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NCDMB commends Brentex’s $50m steel pipe facility, pledges industry support

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commended Brentex Petroleum Services Limited for the significant progress recorded on its $50 million Steel Pipe Induction Bending and Coating Facility. The agency described the facility which is located at the…

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…

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…

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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…

NLNG celebrates Prof Bart Nnaji at 70, honours his contribution to innovation

NLNG has paid tribute to Professor Bart Nnaji at 70, highlighting his more than two decades of contribution to the governance, credibility and international reach of The Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation. The former Minister of Power and Chairman…

DisCos accuse NERC of ‘power grab’ as new CapEx provision accounts framework takes off

Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have rejected the fresh order by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) requiring them to establish dedicated Capital Expenditure (CapEx) Provision Accounts into which a substantial portion of their residual revenues must be paid after offsetting operating…

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NLNG restates commitment to operational excellence

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining safe, reliable and efficient operations, declaring that operational excellence will remain central to its efforts to set industry benchmarks and drive sustainable growth in Nigeria’s energy sector. The company made…

Africa’s gas challenge is delivery, not resources – Attah

Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has called for stronger alignment across the gas value chain to unlock Africa’s energy potential, strengthen energy security, and accelerate industrialisation. The company’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Tony Attah, stressed that Africa’s challenge…