The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe has reaffirmed the Board’s commitment to advancing Africa’s digital and creative economy in Nigeria. He made this known at the ReImagine Africa Conference and Exhibition held in Port Harcourt on Monday. Speaking on the theme: Generation Africa, Redefining Global Narratives and […]
The leadership of Heritage Energy & Oil Services Limited and its joint venture partners recently visited the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, and received assurances of support for their operations on oil mining lease (OML) 30. The meeting held at NCDMB’s Lagos liaison office, and the […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has sealed a deal to acquire 20 per cent equity in a 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery project being established by African Refinery Group Ltd, in partnership with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC Ltd). The share purchase agreement for this investment was signed on Thursday, and it […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Thursday achieved a much-needed consensus among critical oil and gas industry stakeholders and manufacturers to ramp up in-country production and utilisationof line pipes in oil and gas operations, as part of the strategy to deepen local content, and conserve foreign exchange and create jobs. The Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS), comprising all international oil companies, […]
…Executive Orders lead to 4 FIDS. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, on Tuesday in Abuja charged oil and gas industry stakeholders in Africa to institute an Africa-wide local content framework that harmonisespolicies and fosters cross-border partnerships. He said such a framework would allow African nations to leverage collective strengths for mutual prosperity, while emphasising that “local content is not just a […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation(APPO) have recommitted their partnership towards establishing African centres of excellence in local content development. Both organisations also encouraged African petroleum producing countries to develop specialised capacities in core services in oil and gas industry, and patronise and partner one another in their areas of expertise. These discussions took place on Thursday when the Secretary General of APPO, Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim visited the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content […]
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe on Monday visited the facilities of Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria (SHIN), and Africoat Nigeria Limited, a pipe coating plant, located at Takwa Bay,Lagos. The visit is consistent with Ogbe’s determination to assess oil and gas facilities across the country as a prelude for their participation in ongoing and upcoming major oil […]