Nigeria reaches $18.2 billion worth of sanctioned projects in 2025

Upstream regulator says new developments will tap 1.4 billion barrels of oil and 5.4 trillion cubic feet of gas

Gbenga Komolafe, chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission.
Gbenga Komolafe, chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission.Photo: NUPRC
Published 16 October 2025, 13:49Updated 16 October 2025, 13:50
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