As Nigeria intensifies efforts to harness its vast natural gas reserves for industrialisation and economic transformation, the 2025 edition of the Gas Investment Forum (GIF) is set to convene some of the most influential voices in the global and regional energy space to drive forward this agenda.
 
The Forum, now in its third edition, will be held from October 7 to 8, 2025, at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos, with the theme, “Charting New Opportunities for Investment, Growth & Industrialisation.”
 
Leading this year’s speaker line-up are Olubukola Arowolo Verheijen, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy; Ed Ubong, Coordinating Director of the Decade of Gas Secretariat; NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber (AEC); Akachukwu Nwokedi, President of the Nigeria Gas Association; and Wole Ogunsanya, Chairman of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN).
 
The forum comes at a critical time as Nigeria ramps up implementation of its “Decade of Gas” policy, designed to deepen domestic gas utilisation, drive energy transition, and attract private capital into midstream and downstream infrastructure projects.

Other confirmed speakers include the President of the International Gas Union (IGU), Andrea Stegher, Non-Executive Director at Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited NNPCL and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GasInvest Ltd; Dr David Oluseyi Ige,  Group Chief Technical Officer, Panocean Newcross Group; Dr Abiodun Ogunjobi, President, Women in Energy Network;  Eyono Fatayi-Williams, CEO, Selai Gas Station Ltd; Damilola Owolabi-Osinusi, and Executive Secretary, Association of Local Distributors of Gas (ALDG), Oga Adejo-Ogiri. 
   
According to the Event Director, Osaze Isesele, GIF has evolved into “a central platform for strategic dialogue around Nigeria’s gas monetisation agenda and energy-driven industrialisation efforts.” He added that the forum is “endorsed by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources and co-hosted by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), providing a trusted meeting point for both policymakers and private-sector stakeholders.”