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NUPRC Targets N15tn Revenue In 2025
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says it seeks to make N15tn revenue this year.
Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission NUPRC, Gbenga Komolafe, who disclosed this, Tuesday, while addressing newsmen shortly after he was awarded the This Day CEO of the Year Award in Lagos State, recalled that the NUPRC surpassed its revenue generation target by about 163 per cent in 2024.
For 2025, he said, the Commission has a four-point agenda, the first among which is to continue on the path of sustainable growth in its oil and gas production.
“And we all know the importance of that; we’re ramping up federal revenue. Last year, that is for 2024, you remember that the commission achieved and surpassed its revenue generation by about 163 per cent. This year, our target has been increased to about N15tn.
“So, the commission, recognising that, we have equally devised a strategy. Of course, N15tn is so large, but then we are not daunted; we are not intimidated. Rather, we are defining a strategic approach to achieve that target,” he disclosed.
With the release of its regulatory action plan rolled out in the first week of January, he noted that the NUPRC is proactive and focused on ramping up oil production.
“And you could see that, at least, we are witnessing a positive turnaround in the sense that our production has grown. We’ve recorded some level of growth at the moment, moving from about 1.4 million barrels per day to 1.75 mbpd, including condensate”, he stated.
He also disclosed that the commission will later kick off the 2025 licensing bid round after concluding that of 2024.
Accordiing to him, “In that regulatory action plan, we equally marched out the fact that we were going to conclude the licensing round. That is concluding the one we started in 2023 up to 2024. And you could see that by December, we succeeded in completing the licensing round.
“Don’t forget the fact that one of the ways by which we grow national oil production, as prescribed in the Petroleum Industry Act, is to conduct licensing bid rounds. Even though the Act did not prescribe it to be annual, at least we were able to conclude that.
“In October, last year, we launched the project for one million additional barrels of production. That project is one of our major programmes for 2025 as a commission. So, the idea behind the programme is to create a one-stop shop by which players within the ecosystem in the upstream can add value.
“We can pull the strength of all value players along the value chain to increase our production”.
Speaking about transparency in the upstream, he stressed that the commission is committed to sustaining transparency in hydrocarbon accounting through the digitalisation of the industry.
“Of course, you will equally recall that there is this advanced cargo declaration programme and the metering programme, all aimed at blocking leakages and optimising transparency in the industry.
“So, that becomes another key programme that we are pursuing, believing that if we are able to deliver on the programme, it will complement our effort on the project of 1 million barrels of additional production”, he emphasised.
The NUPRC boss also revealed that the regulator is doing all necessary to sustain its effort at decarbonising the upstream activities, which is in line with the energy transition footprint globally.
This, he said, would be achieved regardless of what the United States President Donald Trump’s agenda is.
“By and large, we are watching the global direction in the industry and the agenda of President Trump. As the regulator, this is to ensure that we steer the industry along the path of sustainability”, he stated.
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved four new channel management companies for seaports across the country in a move aimed at improving vessel navigation and port operations.
Speaking at the recently concluded Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM), former General Manager, Marine and Operations, Capt. Ebubeogu Ihenacho, disclosed that there would be changes in the ownership of the Lagos Channel Management Company Limited and the Bonny Channel Management Company.
According to Ihenacho, the four channels serving Nigeria’s major port clusters will have different channel management companies as approved by the FEC.
He said a new company had been approved to manage the Lagos port channel, with a change of name, while the Calabar Channel would be managed by the Calabar Channel Management Company.
He added that Bonny Channel Management Company had also undergone a change of ownership.
On the Warri Channel, Ihenacho said the Federal Government had approved China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and two other companies to form a consortium to manage the Escravos Channel.
He said: “For Warri, it was approved for China Harbour Engineering Company, CHEC, and two other companies, who would now form a consortium.
That consortium will now form a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) with the Nigerian Ports Authority to manage the Escravos Channel.”
Recall that the management of the NPA had declined to renew the concessions of the Lagos Channel Management Company Limited and the Bonny Channel Management Company, opting instead for six-month extensions of the existing arrangements.
By; Enoch Epelle
The Rivers State Internal Revenue Service (RIRS) has warned motorists, transport operators and business owners against paying taxes, levies or charges to Unauthorised persons and organisations, insisting that only the Service and its duly appointed agents are legally empowered to collect taxes on behalf of the state government.
The Service gave the warning in a public notice dated October 21, 2026, signed by its Executive Chairman, Sir Israel O. Egbunefu, FCTI, in which it clarified that the Rivers State Ministry of Transport was not authorised by the state government to collect road tax or any other tax, levy or charge from motorists and transport operators.
RIRS also specifically disowned Explore Strategic Alliance Ltd, located at No. 7 Rumuodaolu Market Road, Port Harcourt, declaring the company had not been appointed or authorised by either the state government or the Service to collect Motor Vehicle Transport (MOT) tickets or any other tax on its behalf.
The revenue agency consequently cautioned members of the public against making payments to the company or any of its staff, stressing that anyone who ignored the warning would do so at their own risk.
It reaffirmed that only the legally authorised agency responsible for tax collection in Rivers State and the appointed agents that would carry out such duties in accordance with the law.
The Service urged taxpayers to demand official identification from anyone claiming to be its tax agent and verify the person’s credentials directly with RIRS before making payments.
It further warned that individuals or groups found impersonating tax consultants, agents or their representatives to collect Unauthorised taxes would be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the law.
RIRS also called on members of the public to report suspicious persons and activities relating to Unauthorised tax collection to the Service for appropriate action.
The agency advised taxpayers seeking clarification or assistance to visit any of its offices or contact it through its official email address, info@riversbirs.gov.ng.
The Service reiterated its commitment to protecting taxpayers, promoting voluntary compliance and safeguarding the integrity of tax administration in Rivers State.
By: King Onunwor
Consumers and traders at the Swali ultramodern market in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State have continued to groan over high prices of commodities and poor Patronage due to cost-push inflation.
The Tide reports that in the past weeks prices of goods and services in Yenagoa metropolis has experienced increase.
Notable services like transportation have also increased lately due to increase in the pump price of fuel that has recently further exacerbated inflation in the prices of staple foods like rice, beans, garri and others.
Speaking with The Tide on a market survey, a trader, Mrs Tovie Barakabo said a bag of bean which sold between N120,000-N130, 000 now goes for N140,000-N145,000.
Mrs Barakabo also hinted that the only commodities whose price has not gone up was price of millet which sells N60,000, while big bag of garri now sells for N30,000.
The Tide further gathered from other inside Source that 25 litres of Kings cooking oil currently sells N75,000 as against the former price of N57,000.
Other commodities such as delicious vegetable oil now goes for N68,000, Pure vegetable oil currently goes for N66, 000, while spaghetti is now N18,800 per bag.
The market survey also discovered that Sonnia tomato mix sells N75,609, while a big and small basket of fresh tomatoes are sold for N30,000 and N6,500 respectively.
A disappointed custom, Mrs Juliet Domo who fielded questions from The Tide expressed her worries over the inflation, calling on government to take decisive stands against inflation.
By: Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa
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