Emmanuel Addeh
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has gazetted 19 laws and is at the moment creating an extra 10 laws for the upstream petroleum sector, the upstream regulator has mentioned.
Senior Regulatory Officer, Regulations and Special Investigations, Mrs Emmanuella Senlong, mentioned this throughout a presentation at a two-day National Workshop on the Electricity Act 2023 (as amended), on the State House Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“To date, the NUPRC has gazetted 19 sector-specific regulations, with 10 additional regulations currently under development, and issued 25 operational guidelines covering critical areas across the upstream value chain”, Senlong revealed in a press release.
According to Senlong, establishing authorized frameworks is simply step one, as true success depends on closing the implementation hole by demonstrable statutory compliance.
She mentioned with a purpose to obtain this, the fee is addressing legacy challenges and overlapping obligations by implementing standardised reporting templates, risk-based inspection protocols, and auditable yearly compliance assessments.
Organised by Allstates Management Partners Solutions Limited (AMPSL) in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President, the workshop themed: “Empowering the States: Reviewing the Electricity Act 2023” introduced collectively representatives of federal and state governments, regulatory establishments, business operators, traders and growth companions to look at alternatives for efficient implementation of the Act.
At the two-day workshop, the fee expressed its dedication to the profitable implementation of the Electricity Act.
Central to this dedication, the fee mentioned, is its strategic position in implementing Domestic Gas Delivery Obligations (DGDO), which require fuel producers to make prescribed volumes accessible to the home market.
Meanwhile, NUPRC Chief Executive, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has urged employees of the fee to go the additional mile within the efficiency of their duties.
Eyesan mentioned this at a convention organised in commemoration of Customer Service Week 2026. The NUPRC boss who was represented by the Director, Host Community, Mrs. Ejioro Ufondu, mentioned the theme ‘Going the extra mile’ was instructive.
“Going the extra mile is not simply about doing more; it is about doing better, responding faster, taking ownership, and making a meaningful difference in the experience of those we serve. We take regulating the industry as a service,” she mentioned.
