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By PR The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, on Tuesday commended the KEFFESO Host Community Development Trust (KHCDT) and its oil and gas industry partners, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited (First E&P), for impressive strides in projects and programmes that speak to the major thrusts of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act, 2010, and objectives of the Board’s Community Content Guideline (CCG).    Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs) are a creation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021, administered by Boards of Trustees (BoTs), which oversee the utilisation of funds (3%...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has concluded plans to host the fourth edition of its Quarterly Book Reading Programme, featuring renowned leadership expert and former Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside. The book reading session will hold on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at the Nigerian Content Tower, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The programme is part of NCDMB’s sustained effort to promote literacy, critical thinking, and knowledge exchange through structured engagement with leading Nigerian authors and thought leaders. Since its start in August 2014, the book reading series has served as a platform for intellectual discourse on thematic subjects, while reinforcing NCDMB’s commitment ...

By Els William The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has recorded another milestone in its human capital development drive with the close-out ceremony of the Nigerian Content Human Capacity Development (NC-HCD) Programme for the ANOH Gas Processing Company Limited (AGPL) and Pressure Control System Nigeria Limited (PCSNL) project. The ceremony, held in Port Harcourt, was attended by the General Manager, Capacity Building Division of the Board, Esueme Dan Kikile, alongside industry stakeholders and graduating trainees. The event marks the completion of a structured training initiative executed under the NC-HCD framework, a regulatory requirement tied to major oil and gas projects aimed at developing indigenous technical capacity. A stakeholder noted that the ...

By Els William The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commenced a specialised human capacity development programme aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, marking a significant step in the country’s local content drive. The programme, which focuses on Integrated Pipeline Pigging, Corrosion Control, and Monitoring, was formally flagged off at a kick-off ceremony for the Nigerian Content Human Capacity Development (NC-HCD) Training Selection Test Result for Topline and Nexus Alliance in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Representing the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, FNSE, the Manager, Human Capacity Development, Mrs. Tarilate Bribena, delivered the keynote address, describing the initiative as a strategic investment i...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced that Engr. Tony Attah, Managing Director of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited will speak at the next edition of the Nigerian Content Academy Lecture Series. The lecture will hold virtually on Thursday, April 9, 2026, by 10am, and the renowned industry expert will speak on “Finding Funds for Effective & Efficient Local Content Initiatives – IPPG Perspective.” Engr. Attah, who served previously as the Managing Director of Nigeria LNG Limited and Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) will bring his wealth of experience to bear on the lecture. This highly anticipated lecture is part of the Academy’s ongoing commitment to advancing discourse, cap...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and development finance giants Bank of Industry (BoI) and Nigerian Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank, on Tuesday in Warri, Delta State, engaged oil and gas industry stakeholders in a well-attended sensitisation workshop to raise awareness on available funding mechanisms and requirements as well as business opportunities in the sector. Themed “Deepening Local Content through Certificates, Compliance and Financial Support,” the Workshop had as highlight the unveiling of the Nigerian Content Fund Compliance Certificate (NCFCC) Portal. It addressed critical issues, such as the Nigerian Content Development Fund (NCDF) and the Revised Community Contractors Financing Scheme, while providing stakeholders from Delta and Edo Stat...

Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG plant offshore Australia has suffered “extensive damage” from a cyclone that recently passed through Australia. The two liquefaction trains at the facility remain shut, Reuters quoted Chevron’s Australian director of operations and maintenance as saying. “We have a number of fin fans or air-cooled heat exchangers that sustained some damage,” Danny Woodall said at an industry event in Sydney. “We’ve got a dedicated team right now that is ‌working on getting those repaired,” he added. Tropical Cyclone Narelle last week disrupted operations at a total of three LNG facilities in Australia, including Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone, worsening an increasingly severe global LNG supply crunch. Gorgon only had to suspend operations at one of its three liquefaction ...