#localcontent

Namibia’s 2026 Local Content Pivot: “A Must, Not an Option”

While big FPSO headlines grab attention, Namibia is doing the quiet, hard thing: locking local content into law before first oil ever flows.

The Cabinet‑approved National Upstream Local Content Policy and a 2025/26 Petroleum Amendment Bill together create a framework where IOCs must submit Local Content Plans, prioritise Namibian firms, train and promote Namibians, and report on it, or risk non‑compliance.​

This piece breaks down what Maggy Shino means when she says local content is “a must and not an option,” how the new Upstream Petroleum Unit will centralise oversight in the Presidency, and what kind of ownership thresholds, SME‑support tools and reporting obligations companies will face from 2026 onward.​

Extrait du chapitre du Nigeria rédigé par AALAWSNG dans le Guide 2025 de International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG) – Télécoms, Médias et Internet.

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From AALAWSNG’s Nigeria chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG) – Telecoms, Media & Internet 2025 Guide.

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Telcos must source 80 % of network gear & VAS locally and invest 1 % of turnover in Nigerian ICT R&D

From AALAWSNG’s Nigeria chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG) – Telecoms, Media & Internet 2025 Guide.

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Indonesia has banned the new iPhone 16 Smartphone which is made by the United States (US) Company “Apple Incorporated” because it doesn't meet their required percentage of Parts that are made locally in their Country. Indonesia requires certain Smartphones to contain at least 40% made in Indonesia and the iPhone 16 doesn't meet that.

Currently the top Smartphone Brand in Indonesia is "Oppo" which is made in the Dongguan Province of China. Indonesians can still buy the iPhone 16 by directly importing it from other Countries, but will have to pay additional Importation and other Taxes for them on top of the already expensive Price of the iPhone 16.

Here is the Link to the Article at the Reuters Website: https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-iphone-16-sales-blocked-indonesia-due-local-parts-rule-2024-10-28/

Govt makes it easier to win oil and gas projects for local-content bidders

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More than 8,000 oil and gas of projects CPSEs are currently underway, including refineries, exploration and production, pipelines, city gas distribution, drilling and survey activities.

At a time when the country’s oil and gas sector is executing projects worth about Rs 5.88 lakh crore, the Union government has amended the purchase-preference-local-content (PPLC) policy for the sector. In…