The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) have renewed their commitment to greater in-country value addition from gas operations.
The pledge came on Wednesday 23 June, 2026, when NLNG Managing Director, Engr. Adeleye Falade, paid a courtesy visit to NCDMB Executive Secretary, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, at the Board’s liaison office in Lagos.
Engr. Falade said NLNG remains focused on deepening Nigerian Content, building local capacity and keeping more value within the country. He reported that construction of Train 7 has reached 90 percent completion, with pre-commissioning activities now underway.
The new facility is scheduled for commissioning in 2027 and will increase the company’s overall production capacity by 35 percent.
The project created direct jobs for 16,000 workers on site, which helps reduce insecurity and supports national socio-economic stability, he added.
Falade praised the strong collaboration between the two organisations.
He recalled further their joint pioneering initiatives and said the partnership would grow stronger under his leadership. He assured continued engagement on vendor development, skills training, technology transfer, local procurement and value retention.
In response, Ogbe congratulated Falade on his appointment and promised NCDMB’s full support. He highlighted the 2017 Service Level Agreement on project approvals, which became a model for the industry.
Ogbe urged NLNG to accelerate work on the Brass Shipyard project, a key capacity development initiative linked to Train 7 that will provide a much-needed drydock facility for the country.
The meeting forms part of NLNG’s wider stakeholder engagements and underlines both parties’ drive for local capacity growth and economic benefits from Nigeria’s gas resources
