The petroleum sector plays an important role in shaping the economy and political aspects of Nigeria. There is the need to build the required manpower equipped to handle the challenges in this sector. The study of petroleum engineering started in the University of Ibadan in 1972 and since then, a total of twenty-one accredited universities now offer petroleum engineering as a course. However, there are challenges facing petroleum engineering education in Nigeria such as lack of adequate facilities, poor funding, staff shortage etc. These issues are being addressed by the government through various interventions to help improve the quality of petroleum engineering education in Nigeria.