- The diplomatic corps expressed their support towards successfully hosting the annual federal government official energy event.
- Nigeria would continue to use the (NIES) to accelerate the global energy transition agenda.
The Members of the diplomatic corps in Nigeria have declared their readiness to work towards hosting their various countries’ pavilions at the upcoming NIES 2023, now scheduled to take place in Abuja from April 16th to 20th, 2023. They also expressed their support towards successfully hosting the annual federal government official energy event, known as Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES). The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Nigeria, Mr Salaheddine Abbas Ibrahima, at the dinner for the diplomatic community hosted by Chief Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources in Abuja, said: “NIES remains an international event, and the international community should continue to step up cooperation with the organisers as the programme draws closer”.
Ibrahima stressed the importance of the energy industry globally, adding that this kind of close interaction between Nigeria’s ministry of Petroleum Resources and the stakeholders in the energy industry had not happened in years. Chief Timipre Sylva said Nigeria would continue to use the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) to accelerate the global energy transition agenda as it promotes energy efficiency and renewable technologies. In addition, he said, “Energy is the basic resource for national socio-economic development, and it must be secured at all times. As a result of its rising impact on national security and economy, the need to safeguard energy and ensure availability, reliability and affordability has made energy diplomacy an essential part of every country’s foreign cooperation”.
Simbi Wabote, the executive secretary of the Nigerian Content Development Management Board (NCDMB), on behalf of the parastatals of the federal ministry of Petroleum Resources, said that working with the diplomatic community remained key to the future of the energy sector in Nigeria. According to him, such a move would help the country address some of the critical challenges related to the energy sector.