The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has re-appointed Ngozi Omambala, as vice chairman of the NACCIMA Creative Economy Trade Group for the 2026/2027 tenure.
The re-appointment followed a decision of the NACCIMA Council at its 2nd quarter meeting held in Port Harcourt on June this year, subsequently approved by the National President, NACCIMA, Jani Ibrahim.
According to a release made available to the media by NACCIMA, the Creative Economy Trade Group’s mandate encompasses promoting investment opportunities across the creative economy, travel, tourism, hospitality and entertainment sectors; contributing to policy development; addressing challenges affecting sector growth; developing roadmaps for sector opportunities; and collaborating with stakeholders including Nollywood, NANTAP and creative entrepreneurs.
The renewed appointment, the release explained comes as NACCIMA’s Creative Economy Trade Group continues to expand its international institutional engagement.
The release therefore reads in parts: ‘On 7 September 2026, NACCIMA formally communicated its readiness to proceed with the implementation of its collaboration with the Migration Observatory Lab, Center of African Studies, University of Porto, Portugal, following the successful signing of a Letter of Intent.
‘There is also plans for the development of a joint 12-month work plan, pilot design, resource mobilisation and coordinated stakeholder engagement, with a kick-off meeting to commence the implementation process.
‘Ngozi Omambala is representing the NACCIMA Creative Economy Trade Group in the engagement with the University of Porto.’
Commenting on the development, Omambala said: ‘The creative economy is increasingly becoming an important driver of enterprise, trade, investment, innovation, employment and international engagement.
‘My renewed mandate within NACCIMA provides an opportunity to deepen the connection between Nigeria’s creative businesses and wider domestic and international markets, institutions and investment opportunities.
‘The Nigeria-Portugal engagement demonstrates the importance of moving beyond conversations to practical programmes, knowledge exchange, institutional partnerships and resource mobilisation that can deliver measurable value to creative entrepreneurs and the wider Nigerian economy.’
Omambala is also the founder and Festival Director of Artistic Pulse Festival and Trade Fair (APF) 2026, and Group Managing CEO of NMO Management Ltd.
Her work spans the creative economy, enterprise development, trade, cultural diplomacy and international stakeholder engagement.
The NACCIMA re-appointment and the University of Porto implementation process are expected to further support efforts to position Nigeria’s creative economy as a platform for enterprise growth, trade, investment, knowledge exchange and sustainable economic development.