KEY POINTS
- Nigeria will host the 2025 Gas Investment Forum in Lagos this October.
- Event will gather top global and African energy leaders to boost gas investment.
- Nigeria projects 75 bcm in added gas supply by 2050, shaping Africa’s energy future.
Nigeria is doubling down on its goal of becoming a regional centre for gas-driven industrialization, and it is getting ready to welcome some of the biggest names in the world’s gas industry this October.
Government representatives, foreign investors, policymakers, and energy executives will gather at the Oriental Hotel for two days of high-level discussions at the 2025 Gas Investment Forum (GIF), which is set for October 7–8 in Lagos.
Olu Verheijen, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Energy, will serve as the chief host and give the keynote address, highlighting the administration’s commitment to advancing Nigeria’s “Decade of Gas” agenda.
In a time when natural gas is becoming more and more important to energy transition plans, the event has developed into one of Africa’s leading industry forums, with the goals of attracting capital, establishing partnerships, and guiding policy.
Forum highlights Nigeria’s industrial push through gas
GIF has emerged as a key component for developing fresh approaches to attract investment in Nigeria’s gas value chain, according to event director Osaze Isesele. The theme for this year, “Charting New Opportunities for Investment, Growth & Industrialization,” reflects Nigeria’s goal of using gas to power industries, create jobs, and stabilize the energy supply while also further monetarily monetizing its enormous reserves.
Heavyweight figures like NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber; Ed Ubong, Coordinating Director of the Decade of Gas Secretariat; and Akachukwu Nwokedi, President of the Nigeria Gas Association, are among the confirmed speakers.
Executives from NNPC Ltd., Panocean Newcross Group, and the Women in Energy Network will be among the international voices represented, along with Andrea Stegher, President of the International Gas Union.
The forum has substantial institutional weight because it is co-hosted by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission and approved by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources. According to the program’s organizers, it will combine policy discussions with a trade show where domestic and foreign companies will present their technologies, projects, and business ideas that are ready for investment.
The forum will focus on long-term forecasts that demonstrate Sub-Saharan Africa’s pivotal role in influencing global gas demand, in addition to immediate dealmaking. By 2050, the region is predicted to account for nearly 92% of Africa’s growth in natural gas demand, according to organizers. Between 2023 and 2050, Nigeria alone could increase supply by over 75 billion cubic meters, mostly through fertilizer, petrochemical, and power generation.
Industry executives view these figures as a challenge as well as an opportunity: Nigeria needs to swiftly draw in investment while maintaining regulatory stability and filling in infrastructure deficiencies that have long delayed energy projects. The nation is establishing itself as a key player in Africa’s attempts to strike a balance between energy security and the global transition to cleaner fuels thanks to its enormous reserves and advantageous location.
