Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources
Company typeFederal Ministry
IndustryOil and gas
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
HeadquartersBlock D, NNPC Towers, Herbert Macaulay Way, CBD, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
Key people
ProductsCrude Oil, Gas, petroleum products, petrochemicals,
Websitepetroleumresources.gov.ng

The Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources is a part of the Federal Ministries of Nigeria that directs petroleum resources and its activities in Nigeria. The President, Bola Tinubu is the current minister of petroleum.[1][2]

History

In the beginning, Petroleum matters were handled by the Hydrocarbon Section of the Ministry of Lagos Affairs, which reported directly to the Governor-general.

The Unit delivered responsibilities such as: keeping records on exploration matters, and importation of petroleum products; enforcing safety and other regulations on matters which were then mostly products importation and distribution, etc.[3]

The Unit was upgraded to a Petroleum Division within the Ministry of Mines and Power, with the expansion of the petroleum industry activities. 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 1975, the department was upgraded to a ministry named, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy which was later renamed the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. Then in 1985, the Ministry of Petroleum Resources was re-established.[3]

Organizational structure

The ministry has one permanent secretary, nine directors, two deputy directors and an assistant director heading their various departments.[5] The Minister is a political appointee, while the Permanent Secretary[6] who is a veteran civil servant and the Chief Accounting Officer[7] of the Ministry.[8] The Permanent Secretary reports all the affairs of the Ministry to the Minister, while the Directors in the Ministry report to the Permanent Secretary. The Ministry has twelve Directorates, each headed by a Director, namely:[9]

Each Department has various divisions and sections. Deputy Directors head divisions, and Assistant Directors head sub-sections/units. Directors report directly to the Permanent Secretary, Deputy Directors report to the Directors, and Assistant Directors report to the Deputy Directors.

Each of the Departments has various divisions and sections in a hierarchical/pyramid setting headed by deputy directors, and the assistant directors heading sub-sections/units. The Directors report directly to the Permanent Secretary, while the deputy directors report to the Directors and the assistant directors report to the deputy directors respectively. The Ministry of Petroleum Resources operational frame work operates in a hierarchical level from the top management cadre down to the middle/junior executive cadre.[9]

Leadership

President Bola Tinubu as Minister of Petroleum Resources appointed Heineken Lokpobiri as the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) and Ekperikpe Ekpo as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) in August 2023.[10][11][12] They replaced Timipre Sylva who took over the Ministerial portfolio in August 2019.[13] Amb. Nicholas Agbo Ella, Esq, is the current Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources..[3]

Mission

Ensure an enabling environment to improve the Oil and Gas value chain, driven by modern technology, industry, best practices, stakeholders' engagement and innovations in alternative energy.[3]

Functions

Headquarters of the PTDF in Abuja

Parastatals

References

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  3. ^ a b c d "History". Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. ^ "History – Department of Petroleum Resources". Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. ^ Ministry of Petroleum Resources (2019). "Ministry of Petroleum Resources Departments". Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. ^ "The Role of the Permanent Secretary". Family. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Chief Accounting Officer vs. Controller". Ohio University. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. ^ "INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES, ABUJA, NIGERIA". projectsxtra.com. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  9. ^ a b c Gadzama, Sarah Hamidu (2014). Information resource management in the ministry of petroleum resources, Abuja, Nigeria . Zaria, Nigeria.: Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. pp. 8–9.[permanent dead link]
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  11. ^ "MINISTERS: Holding two portfolios is constitutional - Presidency - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
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  13. ^ "JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers". Oak TV Newstrack. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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