NOGOF Awards
Submissions are now Open!
The NOGOF 2025 Awards are Local Content driven, looking at how projects have been executed to date by related organizations, using the criteria for each award category to gauge contributions to the success of Local Content Development within the O&G sector as mandated by the Local Content Act of Nigeria, 2010.
As a result, the awards will honor the unique contribution and efforts made by the oil and gas sector per participants nominated throughout all areas of the industry value chain for the development of the larger community and environment, in proportion to the local upliftment it offered.
Don’t miss the opportunity to make the industry aware of your invaluable work and establish yourself and your company as an example of excellence and innovation in the oil, gas and energy industry.
Carefully review the award categories and guidelines on this page before filling out and submitting your entries using the NOGOF 2025 Award Completion form below.
nOGOF 2025
Award Categories
- Opportunity Presenters
- National Operating Company with the most impactful Local Content Development Initiative(s) in Nigeria.
- International Upstream Operating Company with the most impactful Local Content Development Initiative(s) in Nigeria.
- Independent or Indigenous Upstream Operating Company with the most impactful Local Content Development Initiative(s) executed in Nigeria.
- Downstream Operating Company with the most impactful Local Content Development Initiative(s) executed in Nigeria.
- Gas Processing Company with the most impactful Local Content Development Initiative(s) in Nigeria.
- Multinational Service Provider with the most impactful contribution to Local Content Development in Nigeria (within the period of 2019 to date).
- Nigerian Indigenous Service Provider with the most impactful contribution to Local Content Development in Nigeria (within the period of 2019 to date).
- Most Supportive Financial Institution to Local Content Development in Nigeria.
- Refining and Petrochemicals Company with the most impactful Nigerian Content Development initiative(s). Manufacturers and Fabricators with the most impactful Nigerian Content Development initiative(s).
General Criteria
- Employment Level– Number and type of new employment created for Nigerians on the initiative. The level of participation of local people and businesses is a direct result of the project’s activities.
- Impact of Capital Spend- Contribution of initiatives to local production/ manufacturing capacity (quantity/yr. – kg, tons, pcs, etc.). New training opportunities created for Nigerians on initiative (No, type, etc.). Contribution to communities (level of empowerment of community persons, vendors, infrastructure, development etc.)
- Impact on Local Content- Work that
resulted in new to industry knowledge and was applicable to new frontiers
across the O&G Value chain, innovative solutions, and sufficient peer
review on the subject of originality. - Industry Relevance/Impact- Subject’s
ability to be applicable and repeatable across the industry; linked to devise
new ways or use cases within the industry; future benefits and advantages for
the oil and gas industry are to be clear and distinguishable. - Human Capital Development – Submission showcases the wider community/country betterment and improvement that the project has brought. Highlighting examples of how the project transferred skills and knowledge, boosting the community skill assets. And/or through, but not limited to, programs aimed at promoting and improving access to education, vocational training and scholarships.
- Originality– That work resulted in new to industry knowledge and applicable to new frontiers across the O&G Value chain, innovative solutions and sufficient peer review on the subject of originality.
- Innovation– Submission clearly outlinesthe inventive technologies, products and services that an existing/ start-up isoffering and the industry pain points they address; Clear demonstration of the products/services departure from previously established methods or processes and usage of technological breakthroughs; Submission maps out the before and after improvements that the products/services bring and clearly defines the core operating processes they will impact.
Evidence Depicting Criteria being met
Pictures
Certificates-Project completion certificates
Written and Pictorial evidence of work done
Reports of work done
Publications
Commendations-Other awards/recognitions
nOGOF 2025
Award Rules
- Award Review period is between 2023-2025
- You cannot provide same evidence for two different categories
- You must have registered for NOGOF 2025 to nominate
- You must have registered for NOGOF 2025 as a sponsor to be nominated
- Pictorial Evidence must be in JPEG/PNG
- Video Evidence must be in MP4/MOV
- Where News Paper evidence, it must apply within the review period i.e., between 2023-2025
- The profile of the organization must also be submitted in word no more than 300 words
- All Evidence must be submitted to awards@ncdmbnogof.org
- Deadline for awards nomination and submission of evidence is 10th of May, 2025