Sahara Group Managing Director Kola Adesina will headline the 2026 Oriental News National Conference as Nigeria pushes toward net-zero emissions by 2060.
The summit, themed “Carbon Capture: Accelerating Decarbonization Initiatives in Nigeria’s Extractive Industry Through Broad Regulatory Reforms,” holds Thursday, July 23 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, starting 9:30 a.m.
Organised by Oriental News Nigeria, the event comes as the National Assembly moves to pass the National Decarbonisation Bill and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission rolls out its Decarbonisation Blueprint for the upstream sector.
Adesina, former chairman of Egbin Power and current board chairman of Ikeja Electric, will speak on fossil fuel emissions and Sahara Group’s net-zero strategy. The company is targeting 2060 through a cleaner energy mix, operational efficiency, and nature-based solutions, with investments in gas as a transition fuel, renewables, and reforestation across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Under the sub-theme “Addressing Finance Challenges, Investment Strategies, Operational Sustainability, and Climate Change Management,” the summit will gather government officials, regulators, oil and gas operators, manufacturers, and financiers to discuss Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan and recent policy shifts.
Panels will examine global emissions-cutting trends, renewable expansion, gas flaring reduction, and tools like carbon capture, utilisation and storage, low-carbon hydrogen, and digital technologies.
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Convener and Publisher Yemisi Izuora said the 5th edition aims to help operators tackle practical decarbonisation challenges and align environmental goals with business performance.
The event will feature keynote addresses, panel discussions, and policy exchanges designed to close financing gaps and advance Nigeria’s climate commitments.
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