By Mariam  Eko
Nigeria’s average crude oil production in 2025  increased to 1.64 million barrels per day (mbpd), representing a 5.8 per cent year-on-year rise from 1.55mbpd in the corresponding period of 2024, the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) has said. 
Chairman of IPPG, Mr. Adegbite Falade, disclosed this at the just-concluded Nigeria International Energy Summit 2026 (NIES) in Abuja, where he highlighted progress across the oil and gas value chain, including improved upstream output, gas infrastructure expansion and rising domestic refining capacity. 
Falade noted that indigenous producers now account for more than half of Nigeria’s total crude output, a milestone he described as evidence of strengthened local ownership and supportive policy actions. 
Welcoming President Adama Barrow of The Gambia and representatives of the international energy community, including leadership of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum and the African Petroleum Producers Organisatio
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