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By PR The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, has expressed satisfaction with milestones achieved in implementation of the Board’s blueprint for capacity building in critical oil and gas industry skills. Speaking in Port Harcourt on Tuesday at the closing ceremony of the Human Capital Development (HCD) Training Programme organised by PE Energy Limited in conjunction with the Board, Chevron Nigeria Limited, and PANA Academy, he said the successful completion of the 12-month programme was “a testament to the transformative power of the Board’s project-based HCD Initiative.” Among key areas of the training were Health Safety and Environment (HSE), Project Management, Automation and Control, Entrepreneurship,...

By Ali Elias "There are lots of countries that have more corruption than we do, but they are growing. Our biggest problem and challenge is that people who have stolen money have taken the money abroad," Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, has raised pointed concerns over Nigeria's low electricity generation capacity, arguing that a country of over 200 million people and Africa's largest economy should not be producing just 4,500 to 5,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity. Speaking during a tour of the multi-billion-dollar Dangote Refinery in Lagos, Dangote highlighted the energy footprint of his conglomerate, which generates over 1,500 MW for internal use alone. He insisted Nigeria should be producing between 50,000 and 60,000 MW to meet demand and drive economic transforma...

(3rd right front row) NCDMB Exec Sec Engr. Felix Ogbe PR The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe on Tuesday inspected the ongoing training of 305 youths in specialised oil and gas industry skills at the Centre for Marine and Offshore Technology Development (CMOTD), Rivers State University (RSU). Sponsored by the NCDMB, the trainings cover seven technical areas, which include Automation, Instrumentation and Control, Mechanical/Process Piping and System Design/ Pressure Vessel and Heat Exchanges Design (PV-ELITE), Electrical Power Transformer Repairs and Maintenance, and Industrial/Practical Ship Design and Construction. Other specialist areas covered by the training include Oil Well Surveillance and Enhanc...

By PR Nigeria’s mining industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by targeted local content policies from the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). These policies, showcased at the African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit in Abuja, are now being hailed as a blueprint for industrial growth across Africa. At the heart of the reforms is the Board’s strategic intervention in the barite value chain — a mineral critical to oil and gas drilling. Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Felix Ogbe, outlined how the agency has spent more than a decade building domestic capacity, from certifying reserves in six states to mandating exclusive procurement from local processors through the Nigerian Content Equipment Certificate (NCEC). “Today, barite import...