TEN YEARS OF LOCAL CONTENT IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIA: SUCCESSES, CHALLENGES AND THE IMPERATIVE OF EXPANDING BEYOND OIL AND GAS
1.0 INTRODUCTION Seated in the Lekki peninsula of Lagos is a refinery and petrochemical project undergoing furious construction. This facility is predicted to, upon completion, be the largest oil refinery in Africa and the largest single-train facility in the entire world. The Dangote Oil Refinery, owned by the Nigerian-based Dangote Group, is believed to double Nigeria’s refining capacity and assist in increasing domestic demand for fuel, while concurrently utilizing exports to generate foreign exchange. This milestone was, however, not accidentally clinched. Rather, it was a delivery result of the Stakeholder Management and International Coordination priority, following the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act in 2010, to promote local content implementation in the sector. The key-phrase ‘Local Content’ can be described as the comprehensive whole involving local skills development, employment of local labour and manufacturing processes, and oil and gas techn
