Nigeria Launches Maiden Ceramic Investment Summit to Boost Industrial Growth and Exports

Prof. Patrick Oaikhinan, a ceramic engineer and summit director

Nigeria is set to cement its position in the global ceramics market with the launch of the Nigeria Ceramic Investment Summit & Product Exhibition (NCISPE 2026), a pioneering platform aimed at driving industrial growth, enhancing local manufacturing, and boosting the nation’s GDP.

Scheduled for June 23–25, 2026, in Lagos, NCISPE 2026 is designed as a high-impact international forum to unlock Africa’s fastest-growing ceramic market. The summit brings together global manufacturers, investors, policymakers, and supply-chain leaders from China, India, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Türkiye, and across Africa, showcasing opportunities in ceramic tiles, sanitary ware, tableware, technical ceramics, raw materials, and allied industries.

The event’s theme, “Where investment, industry, policy, and talent converge for measurable returns,” underscores its goal to deliver tangible commercial, institutional, and career outcomes by connecting stakeholders along Nigeria’s ceramic and construction value chain.

Prof. Patrick Oaikhinan, a ceramic engineer and summit director, described Nigeria as a market with strong fundamentals for ceramic manufacturing and trade. He noted that while the country has technical expertise and a growing consumer market, local manufacturers face high energy costs, limited access to finance, competition from imports, and weak supply-chain integration.

“Ceramics sit at the intersection of housing, infrastructure, manufacturing, and industrial energy demand. By strengthening the ceramic value chain, you directly impact housing affordability, industrialisation, and employment,” Oaikhinan said.

Unlike traditional conferences, NCISPE 2026 is structured as a deal-making and execution-focused platform, combining policy dialogue with practical investment engagement. The summit aims to convert conversations into contracts, relationships into supply agreements, and policy alignment into bankable projects.

Key features include global investment and policy dialogues, technology and machinery showcases, product exhibitions with live demonstrations, raw-material beneficiation sessions, SME and local manufacturer integration, and structured B2B, B2G, and investor matchmaking forums.

The summit is expected to attract a wide spectrum of stakeholders: international and indigenous manufacturers, kiln and machinery suppliers, raw-material processors, architects, real estate developers, exporters, financiers, government regulators, development finance institutions, universities, and research institutions.

“At NCISPE 2026, connections are more than chance encounters—they are the building blocks of future growth. Nigeria is ready. Africa is rising. The ceramic opportunity is now,” Oaikhinan added.
Registration is now open, offering industry professionals from around the globe the opportunity to explore cutting-edge ceramic technologies, emerging market opportunities, and strategic partnerships in one of the world’s most promising emerging markets.

Nigeria’s first Ceramic Investment Summit & Product Exhibition (NCISPE 2026) launches in Lagos, bringing global manufacturers, investors, and policymakers to strengthen the ceramic value chain, boost local production, and drive industrial growth and exports.