DEADLINE: 30TH JANUARY, 2026
NIGERIAN CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING BOARD (NCDMB)
NCDMB CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS NIGERIAN CONTENT TOWERS OX-BOW LAKE SWALI YENAGOA BAYELSA STATE
INVITATION TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL FOR NIGERIAN CONTENT RESEARCH, INNOVATION, AND TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE
(1) INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Yenagoa, Bayelsa State has commenced the Nigerian Content Research, Innovation and Technology Challenge, 2025/2026.
The competition seeks to identify and develop new technologies to address specific challenges in the oil and gas industry, and its linkage sectors.
Further to this, NCDMB hereby invites interested individuals, research institutions, academia, oil and gas supplier industry and members of the public with research innovations to submit proposals for evaluation and admission into NCDMB Innovation bank hosted in the NCDMB Technology Innovation and Incubation Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa state.
(2) THEMATIC FOCUS
All proposals shall be in line with the approved thematic areas and priority industry challenge, as listed below:
(a) Geological and Geophysical Studies thematic area: Developing solutions related to exploration, big data, real-time logging data processing
(b) Local Materials Substitution Studies thematic area: Sustainable materials for environmental remediation, materials for development of cryogenic technology for LNG, refinery, and other applications, local materials for ultra-high temperature high-pressure cementing.
(c) Technology Development Studies thematic area: Innovation on denationalisation technology, application of Internet of Things to exploration and production, and condensate refining technology.
(d) Health, Safety and Environmental Studies thematic area: Proposals are expected from carbon capture utilisation and storage technology to reduce greenhouse emission, depollution and produced water management system, and hydrogen production techniques to enhance CO, capture
(e) Engineering Studies thematic area: Proposals are expected from developing technology solutions for enhanced oil recovery, refinery units technology to improve efficiency, laboratory analytical equipment for experimentation and materials testing, and drilling technology, instrumentation, and control systems.
(f) Renewable Energy: Proposals are expected from solar energy technologies, wind energy solutions, and energy storage systems such as battery technologies, hydrogen storage, and thermal storage: molten salts.
(3) FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION
All proposals should be submitted In the following format:
(1) Company/institution name
(2) Thematic area
(3) Title of innovation
(4) Description of innovation
(5) Objective, vision, mission, and values, solution and expected product
(6) Team structure
(7) Funding model and budget estimate
(8) Marketing plan, including timelines to market
(9) Risk analysis
(4) SUBMISSION
Proposals should not be more than 1,500 words and should be submitted not later than a month from the date of publication via email address: info@tiic.ncdmb.com.ng.
(5) CLOSING DATE, COLLATION AND EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS
Submission of entry closes on 30 January, 2026. All submitted proposals will be collated and evaluation will commence immediately entry closes.
(6) COMPETITION STAGES
- The top 30 proposals will be selected at the first stage, and the teams will be assigned mentors to guide them towards developing a compelling demo and presentation.
- The number will be reduced to 10 at the second stage, and further reduced to 5 on the final day of the competition where the winners will be determined.
- The innovators will present their business pitches/demos to corporate venture capitalists to invest, drive innovation, and expand market reach, while helping emerging businesses grow.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
- Winners will be announced at the closing ceremony.
- Prizes will be awarded to top 5 winners of the competition – cash awards, mentorship opportunities, media coverage.
- Top 10 participants will be on-boarded into the TIIC for guidance and further development of their innovation to commercialisation.
SIGNED
THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
NIGERIAN CONTENT DEVELOPMENT & MONITORING BOARD
NIGERIAN CONTENT TOWER, OX-BOW LAKE,SWALI-YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE.
