Lagos, Nigeria – As Nigeria accelerates its shift to cleaner energy, industry leaders will converge at the 2025 Oriental News Nigeria Conference on July 24 to strategize on leveraging the country’s 206TCF gas reserves to power its energy transition. With keynote insights from NLNG and chaired by ex-Power Minister Bart Nnaji, the event aims to bridge policy gaps holding back Nigeria’s gas revolution.
Conference Hot Topics
Main Theme:
“Integrating Nigeria’s Gas Potentials Into Strategic Energy Transition Initiatives”
Critical Sub-Themes:
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CNG Adoption: Scaling compressed natural gas for transport (90% of Nigeria’s freight moves by road)
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Power Sector Fix: Gas-to-power solutions for 90M Nigerians lacking electricity
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Investor Hurdles: Tackling infrastructure gaps and pricing distortions
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Insurance Synergy: De-risking gas projects via local content partnerships
Nigeria’s Gas Paradox
Opportunity:
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9th largest global gas reserves
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Decade of Gas Policy (2021) and PIA 2021 reforms in place
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Presidential CNG Initiative launched post-subsidy removal
Challenges:
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50% energy access gap (200M population → 400M by 2050)
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11M ICE vehicles spewing CO2 (20% of transport emissions globally)
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Investor cold feet due to regulatory bottlenecks
Stakeholders Driving the Dialogue
Who’s Attending?
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NLNG (Keynote)
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Geometric Power (Chair)
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NADDC (Auto transition plans)
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Insurers, regulators, and gas innovators
Bart Nnaji’s Preview:
“Gas isn’t just a transition fuel—it’s Nigeria’s ladder to industrialization and cleaner energy simultaneouly.”
The Road Ahead
Transport Revolution:
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Target: Convert 1M vehicles to CNG by 2030
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Hurdle: Need 500+ refueling stations (Current: <50)
Power Sector Leap:
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Gas could boost electricity generation from 4GW to 15GW
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Requires $10B pipeline investments
