Executive Secretary of Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr. Ernest Nwapa spoke to Ejiofor Alike on the milestones achieved in the implementation of the Nigerian Content Act, saying that the Nigerian Content Development Fund (NCDF) is not meant to be given out as grant to indigenous operators. We understand that the Nigerian Content […]

The Kenya Government has moved to emulate Nigeria and entrench a Local Content policy in their extractive industry. Managers of the industry in the eastern African country took this move when they convened the Oil and Energy Local Content Convention in Nairobi recently and invited the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. […]

The Ministry of Power has become the latest key sector of the economy to work towards replicating the success achieved with the implementation of Nigerian Content in the oil and gas industry. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja at the Power Sector Local Content Policy Framework Development Workshop, the Minister of Power, Prof Chinedu Nebo promised […]

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 […]