Abuja, 28 July 2026 — Policy Alert, in collaboration with the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), will convene a Stakeholder Engagement and Validation Workshop on Methane-Abatement Financing in Nigeria on the 29th of July 2026 at Abuja, bringing together regulators, fiscal institutions, legislators, civil society organisations, development partners, media, and researchers to examine how resources meant to reduce methane emissions from Nigeria’s oil and gas sector are generated, managed, and accounted for.
Nigeria’s oil and gas sector remains a major source of methane emissions from flaring, venting, and fugitive leaks. While methane abatement is widely recognised as one of the most cost-effective climate interventions available to the country, progress depends not only on regulatory compliance and technology, but on the availability, management, and transparency of financing behind it. Gas-flaring penalties and levies are intended to fund infrastructure development and environmental remediation, while international public and development finance institutions have announced significant funding commitments for methane reduction. Yet there remains limited public visibility into how these resources are assessed, collected, allocated, and tracked.
According to Tengi George-Ikoli, NRGI Nigeria Country Manager, “Transition finance should be governed by the same principles of transparency and accountability that apply to other public resources. As Nigeria mobilises more resources for methane abatement, strengthening transparency and accountability around these funds will be critical to ensuring credible implementation and delivering measurable emissions reductions. This workshop provides an opportunity to identify practical reforms that can strengthen the governance of transition finance and build public confidence in how these resources are managed and used.”
The workshop will present and validate findings from an NRGI-commissioned study on methane-abatement financing in Nigeria, which traces domestic revenue flows linked to gas-flaring penalties and dedicated financing mechanisms, and assesses the transparency of public and development finance supporting methane reduction. The dialogue is designed to move the conversation from financing commitments to financing accountability, and will generate practical recommendations for strengthening oversight, disclosure, and accountability across the methane-financing value chain.
“Nigeria has made commitments on methane reduction, but commitments only matter if we can see where the money goes,” said Tijah Bolton Akpan, Executive Director, Policy Alert. “For too long, gas-flaring penalties and climate finance meant for our communities have moved through channels the public simply cannot verify. This workshop is about changing that by bringing regulators, fiscal institutions, and the communities living with these emissions to the same table, so that financing accountability becomes as much a priority as the emissions targets themselves.”
The workshop builds on Policy Alert’s continued work advancing fiscal resilience and accountability in the Niger Delta, and NRGI’s broader effort to strengthen governance systems as resource-dependent countries navigate the energy transition.
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