Professor Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, Director General/Chief Executive of Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), is to deliver the 10th edition of The Bullion Lecture.

The theme of the lecture which is scheduled for 10am on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at The Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, is From Resources to Prosperity: How Raw Materials Development, Value Addition and Innovation Can Catalyse Nigeria’s Industrial Renaissance.

Ike-Muonso is a distinguished Natural Resource Economist and Academic Leader with over 30 years of expertise in raw material market dynamics, supply chain economics, and research commercialisation.

As the Director General of RMRDC, he sits at the intersection of industry, policy, and academia, driving Nigeria’s transition from a resource-exporting nation to an industrial powerhouse. Ike-Muonso is the chief architect of the landmark 30% Value-Addition Bill, a transformative legislative mandate requiring local processing of all extracted raw materials prior to export.

This initiative, coupled with his aggressive advocacy for the prohibition of imports for locally abundant resources, is designed to secure Nigeria’s economic sovereignty and fortify domestic industrial linkages.