Didi Akinyelure

Head, Corporate Communications - AMNI, REAP Media; @BBCWorld Komla Dumor Award; @UniofNottingham Special Excellence Alumni Laureate; Ex - BBC, CNBC, Reuters

[Didi Akinyelure @DidiAkin]

Honoured to moderate a session at the World Summit on the Information Society WSIS+20 Forum in Geneva, a high level event co-organised by the International Telecommunication Union, UNDP and UN Trade and Development. Thank you @ITU for the opportunity.

[Bashir Bayo Ojulari - BBO @BBOjulari]

NNPC Ltd. welcomes the $800m Final Investment Decision on the Ima Gas Project, developed by AMNI International with TotalEnergies, offshore OMLs 112 & 117. Up to 300 mmscf/d at peak, feeding NLNG's Train 7 expansion (22 → 30 Mtpa).

The 4th major gas FID under President Tinubu, after Iseni, Ubeta & HI, unlocked by the 2024 Presidential Directives on non-associated gas.

Indigenous operator. International partner. Nigerian capital. A model worth repeating.

Certainty attracts capital.📌

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

The decisions we have taken to reposition Nigeria’s oil and gas sector are beginning to bear fruit.

Since assuming office, I have signed a series of Presidential Directives and Executive Orders to make investment in Nigeria more competitive, reduce the cost and time required to develop projects, provide greater certainty to investors and ensure that our natural resources deliver greater value to our people.

One of those reforms introduced specific incentives to unlock onshore and shallow-water gas projects that had remained undeveloped for years.

Today, we are seeing the result.

AMNI International and TotalEnergies have taken an $800 million Final Investment Decision to develop the Ima Gas Field, discovered in 1973 and left underground for more than fifty years.

For Nigerians, this means work for our engineers, technicians and contractors. It means opportunities for Nigerian businesses, jobs and economic activity in our host communities, and more export earnings for our country.

AMNI, a Nigerian company, holds the majority interest in the project. Around 60% of the development workforce is expected to come from the host communities.

Ima is expected to produce about 350 million cubic feet of gas every day at peak and supply about one-third of the gas required for the expansion of Nigeria LNG.

This is what our reforms are intended to achieve, to move Nigeria’s resources from potential to production and translate them into jobs, incomes and opportunity for our people.

We have more to unlock.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
President

[Intra-African Trade Fair IATF @iatf2027]

A powerful panel took place at IATF2025 , Leveraging the Power of African Women in Trade towards Maximising Africa’s Trade Potential and AfCFTA Impact, exploring both challenges and opportunities for women-owned businesses within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework.

The panel featured:
• Ms. Sameh Lahlouh, CEO, Dairy Group GIPLAIT, Algeria
• @joduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria
• @LiserFlorie, President & CEO, @CorpCnclAfrica
• @DrAmanyAsfour1, President, @afribizcouncil
• Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa, Assistant Administrator and Regional Director, @UNDPAfrica
• Ms. Efuntomi Akpeneye, Chief Legal Officer, @Oando_PLC
• Amb. @HMafudze, AU Ambassador to the USA
• @TumiDlamini1, Founding Director, African Women in Public Policy (AWIPP)

The conversation focused on key barriers like limited access to finance, lack of market data, and insufficient leadership opportunities for women traders and emphasised the crucial role of policy reforms, technology adoption, and robust legal frameworks to support and scale women-led enterprises, to provide them with the tools needed to thrive and compete globally.

Beyond business, the session highlighted women’s essential role in shaping culture, driving continental integration, and boosting Africa’s competitiveness on the world stage, reminding that unlocking women potential is vital to realizing the full promise of AfCFTA.

💬 What bold step do you think is most urgent to empower African women in trade? Share your thoughts below.

#IATF2025 #AfCFTAMarketplace #Afreximbank

[Didi Akinyelure @DidiAkin]

Such a pleasure to return to the United Nations in Geneva, for the 4th time to moderate a high level session themed “A Conversation with Great Minds” with a focus on international cooperation in science, technology and innovation. Special thanks to @UNCTAD

[Didi Akinyelure @DidiAkin]

The Komla Dumor award gave me the boost I needed in my career and made me a more confident journalist. Komla changed the way the African story was told. He was so passionate - you could tell that he loved what he did every single day and this inspired me. #KomlaDumorAward

[Didi Akinyelure @DidiAkin]

African cities: Ready for a new generation of infrastructure? Looking forward to moderating this @africaceoforum webinar this Thursday 2pm UTC. Register to join the conversation https://t.co/bVO5CNKgPA

#ACFDigitalEvents #Africa

[Africa CEO Forum @africaceoforum]

🔴Why are African private sector #infrastructure investments limited? How can African private actors become key players of regional project #development?

📢Check out our great line-up of speakers

➡️https://t.co/HDcsZuz4HA

#ACFdigitalevents

[Didi Akinyelure @DidiAkin]

Happening now. Part two of the @africaceoforum webinar on infrastructure starts at 2pm GMT

[Didi Akinyelure @DidiAkin]

Happening now. Moderating this @africaceoforum webinar themed AfCFTA: The age of infrastructure? #ACFDigitalEvents

[Thermal @ThermalPR]

Can we safely and equitably develop and scale #CRISPR and #mRNA technologies to help billions of people? Journalist @DidiAkin, @BioNTech_Group's @kkariko, and Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna at @igisci discuss @UNCTAD's "Conversation with Great Minds" event.https://t.co/ygycnRQqrc

[Chrystiane Roy @CRdeparlemonde]

Thank U #CSTD @UNCTAD and @DidiAkin for bringing us 2 great women to talk about some of the most significant #scientific discoveries of our time in your #GreatMinds conversation. They lacked funding but believed, persevered & gave us:

#CRISPR #mRNA

https://t.co/uySuAum8PE

[Didi Akinyelure @DidiAkin]

Today I had a great time @UNCTAD moderating a session with Nobel Laureate Dr. Jennifer Doudna who co-invented the CRISPR technology now used to develop rapid diagnostic tests for Covid-19 and Katalin Kariko, who developed the mRNA tech used in the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

[UN Trade and Development @UNCTAD]

Don't miss @UNCTAD's live event with Nobel laureate @DoudnaJennifer and renowned scientist @kkariko.

They'll discuss with award-winning journalist @DidiAkin the opportunities and risks of breakthrough technologies like #CRISPR gene editing and #mRNA. https://t.co/iXiJm9W6wV

[Didi Akinyelure @DidiAkin]

Looking forward to moderating the London Business School - Africa Business Summit themed “Rethinking the Way Forward: Towards Sustainable Growth” @LBS @LBSAfricaClub

[Orbitt @OrbittCapital]

Thanks to all the speakers for the insightful conversation and guidance on how African #corporates, #banks and the wider #trade ecosystem can prepare to gain maximum advantage as the @AfCFTA takes root. cc @gtreview @DidiAkin @rolakeakinkugbe @meyerlodewyk1 #GTRWestAfrica

[Didi Akinyelure @DidiAkin]

Looking forward to moderating this session @gtreview

[Global Trade Review @gtreview]

#AfCFTA eliminates tariffs on 90% of goods produced on the continent, however significant challenges remain. Experts from @MixtaAfrica_NG, @Citi, @FCMBbankUK & @bakermckenzie will assess the expected logistical and financing benefits. #GTRWestAfrica https://t.co/tpuRUojuQG

[Didi Akinyelure @DidiAkin]

Looking forward to moderating a session @africaceoforum today themed “Relieving banks from the burden of non-performing loans”.

[Africa CEO Forum @africaceoforum]

500 decision-makers representing the entire spectrum of the financial industry, industry champions, investors and regulators will share their vision and experience.
Join us on 10-11 March 2021 for The Financial Industry Summit. https://t.co/pdIqYWYnDR

[Didi Akinyelure @DidiAkin]

@tokstarr Word! ❤️😂

[Didi Akinyelure @DidiAkin]

Investment and Nigeria's 'youthful population' - ⁦@BBCWorld⁩ https://t.co/CmmquIJyWO