NACCIMA don officially open application for dia $150 million Offshore Expansion Facility. The programme na to help Nigerian businesses grow and modernise. E come from collaboration with Germany‘s ODDO BHF SE.
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture bin announce this for statement from Abuja. Eligible companies fit apply through dedicated digital portal. The platform dem unveil during Infrastructure Conference (INFRACON) 2026 at AFREXIM Tower for Abuja.
According to NACCIMA, this na major milestone for digitising foreign direct investment for Nigeria’s Organised Private Sector. The operational framework and portal na Dr Waheed Olagunju present am. He be Chairman of Joint NACCIMA–ODDO BHF Working Group Committee and former Managing Director of Bank of Industry. Im join hand with Dr Segun Olugbile, NACCIMA’s Digital Economy Coordinator and Chairman of Digital Economy Trade Group.
The facility go provide qualified Nigerian enterprises with patient, long-term expansion capital. Interest rate na single-digit, wey go help businesses. For the statement, dem say priority sectors na Manufacturing, excluding defence, Agro-Allied Processing, Energy, Logistics, Mineral Beneficiation, and Transportation. Twenty per cent of the whole facility go to Digital Economy and ICT sector.
Dr Waheed Olagunju talk say: “What we are launching today is a transparent, globally aligned investment origination pipeline as a demonstration of investors’ confidence in Nigeria’s economy”. He add say di Joint NACCIMA–ODDO Committee don develop rigorous framework wey go make viable, ESG-compliant Nigerian enterprises access capital, starting from minimum of $10 million. This money go help dem acquire European machinery, equipment, and technology wey dem need to scale dia operations.
Olagunju also emphasize di portal get bank-grade security and data protection standards. “To attract world-class European investment, our digital infrastructure must inspire absolute confidence and trust,” e yarn. The e-portal dey automate Know-Your-Customer verification and integrate secure framework to protect applicants’ financial information.
Di financing package get minimum facility size of $10 million, with minimum repayment tenure of seven and half years. Beneficiaries go also need to commit between 35 and 50 per cent of the financing for procurement of eligible goods, equipment, machinery, and services from Europe. Di rest fit dey used inside Nigeria or other approved markets.
NACCIMA talk say applicants must be financially viable and show strong repayment capacity. Dem need provide at least three years of audited financial statements. Dem also need show evidence of compliance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. Plus, dem must be verified financial members of recognised organised private sector associations. Dis include NACCIMA, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME), or Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI).
The association talk say, “This initiative underlines NACCIMA’s commitment to building credible international financing pathways for Nigerian industries.” Dem say by securing long-term capital through strategic global partnerships, dem aim to enhance private sector competitiveness and drive sustainable industrial transformation across the nation.
