The National Bureau of Statistics has commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for making oil and gas data available and transparent.
The Statistician-General of the Federation, Prince Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran, gave the commendation when he visited the NUPRC headquarters in Abuja.
Adeniran, who was accompanied by top management of the NBS, said oil and gas contribute significantly to Nigeria’s economy and thus cannot be ignored in data collation.
He said since the NUPRC is the custodian of all upstream oil and gas data, the NBS cannot effectively carry out its mandate without the help of the Commission.
The NBS boss therefore named a team from the institution that will interact more closely and regularly with the Commission, especially with regard to data on crude production, gas reserves, oil spill incidents and exploration and production companies.
“Presently, we are implementing the Integrated System of Administrative Statistics where we have onboarded 15 MDAs for us to be able to exchange data seamlessly through digital platforms,” he stated.
“We are compiling Petroleum National Accounting which is under the natural capital accounting system. So, we require a lot of data in order to build this,” the NBS boss added.
In her remarks, the Commission Chief Executive, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, said that indeed data had become almost impossible to do anything without data.
While appreciating the quantum of work of the NBS, Eyesan said the NUPRC releases data on a regular basis in line with the Petroleum Industry Act.
