The National Gas Infrastructure Command Centre (NGCC) has officially been established following the federal government’s inauguration of a steering committee and a joint technical working group (JTWG) to drive the establishment.
NGCC is an establishment of the Nigerian government to centralize a digital platform that is aimed at strengthening transparency, coordination, and operational efficiency across Nigeria’s gas value chain.
Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (gas), described the command centre as a key enabler of Nigeria’s gas-to-power ambitions and broader industrialisation agenda under the decade of gas initiative.
The minister said the steering committee would provide strategic direction, ensure policy alignment, strengthen inter-agency collaboration, and oversee phased implementation, stating that the JTWG would design the technical framework for the centre, including system architecture, data standards, operational protocols, and risk mitigation strategies required for an integrated national command system.
Engineering Automation Technology Ltd. (EATL), an indigenous firm and project promoter, will handle system design and funding mobilisation, in partnership with its Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
“The NGCC is a national asset that requires unified effort and a focus on outcomes that benefit all Nigerians. Government expects clear deliverables, actionable recommendations, and consistent progress reporting,” Ekpo said
The steering committee is chaired by Ekperikpe Ekpo, with Patience Oyekunle, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, serving as the alternate chair.
Other members include representatives from the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, and Engineering Automation Technology Limited (EATL), the project promoter.
The JTWG comprises representatives from EATL as technical and funding lead, the gas and legal departments of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the office of the minister of state (gas), NMDPRA, NNPC, Gas Aggregator Company Nigeria (GACN) Ltd/Gas Transmission and Expansion (GTE), and the Decade of Gas Secretariat.
In a separate media statement from Louis Ibah, spokesperson of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), it was disclosed that NGCC is an establishment backed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 as an enabler, noting that the initiative will provide real-time oversight of Nigeria’s national gas infrastructure.
“It is positioned as a strategic reform to unlock greater value from Nigeria’s vast gas reserves, in the nation’s quest to meet the Presidential directive to grow natural gas production to 12Bscfd by 2030, as well as regulatory visibility and investor confidence.
“The NGCC will be established under a private sector-led Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model under regulatory supervision of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), with no financial exposure to the Federal Government,” the statement reads.
