PETAN To Participate In AfCFTA Energy Summit
PETAN will be participating in the Nigerian Local Content AfCFTA Energy Summit with the Theme: ‘Afcfta As A Catalyst for Africa’s Energy Economic Growth’ organized by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in collaboration with the African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Office of The Legal Concierge on the sidelines of PETAN’s 8th Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC), which commences Tuesday in Lagos.
Attendees at this summit are expected from Nigeria, Libya, Sierra Leone, Botswana, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Angola, Benin Republic, Mali, Mairitania, Liberia, Lesotho, Kenya, Eritrea, Somalia, South Africa, Cape Verde, Namibia, Burundi, Cameroon, Madagascar, Malawi, Seychelles, Mauritius, Sao Tome & Principe, Morocco, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Niger, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Gabon, Tanzania, Senegal, Central African Republic.
Others are Ndjibouti, Ivory Coast, Chad, Egypt, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Tunisia, Guinea, Zambia, Somaliland, Togo, Rwanda, Mozambique and Swaziland.
The Summit will feature Goodwill Messages, Opening Keynote, Technical Presentations and
three Panel Sessions; the first being at 14.15P.M featuring PETAN’s Vice Chairman, Mr. Ranti Omole as a panelist to discuss the Implementation Strategy of the African Continent Free Trade Agreement.
The Nigerian AfCFTA Energy Summit provides a capacity building platform for entrepreneurs in Nigeria to be at par with international business and trade standards. It serves as an educational platform where entrepreneurs across all sectors in Nigeria can leverage ideas, opportunities, partnerships, as well as networking exercises to ensure business sustainability and growth.
The focus of the African Continental Free Trade Area Energy Summit is to educate stakeholders within the oil and gas sector about the opportunities presented by the Nigerian AfCFTA Implementation Strategy.
The Summit will enlighten the public about the Nigeria AfCFTA Implementation Strategy which acts as a blueprint for Nigeria and Nigerians, particularly entrepreneurs, to tap into the opportunities provided by the AfCFTA Agreement and its various Protocols through its effective implementation.
The summit will also provide a detailed knowledge of best business practices in the areas of production, marketing, compliance, exportation, and partnerships while providing participants with the essential skill and requirement to receive funding, and evaluate business decision.
