Forging strategic partnerships remains vital to unlocking value, achieving sustainability, and advancing commercialization within the nation’s downstream petroleum sector, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has said.
Group CEO, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, disclosed this in an address during the 2025 Inaugural Annual Downstream Petroleum Week, organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), on Tuesday.
Ojulari, who was represented by the Executive Vice President, Downstream, Mr. Mumuni Dagazau, described Nigeria’s downstream landscape as one shaped by transition, opportunity, and strategic reforms.
Ojulari, in a statement signed by Chief Corporate Communications Officer,NNPC Ltd, Andy Odey, stressed the import of collaboration as a yardstick to sustainable energy future.
He noted that Africa’s energy demand is expected to grow significantly in the coming years, with Nigeria at the forefront. This, he said, calls for coordinated efforts and collective responsibility to harness emerging opportunities and ensure inclusive, long-term sectoral growth.
Speaking on the domestic front, he reaffirmed NNPC Ltd.’s commitment to ensuring consistent fuel availability, competitive pricing, and uncompromising quality assurance across all its retail network nationwide.
“The opportunity to create sustainable economy for today and the future is hinged on supply partnership, infrastructure co-investments, security partnerships, host community cooperation and operational alliance. Everyone needs to get involved in the activities that will ultimately create a sustainably promising future for Nigeria,” he said.
He also commended the National Assembly and the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) for convening the strategic forum, assuring that as a commercial and national energy entity, NNPC Ltd., remains committed to fostering stakeholder engagement and advancing collaborative models for sector-wide growth.