The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Tuesday charged oil and gas industry stakeholders to prioritise research and development (R&D) as a pathway to the development of homegrown technology to deal with operational challenges in the sector and to retain industry spending. The strategy, according to the Executive Secretary of the Board, Engr. […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Friday at the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Conference Centre, Warri, Delta State, concluded the latest of its capacity building programmes for local contractors and vendors from oil and gas host communities, with a declaration that empowerment of participants was a cardinal policy in fulfilment of its […]
Close partnership and collaboration among African oil and gas producing countries are some of the strategies that would enable sustainable development of Africa’s oil industry, according to discussants at the Africa Content Forum, a segment at the 2025 Africa Oil Week holding in Accra, Ghana. The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), […]
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, on Tuesday acknowledged the advanced capabilities and proven track record of a leading indigenous service company, West African Ventures (WAV) Nigeria Limited, noting that the firm and others well established Nigerian companies need to pivot to the deepwater segment […]
A five-day training programme for 50 young facility engineers, organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in conjunction with Ijalla Engineering Services Limited, reached the concluding phase on Thursday in Port Harcourt with special focus on project cost management in oil and gas, and maintenance records and documentation. The engineers, shortlisted from […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has been named Government Partner of the Year by the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria at its 4th Annual Human Capital Development Awards 2025 in Lagos. The award was received at an event on Friday by Executive Secretary, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe. In his acceptance speech at the event themed ‘Indigenous […]
NCDMB To Host Technology Innovation Workshop As part of its mandate to drive research and development in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will be hosting a 2025 Technology Innovation Challenge Workshop. The workshop, themed “Stimulating Industry and Economic Growth through Indigenous Technology Innovation,” will take place on […]