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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…
African Local Content: Start small, prove it works, then think continental
[Emmanuel Okoroafor, Ph.D] African Local Content is an attractive and potentially transformative idea. Done properly, it could deepen African industrial capacity, create employment, encourage technology transfer, strengthen indigenous businesses and retain a much greater share of the value generated from…
NCDMB to host Paul Nwabuikwu at fifth book reading programme
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will feature writer, journalist and public policy analyst Paul C. Nwabuikwu at the fifth edition of its Corporate Communications Book Reading Programme early next week. The session will focus on Nwabuikwu’s recently…
Africa Oil Week: NCDMB pushes African Local Content for rapid industrial development
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has called on African oil-producing countries to move beyond ownership of natural resources and build the industrial capacity required to convert their petroleum wealth into sustainable economic value. The call was made…
ITF, academia want Nigerian skills retained for domestic roles
Nigeria must rethink its Human Capacity Development strategy and prepare its skilled workforce for increasing domestic roles as the country struggles to retain the technical manpower required to deepen Nigerian Content in the petroleum industry. Director-General of the Industrial Training…
FG moves to save Nigerian Content from certificate culture
Federal government has raised concerns over token compliance, weak training outcomes and abuses in Human Capacity Development programmes, warning that Nigeria cannot achieve the objectives of its Nigerian Content policy if training expenditure does not translate into genuine competence. Nigerian…
NCDMB: Tinubu’s Executive Orders rekindle investment, expose Nigeria’s skills gap
The Federal Government’s renewed policy drive, particularly the executive orders issued by President Bola Tinubu, is beginning to restore investor confidence in Nigeria’s petroleum industry, with multinational operators once again advancing fresh investment decisions after years of subdued activity, the…
NCDMB opens 10th National Undergraduate Essay Competition
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced the opening of entries for the 10th edition of its Annual National Undergraduate Essay Competition, with applications scheduled to commence on August 15. The General Manager, Corporate Communications Division of…
FG commends NCDMB’s investments in Nigeria’s future
The Federal Government has applauded the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for its sustained investments in critical areas of Nigeria’s socio-economic development, describing the Board’s interventions as a practical demonstration of how local content policy can drive education,…
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…
