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.
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.
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. 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.
Organizational structure
The ministry has one permanent secretary, nine directors, two deputy directors and an assistant director heading their various departments. The Minister is a political appointee, while the Permanent Secretary who is a veteran civil servant and the Chief Accounting Officer of the Ministry. 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:
Department of Human Resources Management
Department of Planning
Department of Research and Statistics
Department of Press and public relations
Department of Finance and Accounts
Legal Department
Department of Procurement
Department of Gas
Department of Oil Services
Department of reforms Co-ord
Department of General Services
Department of Internal Audit
Department of Special Duties
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.
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. They replaced Timipre Sylva who took over the Ministerial portfolio in August 2019.
The current Permanent Secretary is Amb Gabriel Aduda.
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.