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Lokpobiri, Ekpo, Others To Attend Maiden Indigenious Oil and Gas Investors Summit In Lagos
Joel Ajayi
All is now set for the Indigenous Oil and Gas Investors Summit, scheduled to hold in Lagos.
The summit is being convened in direct response to the growing need for strategic collaboration, bold investment, and innovation across Nigeria’s energy landscape—particularly through the empowerment and advancement of indigenous stakeholders.
The organisers also said the event aims to empower indigenous investors and operators to play a more dominant role across the value chain and bridge the gap between policymakers, regulators, and investors for more streamlined engagement.
A statement by Winifred Odunze, summit coordinator of Red Carpet Protocol said it is also aimed at enhancing regulatory understanding and transparency through direct dialogue with key authorities as well as showcase indigenous success stories, innovations, and investment opportunities and align local initiatives with global standards, ensuring Nigeria maintains its relevance on the global energy stage, among others.
With the theme “Local Vision, Global Impact: The Future of Oil and Gas Investment in Nigeria,” the summit will serve as a strategic platform for stakeholders to reimagine Nigeria’s petroleum sector as one where local ingenuity, ownership, and leadership take center stage and catalyze actionable partnerships and provide a roadmap for sustainable industry growth.
The two-day event which holds on the 23rd and 24th July, 2025 at the Bickley Park Hotels Waterfront, Lekki-Lagos, will explore a movement toward a new energy reality driven by Nigerians, for Nigerians, with a global outlook especially at a time when the global energy industry is rapidly evolving, with Nigeria facing both unique challenges and enormous opportunities including the push for energy transition, the rising demand for cleaner technologies, and the call for increased local content .
Special guests expected at the event include: Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Hon. Minister of state for petroleum resources (Oil), Rt. Hon. Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo Hon. Minister of state for petroleum resources (Gas), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulation Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive, Nigeria Midstream And Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
The summit will also have policy makers from top oil and gas companies including, Dangote Refinery, Seplat, NNPC, Oando, Nestoil, Lee Engineering among many others.
The Indigenous Oil and Gas Investors Summit, is powered by Red Carpet Protocol, one of Nigeria’s leading publishing house of various magazines including, Inside Nigeria, Talk of the Town, Mandate 36 and Congress Nigeria
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AUDA-NEPAD CEO Highlights Collaboration as Catalyst for Africa’s Economic Competitiveness
Joel Ajayi
The Chief Executive Officer and National Coordinator of AUDA-NEPAD Nigeria, Hon. Jabiru Salisu Abdullahi, has called for stronger public-private partnerships to boost Africa’s global competitiveness.
Speaking at the High-Level Business Forum 2025 organised by the NEPAD Business Group Nigeria in Lagos, Hon. Abdullahi said Africa’s transformation will be driven by enterprise, not aid.
He urged governments to create enabling environments that foster innovation, industrial growth, and sustainable development.
He reaffirmed AUDA-NEPAD Nigeria’s commitment to working with private sector actors and development partners to deliver key initiatives in agriculture, ICT, manufacturing, and renewable energy under the AU Agenda 2063 framework.
The event brought together top business and policy leaders, including representatives from the African Business Roundtable, the Bank of Industry, the Africa Finance Corporation, and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, among others.
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