Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has reiterated its commitment to advancing Nigerian Content beyond regulatory compliance, emphasizing indigenous expertise, enterprise development, and community-driven value creation across the nation’s energy sector.

The pledge was made at the 2025 Nigerian Content Stakeholders’ Retreat held in Finima, Bonny Island, Rivers State. The event, themed “Deepening Stakeholders’ Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Development,” brought together regulators, executives, and Nigerian Content advocates to celebrate leadership and excellence in the sector.

Olakunle Osobu, NLNG Deputy Managing Director, stated that the company’s Nigerian Content vision focuses on leadership, impact, and legacy.

“Our journey in Nigerian Content is about creating opportunities, not just fulfilling compliance targets. We are building capacity and enabling growth that lasts—driven by strong collaboration with NCDMB and other partners,” Osobu said.

The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, represented by Director of Capacity Building, Engr. Abayomi Bamidele, lauded NLNG for maintaining the retreat as an open platform for dialogue, collaboration, and shared industrial progress. He highlighted joint initiatives such as the Service Level Agreement (SLA), Technical Working Group (TWG), and staff secondment, demonstrating that regulatory authorities and operators can sustain mutually beneficial partnerships.

Ogbe also commended NLNG’s execution of the Train 7 project and its measurable contributions to local economic value, urging the company to continue championing initiatives that strengthen Nigeria’s footprint in the global LNG market.

In the same vein, the NCDMB reinforced its position as Nigeria’s most business-friendly regulatory institution, winning the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) Transparency and Efficiency Champion Award for the fourth consecutive year.

Receiving the award on behalf of Engr. Ogbe, Acting Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Omomehin Ajimijaye, reaffirmed NCDMB’s commitment to policy alignment, institutional efficiency, and measurable management targets. The Board also received the Reform Champion Award, presented to Engr. Cityfaith Baribor Zorasi for his outstanding contributions as NCDMB’s liaison to PEBEC.

The retreat concluded with a renewed focus on strengthening business systems, expanding local capacity under the NOGICD Act of 2010, and sustaining high-performance regulatory practices in Nigeria’s energy sector.