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NCDMB deepens China ties, imports manufacturing capacity, technology transfer
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has intensified efforts to attract Chinese investment, manufacturing capacity and technology into Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, engaging more than 100 Chinese Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in Chengdu, China. The engagement formed…
Can Nigeria keep oil block speculators out without driving investors away?
[Sola Adebawo] Nigeria’s licensing system should make it harder to win acreage without the capacity to develop it. But there is a line the country must not cross: requirements designed to screen out unserious bidders should not become so costly…
NCDMB launches LearnFest for understanding Local Content processes
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has inaugurated the LearnFest Lecture Series, a continuous learning platform designed to strengthen the capacity of its staff and oil and gas industry stakeholders to effectively understand and implement Nigerian Content policies…
Africa’s refining moment and Nigeria’s inflection point
[Kunle O Stevenson] Africa stands at a defining moment in the evolution of its energy economy. For decades, the continent has exported crude while importing a substantial share of the refined petroleum products needed to power its transport systems, industries,…
FG restates Nigeria’s commitment to Africa’s local capacity building
The Federal Government has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to sharing its oil and gas industry experience with other African countries, particularly through the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO), as a high-level delegation from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) begins an…
DRC begins Ebola vaccine trial as outbreak spreads to seven provinces
An Ebola vaccine trial has begun in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), targeting frontline health workers and others involved in the response to the country’s latest outbreak. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said 20,000 doses of the Ervebo…
Gastech: Igiehon pitches OML 17 transformation as Africa’s energy driver
Heirs Energies used the Gastech Exhibition & Conference 2026 in Bangkok to put its operational transformation of OML 17 and its growing contribution to Nigeria’s domestic gas supply at the centre of a broader African energy-development narrative. Led by Chief…
Nigeria inflation decelerates to 15.39% in August
Nigeria’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly eased in August, a surprising phenomenon that is only possible in run up to general elections as high prices of commodities, especially food items dominate election campaigns. Weaker inflation rate thus strengthens the case for…
NLNG targets Q4 2027 Train 7 commissioning as gas squeeze limits output
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) is targeting the commissioning of its long-delayed Train 7 liquefaction project by the fourth quarter of 2027, even as persistent gas supply constraints prevent the company from fully exploiting stronger demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG)….
Dangote’s US listing to put refinery on global valuation template
Sopuruchi Onwuka Dangote Refinery’s planned listing on a United States stock exchange could become the next major test of investor confidence in Africa’s biggest private industrial project, following its $1.6 billion Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Nigerian Exchange. In…
