President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded two letters to the Senate, seeking confirmation of 21 nominees for the boards of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).

In the first letter, the president nominated Senator Magnus Abe as chairman of the NUPRC board, alongside Engineer Paul Yaro Jezhi and Mr Sunday Adebayo Babalola as non-executive commissioners. Seven executive commissioners were also nominated, including Muhammed Sabo Lamido (finance), Edu Inyang (exploration and acreage), Justin Ezeala (economic regulation and strategic planning), Henry Darlington Oki (development and production), Indabawa Bashari Alka (corporate services and administration), Mahmood Tijani (health, safety and environment), and Ms Olayemi Adeboyejo as secretary and legal adviser.

Lamido and Adeboyejo were appointed in 2022 by former President Muhammadu Buhari, while Alka was appointed in 2023 by President Tinubu. Inyang, Ezeala, the former managing director of Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited, Mahmood Tijani, Babalola and Jezhi are new appointees of the president.

In a second letter, President Tinubu nominated Mr Adegbite Ebiowei Adeniji as chairman of the NMDPRA board, alongside other executive and non-executive members, and urged the Senate to consider and approve all nominations expeditiously.