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Hotel Presidential, GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. How to get there, where to stay, and what to sort before you fly.
Venue
Hotel Presidential,
Port Harcourt.
A two-hall configuration for plenary sessions, breakout tracks, the exhibition marquee and the deal room — all under one roof.
Address
Hotel Presidential, GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Access
On-site parking, ride-hailing drop-off and a shuttle loop from partner hotels. Roughly 45 minutes from Port Harcourt International Airport.
Nearby
The GRA business district, with hotels, restaurants and banks close by.
Rivers State, Nigeria
Getting there
However you are arriving.
01
By air
Port Harcourt International Airport is 45 minutes by road in normal traffic. Allow 90 minutes on weekday mornings. Daily flights from Lagos and Abuja.
02
By road
Hotel Presidential is in the GRA, central Port Harcourt. Directions and parking arrangements are published once confirmed with the venue.
03
Hotel shuttle
A shuttle from the partner hotels is being arranged. Times and pick-up points are published here once confirmed.
04
Rideshare and taxi
Drop-off and pick-up arrangements at Hotel Presidential are confirmed with the venue closer to the summit.
Where to stay
Partner hotels,
being confirmed.
The secretariat is agreeing delegate rates with hotels near the GRA. Names, rates and booking codes are published here as each is signed — and in the meantime the desk can advise: seti@solewantgroup.com.
Not yet confirmed
Rather than publish rates that might change, this list stays empty until each hotel has agreed its delegate rate in writing.
Delegate rates are published only once each hotel has confirmed them in writing.
Before you travel
Sort these early.
Two of these have lead times measured in weeks, not days.
Visa and invitation letters
International delegates can request an invitation letter from the delegate portal once registration is paid. Allow four weeks for the embassy process.
Yellow fever certificate
Required for entry to Nigeria from most countries. Check your own country's requirements before booking flights.
Airport transfer
Book through your hotel, not on arrival. Port Harcourt International has limited pre-booked transfer desks.
Your QR pass
It arrives by email on payment and lives in your portal. Download it before you fly — network at the venue is busy on day one.
Ready to take your seat?
Three days in Port Harcourt with the people financing, regulating and building Africa’s energy capacity.