Practical Nigerian Content Forum 2026

The Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) Forum is the annual meeting point for Nigeria's oil and gas local content agenda, organised by dmg events in partnership with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and hosted by Bayelsa State. The 2026 edition takes place at the Nigerian Content Tower, NCDMB's headquarters in Yenagoa, and brings government, international and indigenous operators, contractors and service companies together to assess how much work is done in-country and where capacity must grow next.

Programme

The forum mixes high-level debate with direct engagement with the regulator and project visits.

• Strategic Forum with ministers and industry leaders
• Townhall with the NCDMB
• Showcase Arena with more than 30 exhibiting companies
• Site visit to Nigerian content projects
• Welcome reception, cultural evening and gala dinners

Who attends

Federal ministers and energy advisers, NCDMB directors, the country heads of international oil companies and leading Nigerian independents, engineering and service contractors, industry associations such as PETAN and OGTAN, and financiers.

Speakers and partners

Speakers announced for 2026 include the Ministers of State for Petroleum Resources, the NCDMB Executive Secretary and the country chiefs of Shell, TotalEnergies, Chevron and ExxonMobil in Nigeria. NNPC is the principal sponsor, with Chevron, ExxonMobil and Renaissance Africa Energy as platinum sponsors.