The Ministry of Petroleum Assets has reaffirmed the Federal Authorities’s resolve to enhance inter-agency coordination and strengthen institutional collaboration inside Nigeria’s power sector.
The Everlasting Secretary of the ministry, Persistence Oyekunle, acknowledged this whereas main the ministry’s delegation on a familiarisation go to to the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority in Abuja.
She defined that because the supervising and coordinating authority, the ministry should keep a transparent understanding of the mandates, operational realities and strategic priorities of its businesses, particularly the place duties overlap.
“It’s obligatory for the Ministry because the supervising and coordinating authority to keep up a transparent and up-to-date understanding of the mandates, operational realities and strategic priorities of its businesses, significantly the place mandates intersect or administrative interfaces come up.”
Oyekunle famous that Nigeria’s power panorama is changing into extra complicated and interconnected, inserting elevated duty on regulatory our bodies such because the NNRA to guard public security and help nationwide power planning.
“Nigeria’s power panorama is more and more complicated, dynamic and interconnected, inserting heightened duty on regulatory establishments reminiscent of NNRA to safeguard public security, guarantee technical integrity and help nationwide power planning inside clearly outlined authorized and institutional frameworks.”
In a press release issued by the ministry’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Chris Ugwuegbulam, the everlasting secretary mentioned the go to offered a possibility for engagement and studying, whereas reaffirming the ministry’s dedication to nearer cooperation.
“The go to introduced a possibility to hear and study and can allow the ministry to realize deeper perception into NNRA’s organisational construction, operational priorities and present challenges.”
She added that the ministry remained dedicated to sustained partnership.
“We restate our dedication to constructive engagement, institutional help and respectful coordination.”
Responding, the Director-Common and Chief Govt Officer of the NNRA, Yau Idris, outlined the company’s mandate, explaining that it regulates using radioactive supplies throughout a number of sectors.
“The NNRA points licences throughout a number of sectors for actions involving using radioactive supplies.”
He disclosed that the petroleum trade stays central to the Authority’s work.
“The petroleum trade accounts for over 70 per cent of the Authority’s licensing actions.”
In keeping with him, the company’s oversight additionally extends to well being, manufacturing, mining, development, agriculture, water assets and analysis establishments that utilise radioactive supplies.
Each organisations expressed confidence that the engagement would additional strengthen collaboration, enhance coordination and improve efficient regulation and governance inside Nigeria’s evolving power sector.