The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen collaboration on local content, as the gas giant’s Train 7 project reached 90 percent completion and pre-commissioning activities got underway.
The renewed commitment was made on Wednesday when NLNG’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Adeleye Falade, paid a courtesy visit to NCDMB’s Executive Secretary, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, at the Board’s liaison office in Lagos.
90% complete, commissioning targeted for 2027
Falade said Train 7 had created 16,000 direct jobs on-site, a development he linked to reduced insecurity and improved socio-economic stability in host communities. He added that the project is on track for commissioning in 2027 and will boost NLNG’s overall production capacity by 35 percent once completed.
“NLNG values its relationship with NCDMB and remains fully committed to the shared goal of strengthening Nigerian Content in the oil and gas industry,” Falade said. “As a major player in Nigeria’s gas sector, we recognise our responsibility to support indigenous capacity, grow local supply chains, and ensure that our activities continue to deliver meaningful value to the Nigerian economy.”
He said NLNG would maintain its focus on vendor development, skills enhancement, technology transfer, local procurement and value retention, describing the company’s approach to the partnership as “deliberate, measurable, and impactful.”
A relationship “beyond regulator and operator”
Ogbe congratulated Falade on his appointment and pledged the Board’s support. He described NCDMB’s relationship with NLNG as one that goes beyond regulator and operator, tracing it back to June 2017, when both organisations signed Nigeria’s first Service Level Agreement (SLA) on Nigerian Content project approval timelines and compliance — an agreement that later became an industry-wide template.
Ogbe also urged NLNG to step up support for the Brass Shipyard project, a capacity development initiative tied to Train 7 that will establish a drydock facility for the oil and gas sector. He commended the company’s collaboration on the project so far and expressed hope that it would be completed within Falade’s tenure, creating further jobs and infrastructure for the country.
The meeting formed part of NLNG’s broader engagement with industry stakeholders, reinforcing its commitment to local capacity development and the advancement of Nigerian Content across the gas value chain.
Sunday Michael Ogwu is a Nigerian journalist and editor of Pinnacle Daily. He is known for his work in business and economic reporting. He has held editorial roles in prominent Nigerian media outlets, where he has focused on economic policy, financial markets, and developmental issues affecting Nigeria and Africa more broadly.