Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- The special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday said Shell's newly announced $2 billion final investment decision (FID) on a new gas project in Nigeria brings the major upstream investment commitments in Nigeria since the president took office in 2023 to more than $8 billion.

Mr Onanuga, who made the disclosure in a post on X (formerly Twitter), said the feat mirrors the success of Mr Tinubu's reform agenda and the renewed confidence of global investors in Africa's biggest oil producer.

FIDS, which signal the decisive stage of an oil & gas project, indicate the formal approval and commitment by an energy company to go ahead with a project.

"Since 2024, President Tin...