Gas distributors to host business forum in Abuja
The Association of Local Distributors of Gas (ALDG) has concluded plans to host the maiden edition of its 2025 Business Forum, aimed at fostering strategic dialogue around the future of Nigeria’s gas distribution sector.
The high-level Forum, themed “Strengthening Nigeria’s Gas Distribution Value Chain: Challenges, Innovations, and the Path Forward,” will hold on June 3, 2025, at the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Building, Abuja.
The event will convene key stakeholders, industry leaders, and policymakers across the country’s energy value chain, and is sponsored by leading organisations including Axxela, Shell Nigeria Gas, Falcon Corporation, Entec Power, Tetracore Energy, Gascomarine, Highland LNG, A4E Energy, Junaid Energy, and the PTDF.
Prominent dignitaries and panelists expected at the forum include the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo; Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed; Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen; and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bashir Ojulari.
Other notable speakers include Deputy Managing Director, Falcon Corporation, Audrey Joe-Ezigbo; Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Gas, Ralph Gbogbo; Managing Director, Greenville LNG, Ritu Sahajwalla; President, Nigerian Gas Association, Akachukwu Nwokedi; and Chief Executive Officer, Tetracore Energy, Olakunle Williams.
Chairman of ALDG and Managing Director of Gas Distribution at Axxela, Kehinde Alabi, said the event marks a significant milestone for Nigeria’s local gas distribution industry, particularly at a time when energy transition and diversification are national priorities.
“This event offers a unique platform to foster strategic dialogue, promote regulatory alignment, and attract long-term investments across the value chain,” Alabi said.
Also speaking, Executive Secretary of ALDG, Oga Adejo-Ogiri, said the forum is a timely intervention to advance critical conversations around the industry’s future.
