The Federal Government has urged stakeholders in Nigeria’s extractive industry to use the 2026 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Validation Exercise as an opportunity to strengthen transparency, accountability and governance reforms in the sector.
The government said the validation exercise should go beyond compliance by serving as a platform for institutional reforms that would improve public trust, attract investment and ensure the sustainable management of Nigeria’s natural resources.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the National Stakeholders’ Working Group, Senator George Akume, stated this on Monday while declaring open a three-day Joint Strategic Retreat for members of the National Stakeholders’ Working Group and the Senior Management Team of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Abuja.
The retreat, themed “Strengthening EITI Implementation from Extractive Sector Reporting to Impact,” is part of preparations for Nigeria’s forthcoming EITI Validation Exercise by the international body.
According to a statement
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