Coordinating Director of the Decade of Gas Secretariat, Mr Ed Ubong, has disclosed that the federal government has a target to increase the country’s gas output to 12 billion cubic feet per day by 2030, if ongoing reforms and investments are sustained.
This is just as he disclosed that production had risen from 6.8 billion cubic feet per day in 2023 to 7.5 billion cubic feet per day in 2025.
Ubong spoke at the Decade of Gas and World Bank Ministerial Roundtable and workshop, where government officials, regulators, investors, and development partners gathered to chart pathways for scaling gas development across Nigeria and Africa.
He attributed the recent growth in production to improved collaboration across the energy value chain.
Ubong noted that achieving the target goal would depend heavily on partnerships across borders and institutions.
Africa’s energy future depends on our ability to work together across borders, institutions, and value chains to achieve shared prosperity,” he said.
Ubong explained that the ongoing Decade of Gas initiative, which runs from 2021 to 2030, was designed to unlock Nigeria’s vast gas reserves and reposition the sector as a driver of economic growth.
According to him, a dedicated secretariat was established in 2023 to coordinate implementation, focusing on stimulating demand, expanding infrastructure, ensuring competitive pricing, and building human capacity. “We are deliberately asking a critical question across the ecosystem: what support is required to move projects forward and unlock value for Nigeria?” he stated.
He disclosed that more than 215 gas demand projects are currently being tracked through a centralised database to improve planning and execution, adding that accountability mechanisms had also been strengthened to ensure delivery.
