Energy

Seplat Energy Plc, leading Nigeria indigenous energy company, has continued its tradition of empowering the media with knowledge and tools for professional growth through a two-day capacity-building workshop for journalists in Imo State. The training, held in Owerri, brought together 25 journalists from both print and electronic media across the state for an intensive learning experience designed to enhance communication, writing, and digital storytelling skills. In his opening remarks on behalf of the Director, External Affairs & Social Performance, Chioma Afe; the Manager Corporate Communications, Stanley Opara, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to nurturing media partnerships that promote transparency, accountability, and national development. He emphasized Seplat Energy’s role...

By Ono Yima ABUJA — Major international oil firms are already positioning themselves ahead of Nigeria’s much-anticipated 2025 upstream licensing round, underpinned by growing confidence in the regulatory clarity and governance reforms driven by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The landmark announcement came on the back of a high-level visit by TotalEnergies executives to NUPRC headquarters in Abuja, and signals a renewed alignment of global capital with Nigeria’s upstream ambitions. TotalEnergies Backs Reform During the courtesy meeting with NUPRC Chief Executive Engineer Gbenga Komolafe, TotalEnergies routed significant praise toward the Commission’s transparency following its 2024 mini-bid round. The delegation was led by Nicolas Terraz, Presiden...

By PR The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has upped the ante in its quest to advance workers’ welfare and improve quality of service to its customers by launching a health insurance scheme for service attendants across its petrol stations nationwide. The Attendants’ Health Insurance Scheme which was launched recently by the NNPC Retail Ltd, in partnership with NNPC HMO, will onboard over 7,000 service attendants onto the NNPC HMO platform, marking a significant stride in guaranteeing access to quality healthcare services for the attendants.  Speaking at the launch of the initiative which held at the NNPC Mega Station in Abuja, the Executive Director, Retail Operations and Mobility, Baba-Shettima Kukawa, who represented the Managing Director of NNPC Reta...

By PR The Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, on Thursday commended Tamrose Limited, a leading indigenous marine logistics and offshore support company, for utilizing the loan facility from the Nigerian Content Intervention Fund to grow its fleet and expand operations to Angola in Southern Africa and elsewhere on the continent. Speaking at the Nigerian Content Tower (NCT), Swali, Yenagoa, the Minister expressed happiness that the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) through its US$350 million Nigerian Content Intervention Fund (NCIF), has been part of the success story of Tamrose. The company had accessed a US$10 million credit facility from the Fund through the Bank of Industry (BOI), the fund managers, in 2...

By PR The 9th Award and Prize-giving Ceremony of the NCDMB Annual National Undergraduate Essay Competition came to a close on Friday at the Nigerian Content Tower, Yenagoa, with 16-year-old Miss Josephine Oyinkansola Akande, of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, emerging overall winner. The 200-level medical student, who hails from Osun State, defeated nine other finalists to clinch the first prize of N1 million (one million naira) and an HP Laptop, among other items. The first runner-up, 23-year-old Mr. Sonuga Sultan Opeyemi, also a 200-level medical student of Federal University of Technology, Akure, received N700,000 and an HP Laptop, while the second runner-up, Miss Amarachi Precious Aguigwe, a 200-level student of computer science at University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, receive...

By PR A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Professor Joseph Atubokiki Ajenka, has canvassed the engagement of universities across the country as local content vehicles to advance the goals of in-country value addition and economic development through research, innovation and technological endeavours. Speaking as Guest Lecturer at the 5th edition of the Nigerian Content Academy Lecture Series, the don said every state in Nigeria is richly endowed with natural resources and that the universities are well-positioned to deploy research and development (R&D) capabilities to transform such resources into economic wealth rather than have them exported. For the oil and gas industry in particular, he noted that raw materials have been extensively researched by a...

By PR A total of 78 youths, drawn from Delta and Bayelsa States, have completed a two-day empowerment training organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) as part of its vocational and self-employment programmes for 2025. In the training which entailed exhaustive description of technical parameters of machines for use in Point of Sales (POS) and purpose-built powerbank businesses, participants were guided through practical demonstration on how best they could get established in income-generating activities with the devices. In a brief address at the Yenagoa segment of the training on Tuesday, a representative of NCDMB’s Board’s Project Office, Prince Wenidoubara Zibai, said capacity building and youth empowerment were central to the mandate of the Bo...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commended TotalEnergies and PIDWAL for their commitment to Nigerian Content development and for the successful completion of the Human Capacity Development (HCD) training under the “Provision of Drillship for the Egina Project.” The closeout ceremony was held on Tuesday at Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The one-year programme, implemented under NCDMB’s HCD framework, provided intensive training in Sea-Time operations, Certificate of Competency (COC) preparation, and Hydraulic Mechanics/Technician development. It aimed to develop skilled Nigerians capable of making meaningful contributions to the nation’s maritime and oil and gas industries. Representing the Executive Secretary NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, M...

By PR For African nations to successfully transform their abundant hydrocarbon resources into shared prosperity for their citizens and economic development, they have to make local content policies and effective implementation the cornerstone of their energy future, the Executive Secretary Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe has advised. He made the recommendation on Tuesday at the 4th edition of African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) conference and exhibition on local content in Africa, holding in Brazzaville, Congo. The event is dedicated to advancing local content implementation and energy development in Africa, and is attended by industry stakeholder across the continent. Engr. Ogbe led Nigeria’s delegation as well...

By PR Fired by a shared purpose to sustain momentum and achieve key milestones in local content development in the oil and gas industry, the Governing Council and top Management of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) over the weekend held a two-day retreat to deepen understanding of statutory responsibilities, corporate governance principles and strategies for enhanced performance, among other things. It was attended by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Board, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) and Co-Chairman of the Council, Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, and other memb...