Energy

By Els WIlliam The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in collaboration with Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) and Tomba Resources Nigeria Limited (TRNL), has commenced a specialised training programme designed to strengthen indigenous technical capacity in automated crude oil storage tank upgrade and repair services, as part of ongoing efforts to deepen Nigerian content in the nation's petroleum industry. The training, which began on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, is being implemented under the Board's Nigerian Content Human Capacity Development (NC-HCD) initiative and targets the development of highly skilled Nigerian professionals capable of delivering specialised services that have traditionally relied on foreign expertise. The programme focuses...

By Els William The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has reaffirmed its commitment to building the human capital, technological capabilities and industrial infrastructure required to drive the next phase of growth in Nigeria's oil and gas industry, as stakeholders reflected on the sector's 70-year journey and the road ahead. The Board made the commitment at the inaugural SweetCrude Dialogue 2026, held on Sunday at the Nigerian Content Tower in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, under the theme, "Through the Python's Eye: 70 Years of Oil and Gas Production in Nigeria." The high-level forum convened government officials, industry leaders, policymakers, regulators and development partners to review the evolution of Nigeria's petroleum industry while identifying s...

By PR The African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) Project has received a major boost towards its actualisation as the Heads of State of ECOWAS Member States have signed the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for the project at the ECOWAS Summit in Freetown, Sierra Leone, at the weekend. The AAGP is a transformative regional infrastructure project designed to unlock West Africa’s vast natural gas resources, connect them to major demand centres, integrate African energy markets, and establish a strategic development corridor linking West Africa, the Sahel, Morocco, and Europe. Designed to deliver 30 billion cubic metres of gas per year, the project has sovereign backing from Nigeria, Morocco, ECOWAS member countries, and Mauritania, and spans nearly 6,900 kilometres along the West A...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Friday at Kurutie, temporary site of Nigeria Maritime University (NMU), Okerenkoko, Delta State, commissioned and handed over a 60-bed student hostel, with furnishing, and campus-wide Internet infrastructure to the institution, at a ceremony attended by academic and top Management staff and maritime cadets.  A TMS 30 Water Ambulance, complete with life-saving capabilities and medical-grade equipment, which was built in-country, is also to be delivered to the University by the NCDMB within two weeks, as part of a package to enhance student welfare, reliable emergency medical services, operational safety, and digital transformation. In an address at the event, the Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Engr. ...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, has commenced a specialised human capital development programme aimed at equipping 300 young Nigerians with industry-relevant skills in mechanical, electrical and instrumentation engineering.  The exercise which is under the NCDMB–Renaissance Oil and Gas Field Readiness Training Programme, is designed to equip young Nigerian graduates with industry-relevant technical and professional skills required for successful careers in the oil and gas sector. The programme will run for 12 months, comprising three months of classroom-based learning followed by nine months of on-the-job training (OJT) with partner service c...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Heritage Energy Operational Services (HEOS), and DBN Energies on Wednesday in Port Harcourt graduated 14 young engineers and geologists under the Nigerian Content Human Capital Development (NC-HCD) Training prpgramme in respect of the companies’ installation and commissioning of Ariel Gas Lift Compressor Unit. Competencies covered under the 12-month programme include engineering design, procurement and supply, chain management, project planning, safety engineering, contract management, mechanical maintenance, crane operations, occupational health and safety, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), entrepreneurship, and Nigerian Content compliance.   In a keynote address at the event, the General ...

By Ali Elias The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering strategic partnerships and indigenous capacity development as stakeholders intensified discussions on unlocking the vast opportunities in Nigeria's maritime sector and the emerging Blue Economy. The Board's Executive Secretary, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe (FNSE, FIPS), was represented by the Acting Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, Mr. Silas Omomehin Ajimijaye, at the high-level Maritime Symposium organised by Starzs Investments Company Limited (SICL) as part of activities marking the indigenous maritime firm's 40th anniversary. Held in Port Harcourt under the theme, "Anchoring Resilience: 40 Years of Private Indigenous Initiative, Shaping Nigeria's ...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), as well as the Nigerian Petroleum Exchange (NIPEX) and the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS), comprising all international oil companies, have jointly developed a framework to harmonise the grading system for ranking various in-country capacities and capabilities. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja at the 25th Edition of the Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Week, where he also listed capacity expansion, industrialisation, manufacturing, sustainability, and global comp...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), through its Zonal Coordination Division, recently reaffirmed its commitment to deepening local participation and sustainable development in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry with the successful hosting of a one-day Sensitization/Enlightenment Workshop on the Community Content Guideline in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The workshop, held at Landmark Hotel last week, brought together community leaders, youth groups, contractors, technocrats, industry stakeholders and representatives from oil-producing communities across Rivers State to enhance awareness of the Community Content Guideline and the opportunities available under the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act. Delivering the keynote ...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Thursday in Warri and Sapele, Delta State, launched its Cradle-to-Career Academic Excellence Recognition and Educational Advancement Programme, a flagship of educational intervention under the Board’s Back-to-School Initiative, with 500 outstanding secondary school students from underserved communities of the State honoured and rewarded in the first batch of beneficiaries. The Back-to-School Initiative was conceived as a strategic intervention to improve educational outcomes and expand opportunities by recognising and celebrating secondary students from oil-producing communities who have demonstrated exceptional academic performance in key national examinations and educational transition stages, such as Junior...