PARTNERS/PARTENAIRES
Endorsed by
Confirmation letter of participation
Lettre de confirmation de participation
Hon Minister Foumayoke Gado, Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Niger
Confirmation letter of participation
Lettre de confirmation de participation
Djibril Salifou,
Chief Executive, Communauté Électrique du Bénin (CEB)
Supported by/Avec le soutien de
Geometric Power
Geometric Power considers itself a pioneer in the Nigerian Power industry. We pride ourselves in placing the first Independent Power transmission Station in the country, as well as being one of the first companies involved in urban electrification. In terms of power generation, we brought in the first high efficiency combined emergency power station in 2001 for Abuja. The 22 MW Emergency Power Station in Abuja guaranteed the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) the supply of 15MW. While in operation, the power station successfully supplied uninterrupted power to the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (formerly National Electric Power Authority) to serve a dedicated distribution network within Abuja and its environs.
The Africa Gas Association ( TAGA )
As the Africa's natural gas industry leading trade organization, TAGA:
*Engages in legislative and regulatory advocacy that is based on field research, technical, legal and economic analysis.
*Provides an industry forum for collective action on issues impacting its members.
*Promotes and creates awareness about the African Gas Industry through seminars, conferences and works collaboratively with other energy organizations and local communities to promote corporate social responsibility.
*Creates opportunities for technical cooperation and other activities to improve the competitiveness of the African Gas industry.
THE AFRICA GAS Association welcomes international majors, exploration & production (E&P) companies, distribution companies, transmission companies, equipment manufacturers, national oil companies(NOCs) from outside the region, local and corresponding banks, media, non-profit organizations, and other service providers to our association.
Finally, we sponsor and participate in a number of forums, partnerships and coalitions to foster dialogue on energy policy and achieve a better understanding of natural gas in Africa.
Alliance for Rural Electrification
ARE is an international business association representing the decentralised energy sector working towards the integration of renewables into rural electrification markets in developing and emerging countries. We enable improved energy access through business development support for more than 80 members along the whole value chain for off-grid technologies by targeted advocacy and facilitating access to international and regional funding. Our aim is to attract and unite all relevant actors in order to speak with one voice about rural electrification with renewable energies. Since its creation in 2006, ARE has been serving as a global platform for sharing knowledge and best practices to provide for the rapid implementation of available and advanced RE technologies and services.
Energy Institute Nigeria
The EI is the leading chartered professional membership body for the energy industry, supporting over 20,000 individuals working in or studying energy and 250 companies worldwide. The EI provides learning and networking opportunities to support professional development, as well as professional recognition and technical and scientific knowledge resources on energy in all its forms and applications.
EI Nigeria branch provides its 500 members with a local hub of activity as well as access to all EI’s regular services, and as the energy sector’s specialist professional body, we can recognise you for what you have achieved, whatever your background, qualifications and experience
Nigerian German Business Association
We are a non-profit member organisation made up of German and Nigerian owned business enterprises. The central objective and interest of the Association is to foster and strengthen business relations between both countries. The NGBA is a purely private sector driven association with more than 400 German and Nigerian member companies.
Media Partners/Partenaires Médias
AfricaBusiness.com
AfricaBusiness.com offers the best platform for companies seeking to organize conferences, exhibitions, seminars or summits to promote their events.
AfricaBusiness.com has been voted among the most influential blogs in Africa, thus giving it authority as a credible and reliable channel to reach to the African audience and market.
African Energy
For more than a decade, African Energy has been the definitive publication analysing and breaking news on the continent’s energy industries. African has a strong focus on the people and personalities shaping the continent’s energy future, as well as a firm understanding of the political risk issues that concern established operators, new entrants and financial sector investors.
Through its independent, investigative approach to reporting, African Energy has become a fixture on the African energy scene by delivering incisive and outspoken analysis in perspectives undistorted by advertising, third-party media or government communication channels.
The depth with which subjects are treated means that African Energy has a long shelf-life and is held as a source of record and learning, by government departments, corporate information centres, and leading academic institutions and industry bodies.
For more information or to subscribe visit www.africa-energy.com or contact Nick Carn. Tel: +44 (0)1424 721667. Email: subscriptions@africa-energy.com.
UAEBusiness.com
UAEBusiness.com is the platform of choice for companies to strengthen their brand, highlight company achievements and develop strategic partnerships in the region.
The website is particularly strong as an advertising platform for exhibitions, conferences, seminars and forums for various sectors ranging from manufacturing and industry, pharmaceutical, energy and petroleum, mining, cosmetic among many others.
PMR
PMR is a market research and consulting company active within over 25 countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Since 1995 we have assisted more than 500 global corporations and many other regional companies to continuously increase their market share, successfully enter new territories and optimise costs. We specialise in construction, retail, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, IT and telecommunications. However, our experience extends to many other industries. Our 100 in-house professionals fluently speak together more than 15 languages. In addition to our tailored research and business consulting projects we also publish annually over 150 ready sector reports and market intelligence services.
Menas Associates
Menas Associates helps multi-national companies make critical decisions in difficult operating environments. A political and strategic risk consultancy firm, it undertakes projects on behalf of clients, and publishes weekly, fortnightly and monthly executive briefings that analyse economic, political and security events and activities and their implications for foreign investors. Currently, Menas publications cover Algeria, Cameroon, Caspian, East Africa, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sahara and Yemen.
Based in London, Menas works in emerging markets with in-country experts and specialists who have strong country connections to ensure that its information and analysis is based on real “on the ground” knowledge.
Qatar-GulfNews
Short Description: Qatar-GulfNews (QGN) is the Middle East’s leading news portal and a preferred choice for the decision makers, corporate leaders and high-ranking government officials within the region and globally. Our exclusive news updates, business analysis and energy news reflect the GCC market within a global perspective.
Qatar GulfNews provides advertisers with efficient, powerful and cost-effective ways to reach a highly affluent audience with a high household income. As an alternative media portal, Qatar-GulfNews audience is unique and growing rapidly.
Maritime Connector
Maritime Connector brings the latest vacancies in the maritime industry. With over 86.000 registered seafarers and over 2.000 maritime companies and recruitment agencies we collaborate with, Maritime Connector is the ultimate place to find job at sea as well as seagoing personnel.
Maritime Connector web portal contains everything a maritime professional needs; maritime news, maritime events and maritime jobs all at one place. We help seafarers to find new job opportunities and boost their careers. At the other hand, we help maritime recruiters to find their crew fast and to stay in line with the latest trends in recruitment.
www.maritime-connector.com
Energy Mix Report
Energy Mix Report is an energy publication, news service and resource centre for industry professionals with a primary focus on Nigeria and Africa. The Publication's website is dedicated to providing free daily updates on energy related news as well as providing accurate data and energy intelligence to a diverse audience. Energy Mix Report's hard copy magazine is published on a quarterly basis and offers a more in depth, analytical review of energy related issues in Nigeria by providing crucial insights and perspectives through our articles on various topics ranging from oil and gas to renewable energy and power.
ReConnect Africa
ReConnect Africa is a unique careers and business website and online magazine for African professionals around the world.
ReConnect Africa features articles and interviews on careers, development and business in Africa as well as information on relocation to Africa, top companies and recruitment agencies for Africa. It offers an ideal platform to advertise job vacancies, products and services to a targeted professional African market in Europe, across Africa and around the world.
Call us to discuss how we can help with your marketing or recruitment needs: + 44 (0) 20 8200 2373 or via editor@reconnectafrica.com
Construction Review
Group Africa Publishing is a Pan African media house with an international character extending throughout the globe. The company focuses on meeting the information and marketing needs of sectors like construction, hospitality, mining and agriculture through seminars, exhibitions, and the publication of targeted magazines and websites. Group Africa is therefore about gathering, processing and disseminating information using the mass media – magazines, seminars, internet and exhibitions.
Construction Review is group’s flagship print product with a wide circulation within the construction industry. The 20-year old monthly magazine’s readership includes: architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, project managers, interior designers, developers, building and specialist, contractors, landscape architects and contractors, real estate agents and investors, property managers, suppliers to the construction industry, government departments and ministries: local authorities, land surveyors, financial institutions, telecommunication companies etc…
www.constructionreviewonline.com is the online version of Construction Review magazine. It has a global reach targeted at the construction industry, incorporating suppliers, professionals, contractors, governments and non-governmental organizations.
The African Bulletin
The African Bulletin (TAB), published in the Netherlands since August 2002 is the foremost African oriented newspaper in Europe in terms of reach and readership. It is an objective and balanced newspaper for the reading pleasure of Africans and non-Africans alike, as the issues published are broad, topical and interesting to all. TAB is non-political and non-religious newspaper operated by Africans from different African countries.
TAB is published every month for 12 times a year and is circulated through school/public libraries, embassies/consulates, government ministries, select airlines to African countries, African oriented businesses and stores, restaurants, festival/events and through home deliveries.
The Times of Africa
‘THE TIMES OF AFRICA’ is a bi-monthly International Business Magazine, which aspires to bring Africa to the world. It’s our earnest endeavor to make our readers cognizant of the opportunities and happenings existing in Africa. The magazine has brought home the bacon in making subtle in-roads to the reading desks of Diplomatic and Corporate Houses in Africa and India.
By the virtue of meaningful presentation of credible rich content on Africa-India partnerships, socio-economic issues, business and investment opportunities, political developments, cultural extravaganzas have allowed us to succeed in making successful brand identity in the country and outside. It is indeed blessed with the good genes of its clients and its new fusion look has become an International business statement.
Orient Energy Review
Orient Energy Review has Emerged to be the platform and voice for the ever growing Local Content Policy across the world, it is targeted at tracking the various trends and developments of Local Content in Nigeria, Ghana, Angola, Tanzania, Brazil, the rest part of Africa and the world; wherever there is something to know about Local Content, it will be our responsibility to seek for it and have it published for the benefit of all. The magazine's 100% focus and coverage on Local content developments makes it stand out amongst others, indeed no magazine in Nigeria and Ghana has this special focus on the Industry yet, thus we have seized this opportunity to give a balanced and accurate reportage of the day-to -day activities in the Oil and Gas sector as it relates with Local Content. Beyond Local Content, we also cover areas like the growing Alternative Energy, Maritime, Exploration, Logistics, Power, Gas etc.
Shout Africa
Shout Africa is a significant African-centric news website reaching out to all audiences interested in news and developments pertaining to Africa and the global African. It was established with a very clear vision of providing both quality of service and a sound platform as to news coverage throughout the continent. In seeking to provide our viewership with reliable access to information sources, Shout Africa encourages and recognizes both the need to promote the professional development of journalism on the continent whilst also helping to counter the collective challenge of the sometimes negative perceptual valuation of Africa and its peoples in all of their diverse social forms, to the world wide public at large..
Watergas & GasAgenda
The website www.watergas.it/en and the yearbook GasAgenda are dedicated to 50.000 operators and buyers of the natural gas industry, contractors, technical suppliers.
Watergas.it is a directory of products & services for pipelines and plants of natural gas.
Watergas.it and GasAgenda offer a complete view on Italian gas companies, gas pipelines in Italian towns, 250 products & services, 900 technical suppliers, 2.000 addresses, international exhibitions and events, international associations.
Other services: database of Italian gas companies; gas pipelines in Italian towns; communication and marketing services for technical suppliers.
The yearbook GasAgenda and the database are available on www.watergas.it/en
Daily Post
Daily Post (www.dailypost.ng) is a premium leading newspaper that is developed and written exclusively for Nigerians. It is packed with up-to-the-minute local and national news, politics, metro, business, entertainment, sports, and opinions.
Oxford Business Group
Oxford Business Group (OBG) is a global publishing, research and consultancy firm, which publishes economic intelligence on the markets of Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
OBG offers comprehensive analysis of macroeconomic and sectoral developments, including banking, capital markets, energy, infrastructure, industry and insurance.
OBG’s acclaimed economic and business reports are the leading source of local and regional intelligence, while OBG’s online economic briefings provide up-to-date in-depth analysis. OBG’s consultancy arm offers tailor-made market intelligence and advice to firms operating in these markets and those looking to enter them.
LEADERSHIP Profile
LEADERSHIP is Nigeria’s most influential newspaper symbolically embedded in the nation’s capital. Its mission statement is defence of interests of the Nigerian state even against its leaders, and raise its pen at all times in defence of what is right.
These are the values by which it intends to be assessed. It shall never, ever, for any reason forget the noble reason of its coming into being: For God and Country!
The target audience of LEADERSHIP includes all those interested in the political, cultural, business, religious, and other aspects of the nation’s life.
On the new media front, LEADERSHIP has a very active news portal – www.leadership.ng.
Alternative Energy Africa
Alternative Energy Africa is the continent’s first magazine dedicated to literally filling the energy information gap in Africa. Alternative Energy Africa provides its readers updates on private sector projects, government initiatives, business and investment news, and strategies for a thriving alternative/renewable energy market on the African continent, all of this in addition to global project news and groundbreaking technology coverage. And to complement the magazine, www.AE-Africa.com offers the latest updates between issues making the AEA online and print duo “the premiere source” of alternative and renewable energy news covering the African continent.
Africa.com
Africa.com is the leading Africa-related website with more than a million monthly views from people in 200 countries & territories. Africa.com produces the highly acclaimed Africa.com Top10 in daily news, weekly news, business news, arts & culture, and travel stories. This signature product is distributed in over 100,000 email newsletters to subscribers every month. Africa.com Online Service is a one stop shop to help Africans get their ideas online with Mobile websites and a supermarket of domain names. Africa.com offices are located in South Africa, Nigeria and the U.S. and their services reach across the continent as well as around the globe.
The Guardian
The Guardian is an independent newspaper, established in 1983 for the purpose of presenting balanced coverage of events, and of promoting the best interests of Nigeria. It owes allegiance to no political party, ethnic community, religious or other interest group. Its primary commitment is to the integrity and sovereignty of the Federation of Nigeria, and beyond that to the unity and sovereignty of Africa.
AfrElec
African economies are poised for growth but additional electricity supplies are essential as a catalyst. The continent has the resources – from fossil fuels to renewables – and investment is starting to catch up with the opportunities on offer.
Timely, accurate, on-the-ground news and analysis is vital to investors, developers, engineers and businesses, both regionally and internationally.
AfrElec’s covers coal and gas-fired thermal power, nuclear, renewables, hydro, combined heat and power (CHP), transmission, grid and storage. It also covers the political and investment decisions needed to improve access to electricity for Africa’s expanding population.
See more at: www.newsbase.com
The Business Year
The Business Year (TBY) is a leading research firm and publisher of annual economic resources on national economies. Present in over 25 countries, TBY provides first-hand access to the people and ideas shaping business and policy throughout the world. Each country-specific edition contains a comprehensive range of interviews and analysis, offering an inside look at doing business in the world’s most dynamic economies. TBY’s interviewees, readers, and partners comprise an international network of thought-leaders who are helping to define the future of the global economy.