Capacity Development
Targeted interventions in human capital, infrastructure, manufactured materials, and local supplier growth.
About the Programme
About the Tech Innovation Challenge
Promoting Research to Commercialization (R2C). Building Nigeria's next generation of energy innovators.
What is TIC?
The Tech Innovation Challenge (TIC) is a Maiden initiative of the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB) aimed at strengthening Nigeria's innovation ecosystem by supporting technology-driven solutions that advance the oil, gas, and energy sectors.
TIC provides a platform for innovators, researchers, and entrepreneurs to showcase their ideas, receive expert mentorship, and gain access to funding and industry networks, from lab to market.
The Board
About NCDMB
Driving Local Content, Building the Nation
The Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board was established in 2010 by the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act to guide, monitor, coordinate, and implement local content development across Nigeria's oil and gas industry.
From its headquarters at the Nigerian Content Tower in Yenagoa, NCDMB deepens indigenous capability, enforces Nigerian Content compliance, and advances research, capacity building, and industry partnerships that industrialise the sector and its linkages.
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Research & Development
Studies, workshops, and programmes that advance Nigerian Content and in-country innovation.
Compliance & Monitoring
Oversight of Nigerian Content plans, project certification, and industry utilisation of local goods and services.
Industry Growth
Stewardship of the Nigerian Content Development Fund and systems that strengthen indigenous participation.
Objectives
Programme Objectives
Tech Transfer
Move innovative research into usable, industry-ready solutions.
Industry Partnerships
Connect innovators with energy-sector stakeholders and networks.
Funding & Investment
Open pathways to scale high-potential indigenous solutions.
Business Strategy
Equip ventures for market launch, growth, and commercialization.
Explore TIC 2026
See the programme structure, timeline, and competitors for the Maiden Edition.