The challenge of unemployment afflicting many Nigerian youths and graduates can be best addressed through functional entrepreneurship. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Engr. Ernest Nwapa made this pronouncement recently in Lagos at the Engineering Opportunity Clinic organized by the University of Lagos Engineering Society. Speaking on the theme, “The […]
Global infrastructure giant, General Electric, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Cross River State to upgrade and equip the mechanical/electrical workshops of the Government Technical College, Ikot-Effanga, Calabar, Cross River State. The project will cost GE over $2 million. During the MoU signing ceremony, the Cross River State Governor, Senator […]
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company’s deep water project-Bonga South West will be executed in a manner that will maximize Nigerian Content benefits, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, (NCDMB) Engr. Ernest Nwapa has said.Speaking last week in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State at the workshop organized by the Board and SNEPCO for Engineering, […]
Public sector organizations as representatives of the people of a nation have been called upon to play a key role in nation branding strategy and extol the virtues of true citizenship through committed civic responsibilities as their private sector counterparts do not, on their own possess the legitimacy to lead the direction of nation brand […]
…Nigerian Content Act boosts capital retention in-country – Nwapa ExxonMobil Nigeria joined the league of other international oil companies in ameliorating the funding plights of vendors and industry operators when it recently launched its Contractors’ Finance Scheme in Lagos. Giving his remarks before formally launching the scheme, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development […]
The Nigerian Content implementation framework has continued to firmly pitch Nigeria as an evolving energy market and a continental economic power block as African countries are imbibing the local content philosophy into their national economic agenda. The latest being the Republic of Congo, recently held a regional conference on the promotion and development of its […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Tuesday marked the graduation of 49 students from its pilot geosciences training program. The training program which lasted for four months was conducted at Laser Petroleum and Geosciences Centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Speaking at the closing ceremony, the Executive Secretary of the Board, Engr. […]