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By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), through its Capacity Building Division (CBD), has successfully concluded the Human Capacity Development (HCD) training programme in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Levels I and II for 30 Nigerians, reaffirming its commitment to developing globally competitive indigenous manpower for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The close-out ceremony, held on Friday, July 24, 2026, at the Skills Development Centre, East-West Road, Roumudara, Port Harcourt, marked the successful completion of the intensive technical training facilitated by the Board in partnership with Gennesaret Resources Nigeria Limited. Delivering the keynote address, the General Manager, Human Capital Development, Ms. Alexis Emelle, charged the graduates ...

By PR The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo, on Saturday commended the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for demonstrating that Local Content Policy could be a force for transforming lives and creating socio-economic value through community-focused interventions. Speaking at the commissioning of a state-of-the-art Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at Ika Comprehensive High School, Ikot Akpan Anwa, Akwa Ibom State, the Minister said such a strategic investment in the area, with vast possibilities for research and online learning through diverse educational platforms, would bolster human capital development, digital literacy and sustainable community development. The ICT Centre, built an...

By Ali Elias The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has intensified its drive to expand domestic gas utilisation and promote cleaner energy with the commissioning of a new Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plant in Bauchi State, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening indigenous participation across Nigeria's oil and gas value chain. The facility, commissioned on Thursday in partnership with Butane Energy Limited, represents another milestone in the Board's strategic investment programme aimed at increasing access to cooking gas, stimulating local enterprise and supporting the Federal Government's energy transition agenda. The project builds on the successful collaboration between the NCDMB and Butane Energy Limited, which has already delivered similar L...

By PR Forty-five young Nigerian graduates on Wednesday in Port Harcourt underwent kick-off formalities for a 12-month Nigerian Content Human Capital Development (NC-HCD) Training Programme for technical competencies identified as critically important for value retention and increased indigenous participation across the oil and gas industry value chain. Organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with Chevron Nigeria Limited and Tombas Resources Nigeria Limited, the programme is geared towards provision of Automated Crude Oil Storage Tanks Upgrade and Repair Services, and is designed to have the trainees adequately grounded in process control technologies, industrial instrumentation and maintenance practices, as well as automation sys...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will on Monday, July 27, 2026, officially launch the Nigerian Content Trainers’ Registration Certificate (NCTRC), marking a significant milestone in the Board’s efforts to strengthen quality assurance and standardisation in human capacity development across Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The platform will be live on the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Joint Qualification System (NOGIC-JQS) portal. The NCTRC is a digital verification and certification platform developed by the NCDMB to assess, inspect, verify, and rate training service providers operating within the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The initiative gives effect to the Regulation for Training in the Nig...

By PR Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Monday at the Nigerian Content Tower (NCT), Yenagoa, expressed his sense of fulfilment at the enactment of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act, 2010, and the many benefits that have accrued to Nigeria at the national and community levels since the emergence of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), that has over time assumed the critical role of business enabler. He recalled the enthusiasm and promptness with which he signed the NOGICD Bill into law in April 2010, stating that the inspiration came from a visit to China as head of a trade delegation to that country during his days as Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State (December 2005-May 2007).&n...

By Els WIlliam The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in collaboration with Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) and Tomba Resources Nigeria Limited (TRNL), has commenced a specialised training programme designed to strengthen indigenous technical capacity in automated crude oil storage tank upgrade and repair services, as part of ongoing efforts to deepen Nigerian content in the nation's petroleum industry. The training, which began on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, is being implemented under the Board's Nigerian Content Human Capacity Development (NC-HCD) initiative and targets the development of highly skilled Nigerian professionals capable of delivering specialised services that have traditionally relied on foreign expertise. The programme focuses...