Adapted from the Doctoral Thesis Submitted to the University of Dundee Natural Gas Transportation in Nigeria Management Trends and Challenges in the Energy Trilemma

This paper examines Nigeria's natural gas transportation infrastructure through the lens of the energy trilemma of energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability. Using a mixed-methods design, the study draws on two stakeholder surveys, literature review, and institutional analysis to assess how infrastructure development, governance, and management shape access to affordable natural gas and broader economic performance. The findings indicate that improved natural gas availability is associated with employment growth, stronger tax revenue, higher labour income, and a measurable contribution to GDP growth. At the same time, the sector is constrained by outdated pipelines, underinvestment, insecurity, policy inconsistency, and environmental risk. The study concludes that Nigeria requires stronger governance, greater regulatory clarity, continued infrastructure investment, and improved monitoring technologies if natural gas is to contribute meaningfully to inclusive and sustainable development.