Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - Nigeria will host global gas investors and top industry leaders this October, as preparations heighten for the 2025 edition of the Gas Investment Forum. The two-day forum, scheduled for October in Lagos, will be headlined by President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Energy, Olu Verheijen, who is expected to deliver the keynote address and serve as Chief Host.
The event director, Osaze Isesele, confirmed the development
in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. Other confirmed speakers include the
Coordinating Director of the Decade of Gas Secretariat, Ed Ubong; Executive
Chairman of the African Energy Chamber, NJ Ayuk; President of the Nigeria Gas
Association, Akachukwu Nwokedi; and Chairman of the Petroleum Technology
Association of Nigeria, Wole Ogunsanya.
The international line-up also features the President of the
International Gas Union, Andrea Stegher; Non-Executive Director at NNPC Ltd and
CEO of GasInvest Ltd, David Oluseyi Ige; Group Chief Technical Officer of
Panocean Newcross Group, Abiodun Ogunjobi; President of the Women in Energy
Network, Eyono Fatayi-Williams; CEO of Selai Gas Station Ltd, Damilola
Owolabi-Osinusi; and the Executive Secretary of the Association of Local
Distributors of Gas, Oga Adejo-Ogiri, among others.
In a statement on Monday, the Event Director Osaze Isesele,
said GIF had grown into a central platform for charting strategies to unlock
investment in Nigeria’s gas value chain.
Themed “Charting New Opportunities for Investment, Growth
& Industrialisation,” the forum will bring together government officials,
policymakers, investors and energy executives to deepen dialogue around
Nigeria’s gas monetisation agenda and its role in driving industrialisation and
energy security across West Africa.
He added that the event is endorsed by the Federal Ministry
of Petroleum Resources and co-hosted by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum
Regulatory Commission, ensuring strong government and industry alignment.
“The Forum, now in its third edition, has become a central
platform for strategic dialogue around Nigeria’s gas monetisation agenda and
energy-driven industrialisation efforts. The Gas Investment Forum provides an
unparalleled platform for collaboration between policymakers and the private
sector. It is where investment opportunities are identified, partnerships are
built, and innovation is showcased to support the country’s Decade of Gas
policy,” Isesele noted.
Organisers said the forum would also feature a trade
exhibition, enabling local and international companies to showcase solutions,
technologies, and investment-ready projects to potential partners.
They stressed that the gathering would advance West Africa’s
ambition of leveraging natural gas for sustainable development, energy
transition, and regional integration, while positioning Nigeria as a global hub
for gas-driven industrial growth.
The forum also offers unparalleled opportunities for
cross-sector networking, strategic investment, and public-private
collaboration, in line with West Africa’s ambition to leverage natural gas for
sustainable development, energy security, and regional integration.
In addition to the main conference sessions, GIF 2025 will
also feature a vibrant trade show, allowing companies and project developers to
showcase innovative solutions to local and international energy stakeholders.
Earlier, the Forum projected that Nigeria and other
Sub-Saharan countries will contribute 92 per cent of the continent’s total
natural gas demand growth by 2050. Nigeria is also expected to add over 75
billion cubic meters of gas between 2023 and 2050.
“The region is expected to account for nearly 92 per cent of
Africa’s total natural gas demand growth through 2050, underscoring gas’s
transformative role in addressing energy and development challenges,”
“Nigeria alone is projected to add more than 75 billion
cubic meters of gas between 2023 and 2050, driven primarily by increased
gas-fired power generation, industrial growth, and the expansion of
petrochemical and fertiliser production facilities,” It stated.
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