhance regulatory efficiency and predictability by publishing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for all major approvals adding that the timeline to production would be reduced through proactive discussions regarding all necessary approvals, implementation of stage-gate processes, and mutual agreement on timelines with the commission.

She said “Stakeholders are encouraged to submit their projects for consideration. For matured opportunities, please submit your request latest end of Q1, 2026. This would provide a simplified and holistic framework that creates obligations for both operators and the Commission.

“The Commission will launch a digital workflow for permitting, reporting and data submissions. NUPRC will work with the industry to identify capacity gaps and develop tiered intervention in the most critical areas with immediate impact on regulatory efficiency while we harmonize our own internal processes to eliminate conflicting regulatory actions and reduce friction”.

She revealed that the NUPRC’s internal transformation programme through a project Management office is in flight saying “I will provide more details on this in the coming days”.

The NUPRC boss also convened a CCE–Operators Leadership Forum for monthly engagement with participants including all operators of NNPC, OPTS, IPPG, and emerging players adding that it would be focused on approval timelines, production restoration, infrastructure integrity, and gas monetisation and development.

“This is expected to enable the NUPRC to identify systemic bottlenecks and provide greater predictability”, she said .

Eyesan also stressed the need to improve hydrocarbon accounting and measurement by tracking every barrel produced and promptly addressing discrepancies or losses.

On host community, the NUPRC boss encouraged all operators to liaise with the commission “as we plan first engagement with host community leaders to reaffirm commitment to HCDT (Host Community Development Trust) implementation”.

She also said one of her key goals is to ensure 100% to the Petroleum Industry Act within 12 months. This, she said, will be monitored with a dedicated team situated in her office.

“The commission going forward will issue quarterly progress reports. Let therefore bring all high impact shut in fields for approval. “On the Commission’s part, a 90-day program to fast track approvals for near-ready FDPs, well interventions, rig mobilisation and other quick-win opportunities have commenced,” the CCE stated.

Oil & Energy

Electricity Consumers Laud Aba Power for Exceeding 2025 Meter Rollout Target

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5 days ago

January 28, 2026

The Tide

Nigeria’s newest Electricity Distribution Company (DisCo), Aba Power, has gained consumers’ commendation for the provision of more smart meters than the other 11 Discos in the country combined in 2025.

The Electricity Consumers Association of Nigeria (ECAN), Southeastern Zone, gave the commendation in a statement signed by it’s Chairman, Engr.Joe Ubani, and Secretary, Comrade Chris Okpara, and issued at the end of its first 2026 Executive Committee meeting, held in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, at the weekend.

The statement revealed that all 12 DisCos in Nigeria provided 175,302 meters under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme and 44,104 prepaid meters under the vendor-financed framework as of the third quarter of 2025.

It said “Aba Power alone gave end-users over 100,000 smart meters by the end of last September.This means that Aba Power exceeded its 2025 target of giving its customers 100,000 smart meters by 2025, which many analysts thought was a stretch goal, meaning something that was initially thought to be impossible.

“More importantly, the data shows that Aba Power, despite being Nigeria’s youngest DisCo and the smallest in terms of population and geographical spread as it covers only nine of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in Abia State, provided more prepaid meters than the other 11 DisCos combined”.

Citing figures sent monthly to NERC by the Head of the metering team at Aba Power, Engr. Alfred Atega, ECAN noted that the other 11 DisCos were carved out of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and got privatized in November 2013, stating though that the Nigerian government retains 40% shares in each.

The association disclosed that Aba Power was able to provide 122, 464 prepaid meters by the end of last year through vendor-finance arrangements with four Chinese and Nigerian metering firms adding that it supplied 116,883 single-phase meters and 5,581 three-phase meters.

Quoting the Aba Power senior brand and communication manager, Edise Ekong, ECAN explained that this utility metered all 122,464 customers from 27 feeders in and around Aba, Abia State’s economic nerve-centre.

According to the statement, Ekong said “We have actually since this year increased the number of metered customers to 133,000”, stated Ekong, also an engineer, according to ECAN.

“Work is progressing on three feeders, namely, the Omoba Feeder, the Geometric Feeder, and the Polymer Feeder as they have system issues.

“The customers on these feeders will be metered once repair and rehabilitation work on them is concluded”.