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NCDMB to launch 17 firms from technology incubation centre
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has declared that it will today launch new 17 portfolio companies that have passed through the Board’s Technology Incubation and Innovation Centre (TIIC). The local capacity building agency and domestic…
‘Nigerian petroleum industry is ripe for indigenous crew change’
The upstream petroleum industry is witnessing transition from IOCs to independents. And issues of operating capacity are throwing up disputes. How do you think Nigeria should manage the challenges associated with the emerging crew change? At this stage, I think…
The Nigeria Prize for Science nets 100 entries for 2023 cycle
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has received 100 entries from across the globe for the 2023 iteration of The Nigeria Prize for Science. The $100,000 Prize maintains the heightened level of interest experienced in 2022 when about 107 entries was received….
NCDMB earns industry support on R&D Roundtable
Research and development efforts in the Nigerian oil and gas industry have been given a huge boost as key operators under the aegis of Petroleum Contractors Trade Section (PCTS) have offered to provide an array of support that would facilitate…
SpaceX sells $1.4 bn flight ticket for 5 more NASA missions
NASA has finalized an agreement with SpaceX to purchase five more astronaut transportation missions to and from the International Space Station, further entrenching the space company’s position as the prime services vendor for the space agency. The deals, explained in…
NASA creates oxygen in Mars’ atmosphere ahead of human visit
Humans have moved a step closer to settling on Mars after creating oxygen for the first time to condition the atmosphere to support an interplanetary visit. NASA said its instrument named the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilisation Experiment or Moxie…
More orbital debris may rain on earth
As the sun swings into more active cycle and greater number of rockets shoot into the outer space, there is increased tendency for people in our world to add falling space junk into the list of outdoor hazards. The Oracle…
APPO visits NCDMB, NOGaPs, seeks collaboration in capacity building
A delegation from the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) has paid a two-day study visit to the headquarters of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). Part of the facilities inspected during the visit includedthe 17-storey Nigerian Content Tower…
Europe successfully launches Vega-C rocket
Europe on Wednesday successful launched its new Vega-C rocket, shooting up the medium-lift vehicle from French Guiana to deliver seven satellites to orbit. The largest of the satellites will test Einstein’s general theory of relativity, according to reports collated from…
NLNG names Prof. Nnaji as Science Prize Board chair as 2022 cycle begins
In flagging off the 2022 cycle of the Nigeria Prize for Science, Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has announced the appointment of Professor Barth Nnaji, a renowned scientist and former Minister of Power, as the chairperson of the Advisory Board for…
