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NCDMB to launch Trainers’ Registration Certificate Monday
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will on July 27, 2026, officially launch the Nigerian Content Trainers’ Registration Certificate (NCTRC), a digital certification platform designed to strengthen quality assurance, standardisation, and transparency in human capacity development across Nigeria’s…
Jonathan lauds NCDMB on Nigerian Content milestones, celebrates 61% local participation
Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has declared that the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has fully achieved the vision that inspired Nigeria’s local content policy and the enactment of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development…
Oando, Bayelsa community clash over oil spill
A major oil spill in Bayelsa State has sparked a sharp disagreement between indigenous energy company, Oando Energy Resources, and its host community in Azuzuama, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, over the cause of oil spill. The rising contention between…
Chevron lands sole deepwater block as NUPRC awards 37 oil licences
Chevron has strengthened its long-term investment position in Nigeria after its deepwater affiliate, Stardeep Petroleum, secured Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL) 2010 during the commercial bid conference for the 2025 oil and gas licensing round conducted by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum…
ECOWAS endorses $27bn Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project
Barely a month after Algeria kicked off work on its section of a proposed 4,100km long Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project involving Nigeria-Niger-Algeria, leaders of the West African sub-region have unanimously approved take-off of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) also…
UK gets new PM, as Starmer steps down
King Charles III of Great Britain, Monday, officially appointed Mr. Andy Burnham as the new Prime Minister following the resignation of Keir Starmer. Starmer officially stepped down after tendering his resignation to the monarch at Buckingham Palace, paving the way…
Over 143 firms jostle for 50 oil blocks as NUPRC holds bid round
The Federal Government will on Tuesday commence the commercial bidding phase of its much-publicised 2025 Oil and Gas Licensing Round, with 143 prequalified companies set to compete for exploration and production rights over 50 petroleum blocks spread across Nigeria’s major…
ECOWAS gets new chairman, as Nigeria demands entire continent’s condemnation of xenophobic attacks in S/Africa
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has called on leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as well as other African countries to unanimously condemn the ongoing Afrophobic and xenophobia attacks on black immigrants in South Africa. According to…
NRS fixes deadline for national e-invoicing, electronic fiscal system compliance
Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has set a July 31 deadline for all large taxpayers to wholly adopt the national e-invoicing and electronic fiscal system (EFS). This follows a public notice issued by NRS on February 17, 2026, on the implementation…
CBN unveils fresh guidelines for BDC operators accessing forex
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released new operational rules on how licensed Bureau de Change (BDC) operators can acquire foreign exchange from the market. In a circular signed by Aderinola Shonekan, the CBN’s Director of Trade and Exchange Department,…
