The Fee Chief Govt of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Fee (NUPRC), Engineer Gbenga Komolafe, has bagged an expert doctorate in management (Vitality Legislation) from the Worldwide Enterprise School of Scandinavia.
Engineer Komolafe was additionally honoured with the World Sustainable Management Award on the World Sustainable Training and Management (G-SEL) Convention 2025, held on the Home of Lords, Palace of Westminster, United Kingdom.
The 2-day occasion drew senior policymakers, enterprise leaders, and diplomats worldwide, recognising Engineer Komolafe’s distinctive management in steering reforms beneath the Petroleum Business Act (PIA) and positioning Nigeria as a reputable, clear, and aggressive power funding vacation spot.
Since assuming workplace, he has been instrumental in deepening Nigeria’s upstream regulatory transformation.
Below his watch, the nation’s energetic rig rely surged from simply eight in 2021 to over 40, whereas the full variety of rigs stands at 69 as of October 2025.
Income efficiency has additionally constantly exceeded authorities targets, with the Fee attaining surpluses of 18.3 per cent in 2022, 14.6 per cent in 2023, and a formidable 84.2 per cent in 2024.
Past fiscal success, the NUPRC has recorded vital milestones in host group improvement and indigenous participation.
The Host Neighborhood Improvement Belief has risen to over N350bn, a part of which has been utilized in implementing lofty initiatives and has contributed to restoring peace in hitherto risky communities.
In his acceptance speech, Engineer Komolafe devoted the award to the Nigerian folks, describing it as a mirrored image of their resilience and the federal government’s dedication to reform.
“This award belongs to Nigeria. It recognises the braveness and religion that drive our reforms within the upstream oil and fuel sector. We’re constructing a clear, accountable, and investment-friendly system that displays our nationwide values and world aspirations,” he mentioned.
Komolafe famous that the NUPRC’s technique is anchored on three priorities — transparency, competitiveness, and sustainability — emphasising maximising the worth of Nigeria’s hydrocarbon assets whereas advancing the power transition.
“We aren’t solely regulating manufacturing. We’re shaping the way forward for power in Africa by making certain that Nigeria stays a dependable provider, a good regulator, and a accountable world associate,” the NUPRC boss added.
The G-SEL London Convention 2025, themed ‘The intersection of innovation, sustainability and fairness for power entry’, served as a major discussion board for world dialogue on the way forward for power, training, and inclusive progress.
Komolafe’s recognition reinforces Nigeria’s rising popularity as an power hub constructed on regulatory integrity, sustainable progress, and world partnership — a milestone that underscores the nation’s position in shaping the following section of Africa’s power future.
Different recipients of the World Sustainable Management Award included Angela Wilkinson, Chief Govt Officer of the World Vitality Council; Jason Jackson, Mayor of Islington, London; Riad Meddeb, Director of Sustainable Vitality on the United Nations Improvement Programme (UNDP); and Ben Parsons, Associate at Oakin Vitality Transition Technique, United Kingdom. Others have been Macenje “Che Che” Mazoka, Zambia’s Excessive Commissioner to the UK; Seema Malhotra FRSA, Member of Parliament for Feltham and Heston and Minister on the UK Overseas, Commonwealth and Improvement Workplace; and Joel Singh, Director at Basic Electrical Firm, United Kingdom.
The award additionally went to the Minister of Main and Secondary Training of Zimbabwe, Dr. Toreria Moyo,; Mr. Alex Wachira, CBS, Principal Secretary at Kenya’s Ministry of Vitality and Petroleum; and H.E. Dr. Morie Ok. Manyeh, Sierra Leone’s Excessive Commissioner to the UK — rounding off a distinguished roster of leaders honoured for his or her dedication to sustainable progress, inclusive governance, and power transition throughout Africa and past.
