My people, make I gist you wetin dey happen for Nigeria oil and gas sector! E be like say we don reach turning point o! During the 2026 NIPetE Oil and Gas Symposium wey happen for Abuja, Dr. Yetunde Aladeitan, wey be the National Chairman of Nigerian Institution of Petroleum Engineers (NIPetE), yarn say Nigeria gatz move sharp-sharp from crude oil dependency and focus on innovation-led growth.
She no dey joke o! Dr. Aladeitan, wey also na Associate Professor for Petroleum Engineering and Director of Energy Research Center for University of Abuja, talk say if we wan see better future for our energy sector, we need to dey follow global trends. She no wan hear say we dey turn blind eye to wetin dey happen for other countries. Innovation and value optimization be the way forward!
The symposium no be just talk talk; e be serious matter as stakeholders waka come together—engineers, policymakers, and financial experts—come dey discuss how we go optimize small gas and oil resources for better output. As e be now, Nigeria gatz look for other ways to make money and stop relying solely on crude oil. Na so the future dey bright for we!
Ali Alimasuya Rabiu, wey represent the Nigerian Society of Engineers, join body talk say e dey very important for us to pursue gas development and value chain efficiency. Na this road we go take make the best out of our energy! Abudukerimu Sule also no carry last; him talk about how the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 fit open doors for local and foreign investors to help Nigeria grow. Imagine if we fit turn oil and gas sector to an innovation powerhouse!
For the symposium, discussions waka go around gas transition strategies, upstream and midstream optimization, and the fiscal incentives wey dey vital for the industry. Everybody dey gree say the focus must be on how to turn all these policies into real, hand-on impacts. No time for dulling.
Wetin remain na action! Na wetin Dr. Aladeitan dey emphasize all along: we need to couple our theory with practice. E no go make sense if we dey talk how to grow the industry without practical steps to implement them. We must work on midstream and downstream investments to unlock gas-led industrialization!
This symposium na big step to show the world say Nigeria serious about its energy future. Na the leaders wey sabi their onions, like Dr. Aladeitan, we be sure say we dey head towards the right direction! Make we dey watch and hope say thing go change for better.
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