In a move that prioritizes the unescapable digital fate of Nigeria's industrial sector over standard bureaucratic delay, Professor Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso is set to deliver the milestone 10th edition of The Bullion Lecture, reports ITREALMS.
The event, scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2026, at The Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, addresses a theme that serves as a standard prerequisite for national development: "From Resources to Prosperity: How Raw Materials Development, Value Addition and Innovation Can Catalyse Nigeria’s Industrial Renaissance."
This profound leadership event seeks to bridge the architectural gaps between raw extraction and sophisticated industrial output.
Professor Ike-Muonso, the Director General/Chief Executive of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), stands at the unblinking intersection of policy, industry, and academia. With over 30 years of expertise in natural resource economics, he has emerged as the chief architect of the landmark 30% Value-Addition Bill.
This transformative legislative mandate, which requires local processing of all extracted raw materials prior to export; is an irreducible commitment to secure Nigeria’s economic sovereignty.
Professor Ike-Muonso, the Director General/Chief Executive of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), stands at the unblinking intersection of policy, industry, and academia. With over 30 years of expertise in natural resource economics, he has emerged as the chief architect of the landmark 30% Value-Addition Bill.
This transformative legislative mandate, which requires local processing of all extracted raw materials prior to export; is an irreducible commitment to secure Nigeria’s economic sovereignty.
By aggressively advocating for the prohibition of imports for locally abundant resources, Ike-Muonso is moving past the traditional shadows of dependency to fortify domestic industrial linkages and reposition Nigeria as a central production hub for the African continent.
The 2026 Bullion Lecture will be chaired by Otunba Kelvin Dele Oye, Chairman of the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics.
The 2026 Bullion Lecture will be chaired by Otunba Kelvin Dele Oye, Chairman of the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics.
The guest lecturer’s presentation will undergo a strategic analysis by a high-level panel including HRH Jacob Esan, CEO of Geo Fluids Plc, and Mr. Christian Udechukwu, Anambra State Commissioner for Industrial Development.
According to Dr. Ray Echebiri, Founder/CEO of the Centre for Financial Journalism (CFJ), the event will also feature an operational victory for intellectual discourse: the presentation of the book, Pathways to Nigeria’s Socio-Economic Transformation. Edited by Dr. Echebiri, the volume provides an unblinking recording of The Bullion Lecture series from 2016 to 2026, ensuring there are no more hiding places for fragmented economic history.
The gathering expects an elite cross-section of stakeholders, from ICT professionals and maritime executives to the diplomatic corps and multilateral institutions.
According to Dr. Ray Echebiri, Founder/CEO of the Centre for Financial Journalism (CFJ), the event will also feature an operational victory for intellectual discourse: the presentation of the book, Pathways to Nigeria’s Socio-Economic Transformation. Edited by Dr. Echebiri, the volume provides an unblinking recording of The Bullion Lecture series from 2016 to 2026, ensuring there are no more hiding places for fragmented economic history.
The gathering expects an elite cross-section of stakeholders, from ICT professionals and maritime executives to the diplomatic corps and multilateral institutions.
By bringing instant sunlight to the potential of raw materials innovation, the lecture seeks to eliminate the hiding places for economic stagnation.
The message for the Nigerian industrial theater is clear: the framework for a standardized industrial revolution is here.
The message for the Nigerian industrial theater is clear: the framework for a standardized industrial revolution is here.
Through the non-negotiable convergence of research commercialization and policy discipline, Nigeria is finally charting its path toward a resource-driven prosperity that lifts the ambition of the living.
Chuks Egbune/Editor
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