Overview
IntroductionNigeria sits atop Africa’s largest natural gas reserves, but has for decades opted to flare large quantities of gas that could otherwise be captured and commercialised. This practice, largely driven by infrastructure gaps and legacy regulatory frameworks, has contributed to significant environmental and economic losses. In 2025 alone, Nigeria flared over 4 billion cubic meters of gas, ranking among the top ten gas flaring countries globally, despite ongoing national and international pressure to reduce emissions and commercialise gas assets. Recent developments, however, indicate a decisive shift that crystalised in December 2025, when the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) issued Permits to Access Flare Gas to 28 companies under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP). Click the Request Insight button below to continue reading.
