The Federal Government has commended the achievements of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) within its four years of existence, describing the agency as a major contributor to the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.  The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke gave the commendation last week while fielding questions from […]

The Federal Government has moved to replicate the successful implementation of the Nigerian Content policy in the oil and gas industry in other key sectors of the economy with the setting up of the Office of National Content (ONC) in the Ministry of Communications Technology. The ONC will operate as a programme of the National […]

Nigerian Content implementation recorded another milestone on Monday in Lagos as an indigenous oil servicing company, PEM Offshore Limited began to test run its Offshore Simulation and Innovation Center (POSAIC), said to be the first of its kind in West Africa. The first phase has been set up and when other facilities are put in […]

Federal Government College Odi, Bayelsa State has won the first edition of the science quiz competition sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for secondary schools in Bayelsa State. The competition was organized by the Nigerian Television Authority, Bayelsa State in conjunction with the Science Teachers Association and was open to all secondary schools in […]

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is to partner the Federal University Utuoke, Bayelsa State in the training of 92 artisans in various construction skills. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Engr. Ernest Nwapa disclosed this recently in Yenagoa when he received the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Mobolaji Aluko who paid […]

Weeks after the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, (NCDMB) entered into partnership with the Bank of Industry, (BOI); Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, (SMEDAN); Nigeria Investment Promotion Council, (NIPC); Galaxy Backbone and other participatory agencies to deepen Nigerian Content in the oil and gas industry and extend its implementation to other […]

According to him, the collaboration was also aimed at linking the mandates and outputs of the agencies to benefit local content and support Federal Government’s drive for employment generation, in-country value addition and overall economic transformation. He encouraged the agencies to assess their capabilities and achievements and synergise them for well-coordinated economy, adding that agencies […]