Energy

By Ali Elias The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board and the National Youth Service Corps have renewed commitments to youth development and skills acquisition following a high-level engagement in Bayelsa State aimed at expanding opportunities for Nigerian graduates in the oil and gas sector. The meeting, held at the Nigerian Content Tower, brought together officials of both institutions as the Bayelsa State Coordinator of the NYSC, Samuel Amaramiro Pepple, led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Board. Representing NCDMB, General Manager, Corporate Communications, Obinna Ezeobi, alongside Assistant Manager, Human Resources, Blessing Okhiehe, received the team and underscored the importance of institutional collaboration in addressing youth unemployment and sk...

By Ali Elias The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has extended its thought leadership beyond the oil and gas sector, as its General Manager, Corporate Communications, Dr. Obinna Ezeobi, moderated a high-level roundtable on food systems communication at the 2026 Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW) in Kaduna.The session, held at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Centre, focused on “Communication for Food Policy, Food Production and Food Branding in Africa,” bringing together leading voices in public relations, policy, and development finance to examine how strategic communication can shape Africa’s food security agenda.Bridging Communication and Food SystemsEzeobi, who anchored the discussion, steered conversations around the role of narrative, trust-building, and sta...

By PR …plans for condensate refinery, industrial park The Executive Secretary NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe on Thursday joined the Authority Chief Executive (ACE) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr. Saidu Mohammed, to visit the Waltersmith modular refinery at Ohaji- Egbema, Imo State. The visit was to inspect the newly completed expansion of the firm’s refining capacity, from 5,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 10,000 bpd.  NCDMB invested equity in the Waltersmith Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited’s modular refinery in 2018 and helped catalyze the investment, leading to the commissioning of the first phase of the plant in November 2020.  NCDMB also participated...

By  Rareview Energydesk Sixteen years ago, Nigeria took a decisive step to recalibrate its role in its own energy story. With the enactment of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act, the country moved from aspiration to codification—embedding in law the principle that Nigerians should not merely host the oil and gas industry, but actively participate in, benefit from, and ultimately drive it. The establishment of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board soon after gave institutional backbone to that ambition. Sixteen years on, the question is no longer whether the Act was necessary; it is whether its spirit has been faithfully executed. On balance, the evidence suggests that it has—and with measurable consequences for the Nigerian economy. ...

By Els William The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has graduated 180 youths from its NDI Digitization Training Programme, reinforcing its push to deepen human capital development and expand digital competencies across Nigeria. The close-out ceremony, held in Bayelsa State for participants drawn from the South-South geo-political zone, marked the culmination of an eight-week intensive training focused on equipping young Nigerians with practical digital and entrepreneurial skills. Officials of the Board, led by Director of Corporate Services Abdumalik Halilu, presented certificates to the graduating trainees, many of whom described the programme as transformative for their career prospects. Participants said the initiative significantly enhanced their digita...

By Ali Elias The 2026 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Literature has formally moved into the adjudication phase, following the handover of 223 poetry submissions to the Advisory Board and panel of judges in Lagos.The entries, submitted by writers across Nigeria and the diaspora, were transferred by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) at a press briefing, marking the commencement of what organisers describe as a rigorous evaluation process that will determine this year’s winner of the $100,000 prize.The volume of submissions, while slightly below peak years, signals sustained engagement with the Prize—particularly in the poetry category—reinforcing its standing as one of Africa’s most prestigious literary honours.Speaking through a representative at the event, NLNG’s General Manager, Extern...

By PR Sanwo-Olu charges Nigerians on homegrown solutions Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), with its joint venture (JV) partners and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Friday commissioned a world-class geoscience center at the University of Lagos. The facility was approved by NCDMB and executed by SNEPCo and its JV partners as part of the Nigerian Content Human Capacity Development (HCD) programme which had focused lately on institutional strengthening, equipping universities and revamping select technical and vocational schools across the country, in a bid to develop competent technical manpower and craftsmen needed in the oil and gas industry and the linkage sectors. In his address, the Executive Secretary of N...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Wednesday at its Conference Centre (Rose 1101) hosted the first quarter 2026 edition of its Book Reading Series, with a one-time Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Administration (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, as Guest Author.    The event, which focused on the 2025, 204-page publication of the author, Leading in a Storm: Practical Leadership Strategies in Crisis Situations, had a capacity audience drawn from higher institutions, the mass media, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), and Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), with several others participating virtually.  In a welcom...

By Rareview Energydesk Heirs Energies has taken its message on revitalising ageing oil and gas assets to the global stage, presenting a data-driven operational model as a pathway to unlocking value in mature fields.At the 2026 China Oil and Gas Engineering Technology Exchange Conference, the company outlined how its “repair, reuse and re-engineer” framework is delivering measurable gains in Nigeria’s upstream sector—positioning indigenous operators as pivotal to energy security and production sustainability.Uzoma Nwokorie, Senior Vice President, Engineering & Projects at Heirs Energies, told industry stakeholders that mature, or brownfield, assets should not be viewed as declining resources but as opportunities for renewed growth when approached with technical discipline and ope...

By Rareview Energydesk The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has introduced a new crude oil grade, Cawthorne, into the international market, marking a significant step in Nigeria’s push to boost production and diversify its export portfolio. The oil company confirmed that the maiden cargo of the new crude blend — approximately 950,000 barrels — was exported on April 5, 2026, aboard the MT Eburones vessel to the Netherlands, signaling the official entry of the grade into global trading circuits. Cawthorne crude, classified as a light, sweet blend with an API gravity of 36.4, is comparable to Nigeria’s flagship Bonny Light crude and is expected to attract strong demand due to its high yields of petrol and diesel. According to the company, the cargo was lifted from t...