Nigeria Looks To Bridge Gaps in Oil and Gas Digital Transformation

Overcoming the gaps in digital transformation through collaborative partnerships will be paramount if Nigeria is to benefit fully from a boom in oil and gas infrastructure and be considered an industry heavyweight on the world stage. Digital transformation in Africa is advancing in leaps and bounds, with Nigeria leading the charge as home to the highest number of technology hubs in the continent . This advancement, coupled with global initiatives such as the Biden administration’s Digital Transformation with Africa, will see the continent’s digital infrastructure grow significantly. Despite this technology spike, Nigeria’s energy industry is lagging behind its global peers, putting its big ambition, to be a gas-powered economy by 2030, at risk. Is Nigeria’s Decade of Gas in Jeopardy? Nigeria is on the cusp of a big oil and gas infrastructure boom, which could see the country finally unlock the economic prosperity residing in its abundant natural resources. This could lift millions out of energy poverty by augmenting domestic supply as well as boosting exports. Historically, Nigeria has been severely hampered by a lack of oil and gas infrastructure; however, progress is finally being made as a result of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Decade of Gas Initiative, alongside the […]

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