Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has said the recent award of crude oil term contracts primarily to indigenous oil and gas companies is part of the federal government’s larger objective to encourage effective local participation in the operations of the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The minister’s defence came amidst allegations that she […]
The celebration of the 4th anniversary of Nigerian Content Act took off on a remarkable note as an indigenous oil servicing company, Tolmann Allied Services opened a Deepwater Simulation Theatre (DST) at its new office complex in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The DST -the first in Africa and third in the world-was conceived by Tolmann Allied […]
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 […]