Nigeria's ambitious effort to revive its flagging oil and gas sector is being undermined by persistent bureaucratic delays, with industry executives warning that a presidential directive to accelerate project contract awards is not being implemented on the ground.
Wole Ogunsanya, chairman of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), told delegates at the Nigeria International Energy Summit 2026 on Monday that contracts are taking far longer to finalise than the six-month timeline mandated by President Bola Tinubu, threatening
