{"id":20,"user_id":2,"title":"Petroleum Industry Act (PIA)","description":"The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021 establishes a comprehensive legal, governance, regulatory, and fiscal framework for the Nigerian petroleum industry, vesting its resources in the Federation and primarily focusing on institutional restructuring. Key reforms include establishing the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to regulate their respective sectors, as well as transforming the former Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation into the commercial Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited). The Act also covers the detailed administration of the upstream sector, managing the granting of licenses, leases, and the procedures for oil and gas operations.","type":"pdf","status":"published","access_level":"public","author":"Agora Policy","tags":"Act","file_path":"documents\/iR7AN944XcISKFcaFlar8npOgpEfkbnh4QquIUAW.pdf","file_name":"PIA-2021_.pdf","file_size":4998866,"views_count":0,"downloads_count":0,"published_at":"2026-04-16T00:00:00.000000Z","deleted_at":null,"created_at":"2026-04-16T18:29:21.000000Z","updated_at":"2026-04-16T18:29:21.000000Z"}