President Bola Tinubu will address delegates at the 2025 African Energy Week in South Africa in September.
Themed ’Invest in African Energies’, the AEC announced in a statement that Tinubu would address delegates at the energy event in Cape Town.
Tinubu’s participation comes as Nigeria undergoes one of the most ambitious reform drives in its oil, gas and broader energy sectors, an initiative that is reshaping the country’s investment climate and unlocking multi-billion-dollar opportunities across the value chain.
Tinubu’s address at AEW 2025 is expected to provide a unique opportunity for African and global stakeholders to gain insights into Nigeria’s evolving oil and gas sector, the government’s strategy for long-term energy security and the country’s vision for sustainable industrial development.
According to the organisers, Tinubu’s “leadership is setting a benchmark for how resource-rich nations can balance competitiveness, local value creation and inclusive growth.”
The Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber, NJ Ayuk, stated that “Nigeria under President Tinubu is showing the world how decisive policy reforms can directly translate into investor confidence and tangible project commitments.”
He added that current happenings in Nigeria were a case study for other African producers.
“It demonstrates that by cutting red tape, streamlining processes and providing fiscal certainty, countries can attract capital on a large scale while creating real value for their people. We are honoured to welcome President Tinubu to AEW 2025 to share this important success story,” Ayuk said.
Since assuming office, President Tinubu has spearheaded a wide-ranging programme to reposition Nigeria as a top-tier destination for energy investment.
In May 2025, he signed an executive order on oil and gas reforms, aimed at overhauling project delivery frameworks and significantly reducing costs across the industry.
The order introduced streamlined contracting processes, tax incentives and the removal of regulatory and local content compliance bottlenecks, with a target of cutting upstream project costs by up to 40 per cent.
