NCDMB Dey Push Local Content for Better Energy Business

Una don hear wetin dey happen for NCDMB level? Dem don talk am clear! Dem dey serious about making sure say oil and gas business for Africa no go dey follow imported idea again. Felix Ogbe, weh na di Executive Secretary of NCDMB, carry better gist come during di 2026 Nigeria International Energy Summit for Abuja, wey dem call ‘Energy for Peace and Prosperity: Securing Our Shared Future’.

Wetin Ogbe talk no be small matter o! E don make am clear say local content no suppose just be for compliance matter; e suppose be how we go fit build big-time industries for Africa. E talk say people wey dey work for dis sector must dey ready to develop capacity and collaborate with each other sharp-sharp.

One of di main points wey e mention na say di NCDMB don update plenty operational guidelines wey go help reduce contract timeline and make sure say money wey dey go into projects go stay for Nigeria. Dem wan make sure say “dem keep value for di country”, instead of sending am go abroad.

Lokpobiri, di Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, join body too. E talk say dem need better partnership between foreign companies and local ones make di projects fit compete better and no go dey too costy. E don talk say Nigeria no dey lack for oil and gas, but if we no get better local content policy, we go dey miss plenty opportunities.

Ogbe don talk say capacity building go power di industry well well, and dem go dey train more Nigerians. Dem don start put people for oil and gas sector wey sabi wetin dem dey do, so dat dem fit run di industry without relying on foreign expertise alone.

Dem also dey push for di African Energy Bank, wey go help people get better finance for their projects without wahala. Di bank go make di funding for energy projects easier, and e go fit support many local companies wey dey try stand their ground for di market.

So as e be, dis na di time wey all di players for di Nigerian oil and gas sector need come together, share ideas and talk how dem go fit work together to bring local content matter to life. Na so dem go fit build strong economy, wey go make our continent waka forward.