Day: January 9, 2022

UNIUYO STUDENT WINS 5TH NCDMB ESSAY COMPETITION

Efe Wellington

A second-year student of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Enomfon Akpan has emerged as the winner of the 5th edition of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Annual National Undergraduate Essay competition. He received the star prize of One Million Naira (N1,000,000) and laptop at the award ceremony held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Wednesday. The essay by the 23-year-old was adjudged the best amongst over 2000 entries submitted by undergraduates who must be within their first and 2nd year in the…

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Nigerian Oil Industry Spent $20.4bn On Fabrication, Engineering

Efe Wellington

Nigerian Oil Industry Spent $20.4bn On Fabrication, Engineering … achieve 42% Nigerian Content The Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry spent approximately $20.4billion between 2016 and 2020, particularly in key areas such as Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Project Management, and Services. Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote revealed this at the opening of the 10th Practical Nigerian Content Conference held at the Nigerian Content Tower in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State from 29th November -2nd December, with the theme “Driving Nigerian Content in the New Dawn of…

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Local Content: Butane Energy’s LPG Plant Opens In Kastina

Aliyu Aliyu

Butane Energy Limited, one of the gas based business supported with equity investment by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has opened its 100 metric tonnes Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Storage and Bottling Plant in Kabukawa layout, Kastina State. The project was commissioned on Saturday by the Kastina State Governor, Rt. Hon Aminu Bello Masari and the motivation of the promoters is to help address supply constraints in the domestic LPG market in the Northern part of Nigeria through its plant operations/bulk storage, transportation/ distribution, cylinder filling and…

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House Of Reps Laud NCDMB, Seek Closer Collaboration

Efe Wellington

The House of Representatives has lauded the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for the effective implementation of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act 2010. The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring, Rt. Hon. Legor Idagbo conveyed the commendation when members of the committee visited the NCDMB recently as part of their oversight visit to the Nigerian Content Tower, headquarters of the Board and other strategic projects in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Hon. Idagbo commended the Board for successfully…

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AFCON 2021 Mascot to Wear Bulletproof Vest As Salah Gets Armed Guards

Aoko Benjamin

Premier League stars playing in the Africa Cup of Nations will be protected by security so tight that even the official MASCOT has a ­bullet proof vest. It’s not only Mola the Lion who is closely shielded. England-based strikers such as Liverpool’s Mo Salah and Sadio Mane and Man City’s Riyad Mahrez are getting armed guards for the tournament in Cameroon. Forty Prem stars are in the 24 teams ­taking part in the four-week competition, which kicks off on Sunday. Curfews have been imposed and ­armoured vehicles will be patrolling…

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Food, Drink You consume Determine Long Life or Sudden Death – Nutritionist

Ayobami Adedinni

A member of American Society of Nutritionists, Obianuju Onuorah, at Platforms Africa e-Discourse, lists categories of food and drinks people aged 40 and above must avoid   “There is a strong relationship between what we eat and our health. Infact a poor diet remains the strongest predisposing factor to disease,” foremost nutritionist and wellness expert, Obianuju Onuorah, has said as she established a relationship between food or drink consumed and long life or sudden death. Speaking at the weekly e-Discourse organised by the leading Pan-Africa forum, Platforms Africa, Onuorah who…

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BOMBSHELL: Failure Comes To My Mind When I Hear PDP, Says Buhari

Precious Ibekwe

Here is the President’s thought on Nigeria’s youth Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said “failure” comes to mind whenever he hears the abbreviation “PDP”. Platforms Africa reports that the president stated this in an exclusive interview with Channels Television. READ ALSO: PDP kicks As Court Evicts Party From Lagos Secretariat Over Unpaid Rent JUST IN: How Spirit Of God Led Me to Join APC, Dump PDP – Fani-Kayode BREAKING: LASU Prof Danmole, Soun of Ogbomoso Eldest Daughter, Dies A Requiem for Omo Aje, by Oladeinde Olawoyin When asked to…

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A Requiem for Omo Aje, by Oladeinde Olawoyin

ADEOLA YUSUF

An emotional tribute woven in beautiful prose for the late Olubadan, Saliu Akanmu Adetunji   One hazy morning in the second half of the noughties, I was at the Odo-Oba residence of my grandfather, Folarin Olawoyin (a.k.a Alhaji J14), and our conversations drifted toward the persona of then Chief Saliu Akanmu Adetunji. Alhaji J14 had just returned to Ibadan from a campaign trip to Oke-Ogun, alongside the fearsome Lamidi Adedibu, his bosom friend. My memory of that encounter is now blurred, somewhat, by time but I remember now that the…

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BREAKING: LASU Prof Danmole, Soun of Ogbomoso Eldest Daughter, Dies

ADEOLA YUSUF

Professor Danmole passed on at the age of 71, days after her retirement at the Lagos State University to join the husband in Ilorin, North-central Nigeria   A professor at the Lagos State University (LASU), Taibat Bolanle Danmole, has been confirmed to have passed on after brief illness. Platforms Africa reports that Danmole is the eldest daughter of Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi. Her death came exactly 28 days after her father joined his ancestors. Danmole was said to have passed on at the age of 71, days after…

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