NCDMB, NLNG to drive project The Federal Government has commenced feasibility study for the construction of a shipyard in Brass Island, Bayelsa State, which would cater for the maintenance and repair services of cargo vessels, oil tankers, and LNG carriers. The Minister of State for Petrolem Resources, Chief Timipre chaired the project’s kick-off meeting on […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday next week commission the newly completed 17-storey headquarters building of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), located at Swali, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Mr. President will perform the commissioning virtually after undertaking a virtual tour of the Nigerian Content edifice, together with other accompanying facilities-the 1000-Seater Capacity Auditorium, […]
Sixty-four years after the discovery of crude oil in commercial quantities at Oloibiri, Bayelsa State by Shell Darcy, the Federal Government working closely with the Bayelsa State Government and Shell Petroleum and Development Company (SPDC) have started the establishment of an Oil and Gas Museum and Research Center in the town. This symbolic project was […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has conducted aptitude tests and interviews for prospective candidates that would participate in the 2nd phase of its Cadet Training Programme. The Training Selection Exercise was held over the weekend at Charkin Maritime and Offshore Safety Limited, PortHarcourt, Rivers State. 60 candidates participated in the written text […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Wednesday received the implementation report on the school-based deworming programme it sponsored in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States through the Aisha Buhari Foundation (ABF). The National Coordinator of the Foundation, Dr. Mohammed Kamal Abdurrahman submitted the report to the General Manager, Research, Strategy and Development (RSD), […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday took formal possession of its newly completed 17-storey headquarters building from the major contractor of the project, Megastar Technical and Construction Company (MTCC). The symbolic handover of the keys to the edifice was held at the facility located along Ox-Bow Lake Road, Swali, Yenagoa, Bayelsa […]
The Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has approved the expansion of the Nigerian Content Intervention Fund from US$200 million to US$350 million. The enlargement of the Fund by US$150 million was part of the decisions taken at the recent NCDMB Governing Council meeting, which held virtually on June 16, […]