Nigeria, Nov. 26 -- Nigeria will not abandon its oil and gas resources despite the global shift towards cleaner energy but will reposition them to drive economic growth and development, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Emeka Obi, has said.

Mr Obi disclosed this at the 8th Valuechain Energy magazine annual lecture series held in Abuja on Tuesday.

He explained that energy is not just a commodity but the lifeblood of indpustrialisation, the backbone of economic productivity, the driver of jobs, and a critical lever for social stability and national security.

He added that Nigeria is moving from an extractive economy to a value-driven energy economy.

"The world is changing, but Nigeria is not abandoning oil and ga...