Day: May 14, 2021

NCDMB investments limited to Govt Policies, Projects-Wabote

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has said that it only partners with strategic policies and projects that are promoted by the Federal Government and would not invest in oil and gas businesses that have competitive private players. The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote made the clarification on Tuesday when he hosted members of the Women in Energy Oil and Gas (WEOG) Nigeria, led by their President, Dr. Oladunni Owo at the Board’s liaison office in Abuja. He clarified that the Board would not invest…

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Executive Secretary NCDMB Bags Award as Most Impactful CEO

ADEOLA YUSUF

he Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Wabote has been conferred with the award of the Most Impactful Chief Executive in the Niger Delta by the Bayelsa Media Awards. The award was conferred on the Executive Secretary at the awards ceremony held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State recently. Accepting the award, Wabote commended the organizers for recognizing the efforts of the Board and the impact of its interventions in the oil producing states and other parts of the country. The Executive Secretary who was represented by…

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NCDMB, NNPC, Brass Fertilizer sign Shareholders Agreements on Methanol Project

Efe Wellington

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Brass Fertilizer and Petrochemical Company Limited and DSV Engineering on Tuesday signed two key agreements for the construction of 10,000 tonnes per day methanol plant and the 500 million standard cubic feet per day gas processing plant in Odeama, Brass, Bayelsa State. The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote signed for the Board, while the Chief Operating Officer, Gas & Power, NNPC, Mr. Usman Yusuf and the Managing Director of BFPCL, Chief Ben Okoye…

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255 Youths Graduate from NCDMB/ITF Vocational Training

Efe Wellington

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in collaboration with the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has completed the training of 255 Nigerian youths in nine vocational programmes. The youths were trained in Hospitality and Tourism, Mobile Phone Repairs and Troubleshooting, Information and Communication Technology and Electrical/Electronic Technology. Other focus areas of training included Industrial Automation and Mechatronics, Instrumentation and Process Control, Mechanical Services & Maintenance, Residential Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Maintenance and Building Technology. The Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote spoke at the graduation ceremony in…

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Duport Modular Refinery Ready Q4 2021-Exec Sec NCDMB

ADEOLA YUSUF

…Project to create jobs for 1500 persons The 2500 barrels per modular refinery being established at Egbokor, Edo State by Duport Midstream Company Limited in partnership with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will be ready for commissioning in the last quarter of 2021. The Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote visited the project site on Friday to assess the progress of work on the fabrication of the tank farms, civil works, pipeline installation and other site preparation works and confirmed that the project had…

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Sylva Performs Grounbreaking of Rungas Cylinder Plant, To Become World No 1 Manufacturer

ADEOLA YUSUF

. NOGICD Act mandates NCDMB to develop projects-Wabote From an undesirable position of importing LPG (cooking gas) cylinders, Nigeria is on course to become the world’s largest manufacturer of composite cylinders with the groundbreaking of Rungas ALFA plant performed on Friday by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva at Alaro City, Free Trade Zone, Epe, Lagos State. The facility alongside its sister plant – Rungas Prime in Polaku, Bayelsa State are being developed with equity investments by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and…

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Technical Education Key to Sustainable Development – Wabote

ADEOLA YUSUF

he Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Wabote has emphasized the importance of Technical and Vocational Education to sustainable development of the nation’s economy. He stated this recently at the virtual commissioning and handover ceremony of the Technical College Amoli in Awgu Local Government Area, Enugu state, which renovated by the Board. The project includes the renovation and upgrade of five workshop blocks, the administrative block, which consists of the principal’s office, staff room, teachers’ washrooms, toilets and equipping the metal and fabrication…

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Executive Secretary, NCDMB Hails Outgoing OGTAN President

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Executive Secretary Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote has commended the outgoing President of the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN), Dr Mayowa Afe for bringing vibrancy to the association and recording notable achievements in the past four years in office. Wabote gave the commendation on Tuesday when he received the OGTAN President at the Board’s liaison office Some of the projects initiated by the OGTAN president include categorization of training companies, institution of quality among the members, registration of new members…

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15 TEAMS EMERGE REGIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS IN NIGERIAN CONTENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CHALLENGE

ADEOLA YUSUF

Fifteen teams have emerged as regional semi-finalists in the first Nigerian Content Science and Technology Innovation Challenge (STIC) which was opened to all higher institutions in Nigeria in November 2020. The competition is sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and its implementing partner-Enactus Nigeria and the semi-finalists are from higher institutions across the country, five respectively from the North, West and South/Eastern regions. Each team in the competition is made up of two undergraduates and their schools include University of Ilorin, University of Jos, Federal University…

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NCDMB, NNPC to take equity in Ammonia plant

Efe Wellington

. As Nigeria, Morocco Sign 5 MOUs on Hydrocarbons, Agriculture The Federal Government and the Kingdom of Morocco on Tuesday signed five strategic Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) that would foster Nigerian – Morocco bilateral collaboration and promote the development of hydrocarbons, agriculture, and commerce in both countries. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva led the Nigerian delegation to the agreement signing ceremony at Marrakech, Morocco, while the Chief Executive Officer of OCP Africa Mr. Anouar Jamali signed for the Kingdom of Morocco. Under the agreement between…

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