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By Rareview News Report The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has warned Nigerians seeking opportunities under its training and human-capacity development programmes to beware of fraudsters demanding payment for registration, selection or placement. The Board stressed that applications for its training programmes are free, and prospective beneficiaries should not pay individuals or intermediaries claiming they can secure placement. The warning is particularly important as NCDMB continues to roll out skills-development programmes designed to equip Nigerians with technical and digital competencies for employment and entrepreneurship in the oil and gas industry and its linkage sectors NCDMB's official guidance indicates that candidates for relevant trai...

By Rareview News Report LAGOS — More than 10,000 Nigerians have benefited from the Vision First healthcare initiative of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) since the programme was launched in 2022, organisers said as the latest edition opened in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. The sixth edition of the outreach is providing residents of Badagry and neighbouring communities with free eye-care services alongside a broader package of primary healthcare interventions, including cardiovascular screening, medical consultations, laboratory tests and treatment for mild and chronic illnesses. The programme also includes pharmaceutical services and the distribution of insecticide-treat...

By Rareview News Report LAGOS — Sahara Upstream has strengthened its integrated oilfield services business with the appointment of Gopi Nath as Director, Oilfield Services, as the energy company intensifies efforts to build future-ready service platforms capable of supporting Africa's evolving energy industry. Nath's appointment gives him strategic oversight of Arahas Global Oilfield Services (Arahas) and SGIR Rigs and Energy Limited, with a mandate to drive greater integration, operational excellence, innovation, customer value and sustainable growth across the two businesses. The development is part of Sahara Upstream's broader organisational transformation and its long-term Beyond XXX strategy, which places emphasis on developing people, capabilities, technology and partner...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Tuesday at the Nigerian Content Tower (NCT), Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, launched the Technology Innovation Challenge (TIC) 2026, with 30 innovation teams from tertiary institutions and leading technology firms in the country set to begin a five-day “Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialisation Bootcamp.” Themed “Physical Boot Camp: Bridging Research to Commercialisation,” the TIC, an initiative of the Board aimed at identifying and selecting indigenous technologies to address key oil and gas industry pen points – operational problems and hazards (both to humans and the environment) – is for appraisal of ‘Technology Readiness Level’ and ‘Commercial Readiness Level,’ among other things. The Boot Camp is in pr...

By Pr For thousands of young Nigerians dreaming of contributing to the nation’s energy future, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is once again opening a door to opportunity through its Annual National Undergraduate Essay Competition. The Board has announced that entries for the 10th edition of the prestigious competition will open on August 15, inviting undergraduate students in 100 and 200 levels from Nigerian universities, polytechnics and colleges of education to showcase their ideas on strengthening local content development. This year’s essay topic, “Promoting Manufacturing for Sustainable Local Content Development,” challenges students to examine how Nigeria can build stronger local manufacturing capacity to drive economic growt...

By PR In a move to provide a new financing solution to the Nigerian oil and gas service sector, and accelerate local content growth, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB)and theBank of Industry (BOI) on Friday in Lagos inaugurated the Investment Committee of the Nigerian Content Equity Fund (NCEF) – a groundbreaking $100 million financing product designed to avail long-term financing to service companies and provide access to funds in exchange for equity rather than traditional debt instruments. The committee was inaugurated by the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, setting the stage for the rollout of the pioneering financing window under the Nigerian Content Intervention Fund (NCI Fund). According to the ...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with Butane Energy Limited, has commissioned a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plant in Bauchi State as part of its strategic efforts to deepen domestic gas utilization, expand access to cleaner cooking fuel, and strengthen indigenous participation across Nigeria’s energy sector. The Bauchi LPG plant is the third facility developed under the NCDMB–Butane Energy partnership, following the successful establishment of similar plants in Katsina and Kaduna States. This expansion directly supports the Federal Government’s Decade of Gas initiative and aims to tackle energy poverty across Northern Nigeria. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, the Director, Corporate Services of NCDMB, Dr. Abdulm...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has lauded Brentex Petroleum Services Limited on the significant progress recorded on its Steel Pipe Induction Bending and Coating Facility at the Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT), Onne Port, Rivers State, describing it as a landmark industrial project and a major demonstration of Nigeria’s growing status as a leading hub for oil and gas logistics, engineering, and manufacturing services.  The Brentex Facility is a $50 million investment being developed to provide integrated steel pipe induction bending, heat treatment, testing, and coating services for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The project, which has attracted over $26 million in investments to date, is expected to become Africa’s first fully integr...

By Rareview News Report LAGOS — Nigeria's oil and gas industry is poised for a new era of investment and production growth, but only if government sustains policy consistency, strengthens local content implementation and creates an enabling environment for indigenous companies to thrive. That was the consensus of leading industry executives who spoke during a high-level panel session at the ongoing Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE) in Lagos, where experts assessed the impact of recent reforms on investment, production and long-term competitiveness. The panel session, themed "Policy in Practice: Aligning Fiscal Strategy, Foreign Investment and Local Content for Sustainable Growth in Nigeria," brought together sen...