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NCIFUND

The Nigerian Content Intervention (NCI) Fund is a Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB) fund managed by the Bank of Industry Limited (BOI). The fund is designed to achieve the following strategic objectives:

  1. To increase indigenous participation in the oil and gas industry, and build local capacity and competencies.
  2. To promote the growth and development of Nigerian Content in activities connected with sectors of the Nigerian oil and gas Industry.
  3. To deepen the creation of linkages to other sectors of the national economy and boost industry contributions to the growth of Nigeria’s National Gross Domestic Product.
  4. To address persistent funding challenges that have hindered the capacity and growth of local service providers in oil and gas.
  5. To facilitate the growth of community-based companies in the upstream oil and gas sector.
  6. To spur productivity and job creation in the Oil and Gas Industry.
  7. To attract investment capital into the sector and boost contribution of the sector to Nigeria’s economic growth.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The business must be incorporated/registered with the CAC
  • Operating within the upstream/Midstream sector of the oil and gas Industry
  • Base of operations in the oil and gas producing community
  • A minimum of 6 months valid contract with any of the International Oil Companies (IOC) or indigenous company
  • The required permits from Oil and Gas Industry regulators such as NCDMB, DPR and NIPEX (where applicable) to operate in the oil and gas industry
  • A contract award confirmation letter from the contracting entity
  • A signed local Community Development Agreement (CDA)

Initial Documentation Required

Loan Documentation Required

Customers are required to open an account with the Bank of Industry before application can commence. The documents needed for an account to be opened are listed below. A customer identification number will be created at the end of the account opening process.

An account can be opened by completing an account opening form and submitting all the required documents:

ACCOUNT OPENING REQUIREMENT LIST

  • Schedule of the shareholders signed by the company secretary. (Shareholders Register) for new customers and a confirmation of earlier submission for returning customers
  • Full Incorporation Documents:
    • Photocopy of Certificate of Incorporation
    • Certified true copy of Memorandum and Articles of Association
    • Forms CAC 2.5 (Allotment of Shares)
    • CAC 2.3 (Particulars of Directors)
    • CAC 2.1 (Appointment of Company Secretary)
  • Means of identification of all Directors of the company (i.e., photocopy of International Passport/Driver’s License and National Identity Card) and BVN of the Executive Directors. (**note that ID of all Directors are needed for compliance and credit search)

The loan application process will begin after the account is opened. A loan application form is required to be completed and all required documents submitted and verified:

LOAN APPLICATION / APPROVAL REQUIREMENT LIST

  • Formal Loan Application on Letterhead
  • Duly completed Loan Application Form
  • Feasibility Study Report on the project to be financed stating write-up on technology and manufacturing process(s), etc.
  • Quotation/Proforma Invoice for the supply of items of Machinery and Equipment. Sources and quotations for Raw Materials expressed in quantity and amount
  • Security: Bank Guarantee, a letter of intent for Bank Guarantee (with Risk Management being part of the authorized signatories) of the commercial bank issuing the guarantee. Any exception should be supported with the Bank’s approval limits OR
    • Legal Mortgage
    • Photocopy of the title document(s) to the property being pledged e.g Statutory Certificate of Occupancy/Deed of Assignment/Conveyance/Deed of sublease
    • Valuation Report on the Property Proposed as Security from BOI’s accredited value
    • Lease agreement, if operating from a rented premises
  • A copy of the draft Technical, Management, Machinery Supply and/or Joint Venture Agreement (where applicable)
  • Three years’ Audited Financial Accounts and most recent Management Account from a BOI accredited auditors (for an existing business) OR Statement of Affairs (for business less than one (1) year)
  • Company’s Bank Statement for a period of one (1) year
    • The output of the process is the offer letter
    • Two options are proposed for this stage as shown below
  • Regulatory approvals e.g NAFDAC certificate, Mining Lease
  • Declaration of Outstanding Liabilities to other Institutions and/or Individual

If a loan a loan is approved, the next and that last part of the process is disbursement. Before disbursement can begin, the documents below must be submitted:

LOAN AVAILMENT / DISBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT LIST

To be provided by the customer:

  • Submission of Letter of Offer duly endorsed by a Director and Company Secretary or two (2) Directors
  • Letter of acceptance of Offer and Letter showing specimen signature of the authorized signatory
  • Board Resolution authorizing borrowing
  • Return of duly executed Loan Agreement
  • Evidence of payment of fees (if applicable – appraisal, commitment and legal fees)
  • Letter of Attestation
  • Original proforma invoice(s) for the approved item
  • Four (4) Passport photographs of the Chief Promoter and a Director
  • Evidence of filing of Annual Returns, as well as tax clearance certificate -TCC- for the Company, the Chief Promoter and Directors of the Company. Evidence of payment (eTCC) should be accepted for deferral
  • Submission of Bank Guarantee or title documents/other legal documents e.g. Statutory Certificate of Occupancy of the pledged property, ground rent receipts etc.
  • Letter of undertaking to pay interest during moratorium

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Features

  • Single Obligor Limit: US$10 Million (Ten Million US Dollars) or equivalent in Naira at official exchange rate subsisting on the day of disbursement unless otherwise reviewed in writing by NCDMB for Manufacturing Loan, Asset Acquisition Loan and Loan Refinancing Facilities. / Contract Finance Facility – up to a maximum of US$5 Million / Community Contractors finance Scheme up to a maximum of ₦20 Million Naira
  • Tenor: Maximum of 5 Years but tied to the payment tenor of the contract
  • Moratorium: Six (6) to twelve (12) months on all products apart from loan refinancing facility
  • Pricing/Charges: Interest Rate: 8% p.a. This rate shall accrue to the Fund and shall be subject to joint review by NCDMB and BOI from time to time
  • Security: Any or a combination of: Bank Guarantees from the Eligible Banks as approved by BOI / Treasury Bills or Federal Government Bonds
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