The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has declared that petroleum companies operating in free trade zones, export processing zones, and other designated areas remain fully subject to the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.

As part of the ongoing reforms in the Nigerian mining sector, the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development ("MSMD"), on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria...

Prior to the Effective Date of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021 ("PIA"), oil exploration and exploitation activities in Nigeria was governed

In view of resurging sector reforms in the Nigerian extractive sector and global rise in commodity prices, local interests in mining have since grown especially considering its potential for inter sectoral growth...

The ownership and control of all mineral resources in, under or upon any land or waters within the territory of Nigeria are vested exclusively in the Government of the Federation for and on behalf of the Nigerian people by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999.

As the world grapples with the realities of climate change, countries across the globe continue to formulate legislation geared towards regulating activities that have negative impacts on the environment...

On November 16, 2023, the Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, officially launched the ‘Guidelines for the Production of Community Development Agreement...

The Apex Court on Friday, 5th January 2024, delivered judgment on the sensational case between National Inland Waterways Authority & 3 Ors v. Lagos State Waterways Authority & 5 Ors in Appeal No. SC. 17/2018.

Nigeria is blessed with over forty-four (44) identified solid mineral resources in commercial quantities. Yet, the contribution of the mining Sector to the country's gross domestic product...

According to the 2020 Guidelines for the Award and Operations of Marginal Fields in Nigeria published by the defunct Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)...

Nigeria is endowed with vast reserves of natural resources such as energy minerals like coal and lithium, metallic minerals like gold and lead-zinc and industrial minerals like limestone and barite.

The Petroleum Industry Act 2021 ("PIA") has fundamentally restructured Nigeria's upstream petroleum licensing framework. Among other reforms, it replaced the previous licensing regime of the Petroleum Act (PA) and changed the licence type nomenclature with the introduction of the Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL), Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL), and Petroleum Mining Lease (PML).

Mining has become one of the key drivers of Africa's economic growth and development.

Nigeria's economy was largely dominated by agriculture and mining of solid minerals prior to the discovery of crude oil in 1956.

Having satisied all conditions imposed on the licensee and contained in the Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL), and upon commercial discovery of oil, a holder of an OPL was required to obtain an Oil Mining Lease (OML).

Ghana and Nigeria are reshaping their natural resources sectors through new regulatory frameworks and fiscal terms. Ghana introduces methane monitoring standards and proposes mineral tenure reforms...

There are three categories of permits under the OGISP, which a company can obtain.

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has issued a directive mandating crude oil producers to comply with the domestic crude oil supply obligations...

Although mineral processing sits at the heart of Nigeria's ambition to scale the mining value chain and while extraction remains foundational...

Monthly update on Nigeria's petroleum, mining and power sectors.