NUPRC SIDE EVENTS AT COP 27 WITH THE THEME: PIA 2021 AND THE PATHWAY TO ENERGY TRANSITION. DISCUSSIONS WERE FOCUSED ON: GAS FLARE ELIMINATION, GAS FLARE MONETIZATION, METHANE ABATEMENT POLICIES, ATTRACTING UPSTREAM OIL AND GAS INVESTMENT, DECARBONISATION PATHWAY BALANCING AND ENERGY TRILEMMA OPERATIONALISING THE NIGERIA ENERGY TRANSITION PLAN.