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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 ...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commenced a strategic reset of the Nigerian Content Consultative Forum (NCCF), a key platform for facilitating information sharing and collaboration among key industry stakeholders and proposing interventions and policy changes. The goal of the reset is to deliver high-impact Nigerian content outcomes. At a two-day retreat and first half of the 2026 Steering Committee Meeting of the NCCF, the Board underscored the need for a clear, actionable roadmap to reposition the forum as a more effective driver of in-country capacity development in the oil and gas sector. Declaring the retreat open, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe described the session as a “defining moment” in the evoluti...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has applauded ESSO Nigeria on the groundbreaking of its permanent shorebase facility at the LADOL Deep Offshore Logistics Base, describing the project as a major demonstration that Nigeria has become a prime hub for global oil and gas logistics. ESSO Nigeria is an affiliate ExxonMobil, an international operating company and the shorebase facility is valued at $23m and will include an administrative building, warehouses, and other storage areas. Speaking at the event held on Thursday at LADOL base, Lagos, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr Felix Omashola Ogbe congratulated ESSO and LADOL on the project, and reaffirmed the Board’s commitment to working with industry players to deepen capa...

By PR The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, today delivered a characteristically direct and pragmatic assessment of Nigeria and Africa’s energy future at CERAWeek 2026, declaring that the country's fundamentals are strong, its value proposition clear, and its focus now squarely on execution. Speaking on the opening day of the world's premier energy gathering, held under the theme "Convergence and Competition: Energy, Technology and Geopolitics," Ojulari told a global audience of energy leaders, including C-suite executives, energy secretaries and government ministers, that Nigeria's strategy is grounded in realism, partnership, and disciplined delivery. "Capital goes where value is clear, and Nigeria has that value," he stated, setting t...

By Rareview Energydesk LAGOS — Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery is rapidly expanding its footprint across African fuel markets, leveraging disruptions in global energy supply chains triggered by the ongoing Iran conflict to boost petroleum exports and reshape regional trade flows. Latest shipping data from tanker-tracking firm Kpler indicate that Nigeria’s exports of clean petroleum products — including PMS, diesel, aviation fuel and kerosene — climbed to approximately 214,000 barrels per day (bpd) in March, more than double the 100,000 bpd recorded in February. Exports to African destinations alone surged to about 90,000 bpd, up sharply from 38,000 bpd in the previous month, underscoring a growing regional pivot toward locally refined products. Industry sources disclos...

By Els William The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has expressed strong optimism over the timely completion of the five-star Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, with a target commissioning date set for December 2026. Speaking during a project management tour and stakeholder workshop held at the Nigerian Content Tower in Yenagoa, the Executive Secretary of the Board, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, described the hospitality project as a strategic priority with far-reaching economic implications. “This project is critical to the Board, critical to Yenagoa, and to Bayelsa State and Nigeria,” Ogbe said, adding that its completion would catalyse tourism and investment in the region. “With this hotel becoming functional at the end...