The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has notified the general public that registration and submission of applications for Pre-Qualification under the Nigeria 2025 Licensing Round shall close at 4:30 pm on Friday, 27 February 2026.
This is in accordance with Section 11.2 of the Licensing Round Guidelines, as the commission has advised all Applicants to ensure full compliance with the stipulated submission requirements within the prescribed timeline.
According to the information available on the NUPRC Portal, all interested applicants are required to register on the licensing round portal indicated on the commission’s website. Applicants are expected to submit all required legal, technical, and financial information through the licensing round portal.
Applications shall be submitted electronically, and all applications must be uploaded to the Licensing Round Portal. All Applications must be received by the Commission, no later than 4.30 p.m. on 27 February 2026 (Application Submission Date).
Any Application submitted after the Application Submission Date and time will be rejected, irrespective of the reason for the delay. It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to comply with the above guidelines.
On December 1, 2025, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) officially launched the 2025 licensing round, offering 50 oil and gas blocks across various terrains: 15 onshore, 19 shallow water, 15 frontier assets, and 1 deepwater block
The objective of the bid is to increase national oil reserves by 2 billion barrels, expand gas utilization, and attract foreign direct investment (FDI) of about $10 billion. A cluster development model is promoted to encourage the sharing of facilities, making joint bids more attractive.
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has urged global and African investors to capitalise on opportunities in Nigeria’s 2025 oil and gas licensing round, emphasising that recent reforms under the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 provide a predictable, transparent, and investor-friendly framework for upstream development.
