President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday renewed the appointment of Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). Mr. President also renewed the appointments of Dr. Bello Aliyu Gusau as the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund and Mr. Ahmed Bobboi, the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer […]

As part of the Board’s  plan to establish Centres of Excellence (CoE) in five Nigerian Universities, officials of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has begun to meet with the leadership of selected universities. Last Thursday, the General Manager, Research, Strategy and Development (RSD), NCDMB, Mr.Abdulmalik Halilu met with the Vice Chancellor of […]

Five innovative teams were selected on Saturday as the winners of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Technology (NOGTECH) Hackathon sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).   The teams are Fuel Intellisense, Homefort Energy, Gricd Mote, Kiakia Gas and Airsynq and their projects were picked as the most innovative and bankable by judges, after the 15 semi-finalists made presentations on their innovations. The three-day Hackathon started on Thursday with the teams having detailed engagement with industry experts, mentors and entrepreneurs.  Each of the five winning teams was given a cheque of US$10,000 equity-free grant and they will proceed to participate in a […]

The Nigerian Oil and Gas Technology (NOGTECH) sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will enter the 3-day hackathon stage from Thursday, September 17 in Lagos, with 15 teams contesting for the opportunity to emerge among the top five finalists. Upon emergence, the top five teams will undergo a 3-month incubation program, […]

…firm plans expansion to 50,000 barrels  The Federal Government has applauded Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for their effective partnership that led to the record completion of the Waltersmith 5000 barrels per day modular refinery within two years.  The Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Chief Lai Mohammed conveyed the  commendation on Tuesday after touring the project located at Ibigwe, Ohaji/Egbema LGA, Imo State, in company with the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, the Minister of State for Education, […]

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in collaboration with Waltersmith Petroleum Oil Limited, will on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, host the Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhalji Lai Mohammed at the Waltersmith Modular Refinery located at Ibigwe, Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The 5000 barrels per day modular refinery is […]

The Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan on Thursday opened the training sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for 1,000 youths from Yobe State, focussing on GSM phone repairs, hardware, software, and entrepreneurship development. The training is part of NCDMB’s Youth Empowerment Programme for the North East and is designed to […]