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Gbenga Komolafe, chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (left) shakes hands with Bayo Ojulari, group chief executive of NNPC at a PSC signing ceremony in Abuja on 1 September 2025. — Gbenga Komolafe, chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (left) shakes hands with Bayo Ojulari, group chief executive of NNPC at a PSC signing ceremony in Abuja on 1 September 2025.Photo: NNPC

Iain Esau

Africa CorrespondentLondon

Published 2 September 2025, 08:37Updated 2 September 2025, 08:37

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