Oritsegbubemi Omatseyin
Lagos — The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, for piloting the petroleum sector to hit a production level of 1.84 million barrels in recent days.
Edun said this when the Commission Chief Executive, NUPRC, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, visited the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja.
“It is heartening that you can tell us that you are doing 1.84 million barrels per day. That is fantastic news. That is totally in line with the mandate of President Bola Tinubu,” he said.
“Clearly, you have started on a very good note. Please keep it up,” Edun told the NUPRC boss.
The Finance Minister described the war in the Middle East as unfortunate but said President Bola Tinubu had mandated an increased production even before the crisis began.
He therefore called on the NUPRC to push the industry harder to hit 2mbpd.
“I wish you continued success. What matters is not just reaching certain heights but sustaining it. We don’t want any stopping along the way. The trajectory should be maintained and of course the magic figure is 2mbpd,” Edun stated.
