The Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) has named Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, Ph.D, one of the leaders from the industry rallied for the 9th International Energy Summit to examine and drive the narrative on how human capital, leadership, and strategic communication affect Nigeria’s and Africa’s Energy transformation.
The summit brings together global leaders and policymakers under the theme “Energy for Peace and Prosperity: Securing Our Shared Future.”
A document sent to Adeola Yusuf, which detailed the invitation and signed by Kunle Odusola-Stevenson, stated that the Energy communication researcher; would be on a panel session themed꞉ “Talent, Leadership & Narrative for Nigeria and Africa’s 2050 Energy Goals.”
Having the Executive Seretary, Petroleum Trust and Development Fund (PTDF), Ahmed Galadima Aminu, as lead speaker, the panel would also feature Engr. Dr. Samuel Erhigare Onoji, Principal/CE, PI; Ms. Sophia Mbakwe, Executive President, Busines Services, NNPC; and Engr. Yetunde Aladeltan, Ph.D, National Chairman, NPetE / Asocate Professor, University af Abuja as panelists.
Other panelists and speakers at the plenary session to be moderated by Communications Manager, Chevron, Dr. Victor Anyaegbudike, are Ms. Tolu Olanrewaju, Senior Advisor, Upstream Commercial & Business Development, Chevron Nigeria/Mid Afica;
Ms. Joy Osomiambe-0, Regional Manager Africa, World Energy Council;
Engr. (Dr) Amina Danmadami, Senior Manager NMDPRA; and Mrs. Tolulope Longe, President, Women in Energy, 0l and Gas (WEOG).
Having the Executive Secretary, Petroleum Trust and Development Fund (PTDF), Ahmed Galadima Aminu, as the lead speaker, the panel would also feature Engr. Dr. Samuel Erhigare Onoji, Principal/CE, PI; Ms. Sophia Mbakwe, Executive President, Business Services, NNPC; and Engr. Yetunde Aladeltan, Ph.D, National Chairman, NPetE / Associate Professor, University of Abuja as panelists.
Other panelists and speakers at the plenary session, to be moderated by Communications Manager, Chevron, Dr. Victor Anyaegbudike, are Ms. Tolu Olanrewaju, Senior Advisor, Upstream Commercial & Business Development, Chevron Nigeria/Mid Africa; Ms. Joy Osomiambe-O, Regional Manager Africa, World Energy Council; Engr. (Dr) Amina Danmadami, Senior Manager NMDPRA; and Mrs. Tolulope Longe, President, Women in Energy, Oil and Gas (WEOG).
This plenary, NIES said; “unites leaders from industry, government, academia, media, and civil society to examine how human capital, leadership, and strategic communication will drive Nigeria’s and Africa’s energy transformation.
The first and only winner of the Nigeria Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) award for the most consistent journalist (2012), Adeola Yusuf, a fellow of Media for Oil Reforms (MFOR), is also the winner of the Chevron/Pan-Atlantic University’s Best Report on Energy award (2018).
Adeola Yusuf, a Ph.D. graduate at the School of Postgraduate studies, Lagos State University (LASU) – having gone through a successful educational sojourn across The Pan-Atlantic University, The University of Lagos, The Crescent University and THE Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), among others – lectures students of Mass Communication in both the Eko City Polytechnic and the Lagos State Polytechnic (now the Lagos State University of Science and Technology – LASUSTECH) both in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital.
An investigative journalist of repute, Adeola Yusuf has, at the global stage and within Nigeria, won many journalism awards, fellowships, bursaries and recognitions.












































