LAGOS, Nigeria: The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission announced on Tuesday June 2, 2026, that domestic oil and gas production remains unaffected by the ongoing nationwide strike and office closures initiated by workers.
Okay News reports that Eniola Akinkuotu, Head of Corporate Communications and Media for the commission, addressed the industrial action on Monday.
Akinkuotu said, “It is true that some administrative activities were affected today due to industrial action taken by the unions. However, this has not in any way impacted activities in oil and gas facilities or production in general.”
Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria blocked access to the commission’s headquarters to protest alleged irregularities in foreign training placements. The protest forced the suspension of administrative services across the commission’s offices.
Akinkuotu stated that regulatory oversight and field monitoring remain active. He said, “The top management of the commission is meeting with the unions in order to put an end to the strike and ultimately restore normalcy.”
The disagreement originated from the commission’s management prioritizing local training programs over foreign capacity-building initiatives. Management insisted that training programs, including those linked to Factory Acceptance Tests for Positive Displacement (PD) meters, be conducted within the country to reduce costs and build domestic institutional capacity.
The workers rejected the management’s position and initiated the strike, resulting in the current shutdown of the commission’s nationwide operations.
