The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has reappointed Dr Ngozi Omambala as Vice Chairman of its Creative Economy Trade Group for the 2026/2027 tenure.

The appointment, which took effect on September 1, 2026, followed a decision of the NACCIMA Council at its second-quarter meeting in Port Harcourt on June 24 and was subsequently approved by the association’s National President, Engr. Jani Ibrahim, OON.

Under the renewed mandate, Omambala is expected to support NACCIMA’s efforts to expand investment opportunities across the creative economy, travel, tourism, hospitality and entertainment sectors.
She will also contribute to policy development, sector roadmaps and stakeholder engagement across Nollywood, theatre and the wider creative enterprise ecosystem.

The reappointment comes as NACCIMA deepens its international engagement, particularly through a proposed collaboration with the Migration Observatory Lab of the Center of African Studies, University of Porto, Portugal.
NACCIMA said it communicated its readiness on September 7 to proceed with implementing the collaboration following

the signing of a Letter of Intent between the parties.

The next phase is expected to include a joint 12-month work plan, pilot programme design, resource mobilisation and coordinated stakeholder engagement, with Omambala representing the NACCIMA Creative Economy Trade Group.
Omambala said the creative economy was increasingly becoming an important platform for enterprise, trade, investment, innovation, job creation 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,” she said.
She said the Nigeria-Portugal initiative should demonstrate how international cooperation could move beyond dialogue to practical programmes capable of delivering measurable outcomes.

“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 said.

The initiative comes as Nigeria seeks to position its film, music, fashion, visual arts, tourism and other creative industries within global trade and investment conversations.

Omambala is also the Founder and Festival Director of the Artistic Pulse Festival & Trade Fair (APF 2026) and Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NMO Management Ltd. Her professional activities span the creative economy, enterprise development, trade, cultural diplomacy and international stakeholder engagement.

NACCIMA said the renewed appointment and University of Porto collaboration would support efforts to position Nigeria’s creative economy as a platform for enterprise growth, investment, knowledge exchange and sustainable economic development.