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According to the Nigerian constitution, all minerals, gas, and oil the country possesses are legally the property of the Nigerian Federal Government. The revenue gained by the NNPC accounts for 76% of federal government revenue [16] and 40% of the entire country's GDP. As of 2000, oil and gas exports account for 98% of Nigerian export earnings ...
It monitors the oil and gas industry to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and laws. [1] It also oversees the safety and other regulations that relate to the exportation and importation of the products into the country. [2] As part of its activities, the department manages the upstream and downstream sectors in Nigeria petroleum ...
The most productive region of the nation is the coastal Niger Delta Basin in the Niger Delta or "South-south" region, which encompasses 78 of the 159 oil fields. Most of Nigeria's oil fields are small and scattered, and in 1990, these small unproductive fields accounted for 62.1% of all Nigerian production.
In 1971, the Nigerian National Oil Corporation (NNOC) was created to handle direct commercial operational activities in the oil industry on behalf of the Federal Government. [4] However, the Department of Petroleum Resources in the Federal Ministry of Mines and Power continued to exercise statutory supervision and control of the industry. In ...
Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) National Root Crops Research Institute (NCRI) Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria; Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research; Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT)
The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission was established by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development [6] through Chapter N117 of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Act of 1995, and later became a specialized agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria through Chapter N117 of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Act of 2004 [7] by the former President of Nigeria Olusegun Aremu ...
The Nigerian Gas Association is the professional body responsible for the promotion and protection of the interests of the gas industry in Nigeria. Formed in 1999, the NGA's initial membership came from the primary gas production and utilization companies in Nigeria.
The NDDC mandate: [5] Formulation of policies and guidelines for the development of the Niger Delta area. Conception, planning and implementation, in accordance with set rules and regulations, of projects and programs for sustainable development of the Niger Delta area in the field of transportation including roads, jetties and waterways, health, employment, industrialization, agriculture and ...