The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr. Ernest Nwapa, has stated that Nigerian indigenous contractors in the oil and gas industry have no cause to celebrate yet but should demand for bigger projects from the foreign contractors and operators. Speaking at the weekend in Lagos on the occasion of […]

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board on Tuesdayin Yenagoa, Bayelsa State organized the 2nd Nigerian Content Media Workshop for journalists working in the South-South states. The workshop attracted over 60 journalists drawn from Bayelsa, Rivers, Edo, Delta, Cross Rivers and Akwa Ibom States, some of whom were General Managers of private and state broadcast […]

The Nigerian Content Development& Monitoring Board on Thursday won yet another accolade-Recipient of The Nigerian Risk Award-for its successful implementation of the Nigerian Content Act, which is impacting positively on the local economy, attracting over $5bninvestment in four years, creating over 52,000 jobs and generally transforming the way Oil and Gas Business is done in Nigeria.. […]

As part of its efforts to ensure that its registered contractors and vendors have access to bank loans at very competitive terms and rates, the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) Limited has launched a $1 billion local vendors financing scheme. The company has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with five participating banks […]

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s minister of communication technology, has said there remains a “negative trade balance” between locally produced and foreign ICT products. Johnson was speaking yesterday (Tuesday) at the e-Nigeria Conference, in Abuja, when she said she believes they were making some good progress towards the 50 per cent target of ICT local content. “The […]

Participants at the 3rd Practical Nigerian Content Workshop held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State last week have advised the Federal Government to continue driving the oil and gas industry with an “in-country value” focus as opposed to the previous strategy which was “revenue focused.” This was one of the key resolutions at the two-day workshop attended by over 400 […]