The 2026 edition of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Summit got underway in Lagos on Monday with regulatory agencies, project promoters, and financial institutions focused on deepening intra-Africa trade, a unified code of standards for professional qualifications and manufactured goods, and expansion of the frontiers of technological development and innovation. Critical questions addressed […]
Determined to speed up the oil and gas industry contracting processes, weed out firms lacking technical capacity to perform and reduce Nigeria’s cost of production, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has issued the “NCEC Application Guidance Notes”, with effect from December 2025. The document which is available on the Board’s website – ncdmb.gov.ng, and on the NCEC application portal, forms […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is advancing Nigeria’s local content agenda through a strategic “tripod” framework that transcends mere regulatory compliance, positioning the nation – and the broader African continent – as drivers of industrial innovation and economic sovereignty in the energy sector. In a keynote address delivered at the 2026 Nigeria […]
….. provides roadmap to $3.4tn continental market The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has outlined a practical framework for positioning Nigeria’s energy sector to access the African Continental Free Trade Area, following a strategic webinar focused on meeting rules-of-origin requirements for continental trade. The Board held a pre-conference webinar on Wednesday ahead of the Nigeria Local Content AfCFTA Energy […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has reaffirmed its strong support to the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) and its newly established financial institution – the Africa Energy Bank (AEB). The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe made the pledge on Thursday when the new Secretary General of APPO, H.E. Farid Ghezali paid him a courtesy visit at the Board’s Abuja liaison office, in company with senior officials of APPO, Mr. Bakary Traoreand […]
Six young engineers shortlisted from the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Joint Qualification System (NOGIC JQS) portal of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) last week in Port Harcourt commenced a 12-month Human Capital Development (HCD) Training programme for provision of Community Electrification Interdependency Project tagged Opukushi Transmission Node. The training, which […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in December 2025 commenced the Nigerian Content Research, Innovation and Technology Challenge 2025/2026 with a call on interested individuals, research institutions, academia, oil and gas industrysuppliers, and members of the public with research innovations, to submit proposals for evaluation and admission into the NCDMB Technology Innovation and Incubation Centre(TIIC), Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The competition, which seeks to […]