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Low oilfield activity level threatens petroleum production targets – PETAN
Says weak project pipeline, capacity redundancy, funding gaps challenge targets Despite commitments by major international oil companies to invest an estimated $45 billion in Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector, low oilfield activity and underutilisation of existing industry capacity continue to threaten…
NERC blames court ruling for ₦2tn electricity subsidy burden
ays 2016 judgment constrained regulatory powers, deepened subsidy exposure • Lagos begins implementation of independent electricity market under new law Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that a court ruling in 2016 contributed to government’s subsidy exposure currently valued…
Doku takes a bow, Angela steps in as GM Corporate Affairs at WAPCo
Sopuruchi Onwuka The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited has announced the end of the tenure of Dr. Isaac Adjei Doku in the leadership of its Corporate Affairs Division, and subsequent appointment of Mrs. Angela Yasmin Heymann as the new…
NCDMB, NLNG drive Train 7 near completion, creates 16,000 jobs
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and NLNG Ltd have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration aimed at deepening local content participation, increasing in-country value retention and expanding the economic benefits of Nigeria’s gas industry, as the ongoing…
NCDMB, SNEPCo, LADOL launch capacity building for supply base ervices
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in collaboration with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) and Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL), has launched a 12-month Human Capacity Development (HCD) programme designed to equip young Nigerians with specialised…
NCDMB to launch petroleum industry trainers certification
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is set to commence the issuance of the Nigerian Content Trainers Registration Certificate (NCTRC), as part of its commitment to strengthening local competencies and promoting professional standards within Nigeria’s oil and gas…
NCDMB partners Chevron, Bristow on pilot training programme
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has partnered with Chevron Nigeria Limited and Bristow Helicopters Nigeria Limited to launch a Human Capacity Development programme aimed at training a new generation of Nigerian helicopter pilots for the oil and gas…
Amadi’s neonatal bundle: How NLNG filliped innovations that save newborn babies
By Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria-born Imperial College London professor and winner of the 2023 Nigeria Prize for Science, Professor Hippolite Amadi, has embarked on a nationwide expansion of his groundbreaking JaundiRoom initiative, a pioneering neonatal healthcare intervention designed to provide rapid,…
Diezani: When spirited woman is caught in the web of power
Sopuruchi Onwuka The acquittal of former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke by a London jury after more than a decade of investigations and legal battles has reopened a larger conversation about one of the most consequential and controversial figures in the…
