Former President Goodluck Jonathan was celebrated at the Champions of Nigerian Content Awards, held last night in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, as part of the ongoing Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) 2025.
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) honoured Jonathan with its inaugural Champion of Nigerian Content Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his pivotal role in advancing local content in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
The award ceremony, which took place at the NCDMB’s world-class conference hall, spotlighted individuals and companies with outstanding contributions to Nigerian content development.
In his remarks, Jonathan expressed gratitude to the NCDMB for the honour and reflected on his signing of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Bill into law in April 2010, just two months after assuming office as Acting President.
He emphasized his belief that the local content policy is a transformative tool for local industrialization, human capacity development, and technological advancement in Nigeria and Africa at large.
Writing about the development on his social media page, Jonathan stated, “I believe that the local content policy is the missing link in Africa’s search for viable processes and procedures that would strengthen the continent’s economic base across strategic value chains.”
He reaffirmed his conviction that the gains brought by the implementation of the Act would be revolutionary for the country in both the short and long term.
The event underscored the importance of local content as a driver of economic growth and recognized Jonathan’s enduring legacy in shaping Nigeria’s industrial landscape.
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