Programme

Arrival

Arrival, Registration & Accreditation

Networking tea / coffee. Collection of delegate kits and conference badges.

Opening Ceremony

National Anthem, National Pledge & Opening Prayers

Opening Ceremony

Welcome Address

Chairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream).

hostHon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere IkeagwuonuChairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream)

Opening Ceremony

Goodwill Messages

NSA • DSS • NSCDC • Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas) • GCEO, NNPC Ltd • NMDPRA • Aiteo • NLNG • TotalEnergies • Financial Partners.

speakerMallam Nuhu RibaduNational Security AdviserOffice of the National Security AdviserspeakerMr. Adeola Oluwatosin AjayiDirector-GeneralDepartment of State Services (DSS)speakerDr. Ahmed Abubarkar AudiCommandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)speakerRt. Hon. Obongemem Ekperikpe EkpoMinister of State on Petroleum Resources (Gas)speakerEngr. Bashir Bayo OjulariGroup Chief Executive OfficerNNPC LimitedspeakerMallam Rabiu Abdullahi UmarAuthority Chief ExecutiveNigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)speakerMr. Benedict PetersFounder and Chief Executive OfficerAiteo GroupspeakerEngr. Adeleye Falade, FNSEManaging Director and Chief Executive OfficerNigeria LNG Limited (NLNG)speakerMr. Matthieu BouyerManaging Director / Chief Executive and Country ChairTotalEnergies Upstream Companies in Nigeria

Opening Ceremony

Remarks by the Speaker, House of Representatives & Declaration of the Event Open

speakerRt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, PhD, GCONSpeaker, House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria

Opening Ceremony

Keynote Address

Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources (Oil).

speakerHon. Heineken LokpobiriMinister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) of Nigeria

Opening Ceremony

Group Photograph

Lead Paper by an Industry Expert

Confronting Nigeria’s Downstream Challenges: An Integrated Agenda for Local Refining, Import Substitution, Pipeline Security and Feedstock Supply

A full-sweep address treating the four challenges as one interconnected system: how expanded local refining reduces import dependence, how guaranteed feedstock keeps those refineries running, and how pipeline security protects the entire chain—leading to a single sustainable pathway forward.

speakerProf. Omowunmi IledareProfessor Emeritus of Petroleum Economics, Policy and Strategic Studies

Plenary Session 1 — Strengthening Local Refining

Lead Paper: Building a Refining Nation

Dangote Petroleum Refinery — scaling local refining capacity, the path travelled, lessons learnt and the outlook for a refining-led downstream.

speakerAliko Dangote, GCONGroup ChairmanDangote Group

Plenary Session 1 — Strengthening Local Refining

Panel: Unlocking Refining Capacity

Dangote, modular & state refineries, financiers and regulators on capital, technology, margins and the enabling environment for new capacity. Panel members: two committee members, Dangote, MEMAN, NMDPRA and an independent expert.

panelistAliko Dangote, GCONGroup ChairmanDangote GrouppanelistMallam Rabiu Abdullahi UmarAuthority Chief ExecutiveNigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)

Plenary Session 2 — Securing Pipelines & Critical Infrastructure

Lead Paper: Defending the Arteries of the Economy

Tantita Security Services — confronting pipeline vandalism and product theft through technology, intelligence and a community-anchored security architecture.

Plenary Session 2 — Securing Pipelines & Critical Infrastructure

Panel: A New Security Compact

Tantita Security Services, NNPC Ltd, security agencies and host communities on surveillance, intelligence-sharing and the community stake.

panelistMumuni DangazauExecutive Vice President, NNPCL DownstreampanelistDr. Ahmed Abubarkar AudiCommandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)

Plenary Session 2 — Securing Pipelines & Critical Infrastructure

Interactive Session

Break

Lunch & Networking

Plenary Session 3 — The State of Nigeria’s Downstream Sector

Lead Paper: From Deregulation to Delivery

NMDPRA — an honest assessment of the post-subsidy downstream: supply, pricing, investment and the road to self-sufficiency.

speakerMallam Rabiu Abdullahi UmarAuthority Chief ExecutiveNigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)

Plenary Session 3 — The State of Nigeria’s Downstream Sector

Address by the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd

A 30-minute address on the Company’s role in the downstream and its outlook.

speakerEngr. Bashir Bayo OjulariGroup Chief Executive OfficerNNPC Limited

Plenary Session 3 — The State of Nigeria’s Downstream Sector

Ministerial / Regulatory Panel & Q & A

Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, NMDPRA, NUPRC and NNPC Ltd on the policy and regulatory outlook.

panelistRt. Hon. Obongemem Ekperikpe EkpoMinister of State on Petroleum Resources (Gas)panelistHon. Heineken LokpobiriMinister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) of NigeriapanelistMallam Rabiu Abdullahi UmarAuthority Chief ExecutiveNigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)panelistMrs. Oritsemeyiwa EyesanCommission Chief ExecutiveNigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)panelistEngr. Bashir Bayo OjulariGroup Chief Executive OfficerNNPC Limited

Close

Close of Day One

Arrival

Arrival & Settling In

Recap of Day One by the Lead Rapporteur.

Plenary Session 4 — Addressing Import Dependence

Lead Paper: Ending the Import Era

NMDPRA — quantifying import dependence, its fiscal and FX cost, and a phased pathway to product self-sufficiency and export.

speakerMallam Rabiu Abdullahi UmarAuthority Chief ExecutiveNigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)

Plenary Session 4 — Addressing Import Dependence

Panel: Trade, Pricing & the Domestic Market

Dangote, MEMAN, IPMAN, DAPPMAN, NMDPRA and Customs / standards authorities on a level playing field and quality assurance.

panelistAliko Dangote, GCONGroup ChairmanDangote GrouppanelistMoroti Adedoyin-AdeyinkaNational Chairman of DAPPMANpanelistMallam Rabiu Abdullahi UmarAuthority Chief ExecutiveNigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)panelistAlhaji Bashir Adewale Adeniyi (MFR)Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service

Plenary Session 4 — Addressing Import Dependence

Interactive Session

Plenary Session 5 — Guaranteeing Feedstock Supply

Lead Paper: No Refinery Without Feedstock

NUPRC — securing reliable crude and gas supply to domestic refineries: the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation and willing-buyer-willing-seller in practice.

speakerMrs. Oritsemeyiwa EyesanCommission Chief ExecutiveNigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)

Plenary Session 5 — Guaranteeing Feedstock Supply

Panel: Crude-to-Refinery Value Chain

NUPRC, NNPC Ltd, TotalEnergies and refiners on pricing, naira-for-crude and contract enforcement.

panelistMrs. Oritsemeyiwa EyesanCommission Chief ExecutiveNigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)panelistMumuni DangazauExecutive Vice President, NNPCL DownstreampanelistAliko Dangote, GCONGroup ChairmanDangote Group

Plenary Session 5 — Guaranteeing Feedstock Supply

Interactive Session

Break

Lunch & Networking

The Way Forward

Panel Discussion

(A) Local Refining • (B) Import Substitution & Market Reform • (C) Feedstock & Crude Supply • (D) Pipeline Security & Host Communities.

The Way Forward

Q & A

Closing Ceremony

High-Level Roundtable on Commitments

Committee leadership, the Ministry, regulators and industry on binding commitments and timelines.

panelistHon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere IkeagwuonuChairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream)panelistHon. Abdullahi Mustapha AliyuDeputy Chairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream)panelistRt. Hon. Obongemem Ekperikpe EkpoMinister of State on Petroleum Resources (Gas)panelistHon. Heineken LokpobiriMinister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) of NigeriapanelistMallam Rabiu Abdullahi UmarAuthority Chief ExecutiveNigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)panelistMrs. Oritsemeyiwa EyesanCommission Chief ExecutiveNigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)panelistEngr. Bashir Bayo OjulariGroup Chief Executive OfficerNNPC LimitedpanelistAliko Dangote, GCONGroup ChairmanDangote Group

Closing Ceremony

Adoption of Resolutions & Reading of the Communiqué

Committee Members.

speakerHon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere IkeagwuonuChairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream)speakerHon. Abdullahi Mustapha AliyuDeputy Chairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream)

Closing Ceremony

Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks

Chairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream).

speakerHon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere IkeagwuonuChairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream)

Closing Ceremony

Declaration of Close & National Anthem

Principal Officer, House of Representatives.