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Female energy titans proffer solution to talent flight
Commit to ethical values, high standards in the industry Sopuruchi Onwuka The African petroleum industry has the opportunity to harness the abundant capabilities and skills in combating the talent flight that has overwhelmed the sector. Thus, the prevailing need recommends…
NCDMB moves to secure local services in Bonga, Ubeta projects
Visits Samsung, Africoat facilities Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has restated its resolve to ensure utilization of local firms with proven capabilities in delivering key petroleum industry projects in the country. Executive Secretary, Engr. Felix…
NUPRC puts more lenses on oil export processes to curb leakages
Oil theft down to 5kbd, output up to 1.7 mbd Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal government says it is driving a set of measures to ensure enhanced transparency in the nation’s petroleum export processes, plug revenue leakages and curb resource theft in…
Bandele stresses efficiency, collaboration to drive Africa’s Energy
Deputy Managing Director in charge of Deepwater Assets at TotalEnergies in Nigeria, Engr Victor Bandele, has stressed the need for greater efficiency and collaboration among players to enable Nigeria’s energy industry attract investments; noting that the right environment increases the appetite…
WIEN, energy industry execs commit to stronger DEI push
Sopuruchi Onwuka Business leaders and elite professionals on Thursday restated their resolve to continue driving strong advocacy for gender balance in the African energy industry, and also create fair opportunities that enable female professionals grow into the leadership positions in…
NCDMB condemns alleged N7.7 bn consultancy spend as malicious
*Beats chest on high operating standards Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has strongly condemned a publication claiming that its Executive Secretary spends N7 billion on consultancy, over 580 million on five-day London training, logistics and…
NCDMB stresses African Local Content collaboration, decries fragmented implementation
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, has charged sub-Saharan African nations to keep pace with unfolding trends in the global oil and gas industry and adopt a unified approach in…
EKEDC begins free meter distribution under MAF Scheme
In its continuous effort to bridge the metering gap, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has commenced the distribution of free prepaid meters to Band A customers within its franchise area under the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF) scheme. The Meter Acquisition…
SAIPEC 2025: Hobark demands prioritization of African capacity utilization
Sopuruchi Onwuka Petroleum industry policy connoisseur, Dr Emmanuel Okoroafor, has called on policy drivers and commercial players in Africa to immediately forge binding intra-continental local content collaborations that would optimise existing capacity for shared growth and value retention. He also…
NCDMB flaunts milestones to Army personnel
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Thursday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, played host to a visiting team of ranking military officers from the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC), Abuja, who are in the state on…
