Nigeria’s Oil & Gas in 2025: Evaluating Governance and Strategic Decisions Impacting 2026
Professor Omowumi O. Iledare
PreambleIn 2025, Nigeria’s oil and gas sector began a shift from legislative reform under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to real governance challenges. While domestic refining and indigenous production!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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New Faces Old Challenges: Resetting Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Regulation
By Gideon OsakaNgeria’s petroleum industry is once again at a defining crossroads. The resignation of the chief executives of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Tax Act: Tinubu’s Priority Is Money, Not Welfare Of Nigerians – PDP Says
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared that the insistence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the commencement date of the new Tax Laws clearly shows that he prioritises money over the welfare of Nigerians.The PDP!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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NCDMB Kickstarts Nigerian Content Research, Innovation and Technology Challenge, Promises Awards
By Saidu AbubakarThe Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in December 2025 commenced the Nigerian Content Research, Innovation and Technology Challenge 2025/2026 with a call on interested individuals, research!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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NNPC Restores Escravos – Lagos Pipeline to Full Operations
By Saidu Abubakar
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, (NNPC) Limited has announced the successful restoration of the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) in Warri, Delta State.A statement by NNPC's Chief Corporate!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Ogoniland oil restart hits turbulence: FG, NNPC slammed
The federal government’s plan to resume oil production in Ogoniland via the national oil company, NNPC Ltd. could hit a major roadblock, with influential leaders from the oil-rich region warning that no drilling will proceed without!-->!-->!-->…
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PIA: NNPC No Longer Regulates Oil Sector, Company Now Purely Commercial – Ojulari
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is no longer the regulator of the operations in both the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil industry.The Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, Bayo Ojulari,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Akpabio, Abbas direct re-gazetting of new tax laws amid controversy
The leadership of the National Assembly, led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, has directed the Clerk to the National Assembly to re-gazette Nigeria’s newly enacted tax!-->!-->!-->…
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FIFA Rejects Nigeria’s Appeal, Ends Super Eagles’ 2026 World Cup Hopes
The Digest:
FIFA has dismissed Nigeria's protest over the eligibility of DR Congo players, upholding the result of their playoff and ending the Super Eagles' qualification bid.
Key Points:
Nigeria appealed on December 16,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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ICPC releases 2025 scorecard of MDAs, laments non-compliance to ethics
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has lamented the insufficiency of ethical principles in ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, of the Federal Government.ICPC made this!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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