The newly appointed Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has assumed office.
Eyesan, who took over the leadership of the Commission from the outgoing Commission Chief Executive, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, pledged to advance the country’s upstream oil and gas sector in line with the mandate of the Commission as enshrined in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.
According to a statement on Wednesday by the Commission’s Head of Media & Strategic Communications, Eniola Akinkuotu, the incoming NUPRC boss during her first town hall meeting with management and staff on Tuesday 23rd December 2025, disclosed plans to make the Commission a business enabler and reignite investments in the upstream sector.
Akinkuotu said Eyesan also set a firm production ambition of growing Nigeria’s output and increasing gas production.
“The goal is that we must enable the industry, we are regulators. We must enable the industry from our interactions with the stakeholders, from our interactions with everybody.
“My main objective is to ensure that we make a difference. I believe the NUPRC is at the Center of the industry,” the CCE was quoted to have disclosed.
The Commission boss who has served for over three decades in the oil and gas sector, promised to entrench digitisation, transparency and efficiency in operations.
The CCE said with the support of staff and management, the NUPRC will become the gold-standard regulator in Africa. She also promised capacity development, stronger technical depth and sustained engagement with stakeholders, unions and professional teams.
On leadership style, the CCE promised an open-door policy and frequent staff engagement.
Mrs. Eyesan also solicited for support and cooperation as the industry embarks on the next phase of transformation.
“If we work together, we can unleash opportunities, I don’t see impediments only opportunities,” she added.
Eyesan, a seasoned professional in the oil and gas industry, was appointed by President Bola Tinubu about seven days ago to replace Engr. Komolafe who recently resigned from the position.
Eyesan, a graduate of Economics from the University of Benin, spent nearly 33 years with the NNPC and its subsidiaries.
She retired as Executive Vice President, Upstream (2023–2024), and previously served as Group General Manager, Corporate Planning and Strategy at NNPC from 2019 to 2023.
