Tag: NCDMB

‘What They Couldn’t Do To China,’ How Shell, Chevron, Others Exploited Nigeria’s Weak Law – Jonathan

Ganiyu Amodu

“‘Not a NASS Of Voice Votes,’ Two Third of Lawmakers Passed Nigerian Content Law When National Assembly was Vibrant,” You want to read the key things the former President said in Bayelsa venue of Champions of Nigerian Content Awards     Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has declared that the Western crude oil exploration companies in Nigeria took undue advantage of the country’s weak law at the early stage of hydrocarbon search and production. Mentioning Shell, Chevron and Agip, the first president from the oil-rich Niger Delta region of the…

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ES NCDMB Pays Last Respect To Edwin Clark

Ganiyu Amodu

Felix Omatsola Ogbe, executive secretary Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), on Tuesday joined dignitaries from across the country to pay their last respect to late Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. The late elder stateman and founder of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF). The executive secretary was accompanied by Isaac Yalah, director Planning Research and Statistics, NCDMB, to the funeral ceremony at Kiagbodo, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, the community of the late Ijaw nationalist. The NCDMB boss described the late Clark as a staunch local content advocate,…

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Tinubu Make Four Fresh Appointments Into NCDMB Governing Council

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the nomination of four new members to the Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), reinforcing the board’s capacity to drive local content growth in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. This was contained in a statement on Thursday by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The new members include Mr. Olusegun Omosehin from the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and Engr. Wole Ogunsanya of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN). Also appointed are Mazi Sam…

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NCDMB Probes Sterling Oil Over Alleged Expatriate Quota Violations

Ganiyu Amodu

. PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo, has staged a protest at SEEPCO HQ, accusing the company of alleged anti-labour practices and expatriate abuses   The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing local content laws in the oil and gas sector, following allegations of expatriate quota violations by Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company (SEEPCO). Platforms Africa reports that the President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Mr. Festus Osifo, recently staged a protest at SEEPCO’s headquarters in…

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A Jacksonite’s Happy Return for Annual Lecture, By Obinna Ezeobi, PhD

Obinna Ezeobi

    As I stood on the podium at the Princess Alexandra Auditorium (PAA), the most revered venue in the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), it seemed surreal for a few moments. The last time I was in the hall was 25 years ago. Back then, I was a young, lanky undergraduate, and you only step into the legendary hall during convocation ceremonies, inaugural lectures, and similar important events. At such occasions, one will be fortunate to sit or stand at any corner at the facility. But this time I…

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PETAN Proposes 1.5 Billion Dollars in-contract Awards To Indigenous Firms

Ganiyu Amodu

The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria, PETAN, wants a review of in- contract awards on Shell’s Bonga North Project to indigenous Companies Petan’s Chairman, Engr Wole Ogunsanya, made the Association’s position known in a keynote address at the on-going Sub-Saharan Africa International Conference and Exhibition (SAIPEC) in Lagos, with the theme ‘Building Africa’s Future: Advancing Local Content and Sustainable Development in the Oil & Gas Industry’. Engr. Ogunsanya, who expressed optimism about several Final Investment Decisions (FID) recently signed in Nigeria, emphasised the vital role of indigenous companies. “Our members…

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NCDMB, Julius Berger Ink N117Bn Oloibiri Museum Construction Deal

Precious Ibekwe

Ratio of 40:30:20:10; How Contract will be financed by the PTDF, NCDMB, SPDC/NNPC Ltd and the Bayelsa State Government   The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Thursday executed the engineering, procurement, and construction contract with Julius Berger PLC for the development of Oloibiri Museum and Research Centre (OMRC), to be located at Otuabagi, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The Executive Secretary NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe executed the contract at the Board’s liaison office in Abuja, with the project construction to be delivered within 30…

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NCDMB Earmarks N15bn, Ups Single Obligor Limit For Contractors Financing Scheme To N100m

ADEOLA YUSUF

“26% in 2016 to 56% by 2024,” Felix Omatsola Ogbe lists achievements, admonishes increase for ‘spirit of collaboration and resilience that has brought us this far.’   The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has earmarked N15 billion funding for Community Contractors Financing Scheme as it scaled up single obligor limit for the initiative from N20 million to N100 million. Platforms Africa reports that the initiative addresses a critical challenge faced by local contractors’ limited access to funding for contracts awarded by oil and gas companies. Executive Secretary of…

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4 Days, 20 Speakers, 6 Sessions, 50 Industry Leaders, 750 Delegates; Facts, Figures About PNC 2024

ADEOLA YUSUF

. All roads lead to Bayelsa where who-is-who in Nigeria’s oil industry assemble in the state known as the glory of all lands as NCDMB introduces new Contracting Cycle Guidelines for the industry . Wemimo Oyelana, Portfolio Director – Africa & Country Director – Nigeria at dmg Nigeria events, speaks on what to expect between December 2 and 5, 2024     Spanning four days, the Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) forum, starting on Monday, December 2, 2024, would feature 20 distinguished speakers across six sessions and welcome over 750 delegates,…

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Over 300 Youths Benefit As NLNG Begins Nigerian Content HCD Trainings

Ganiyu Amodu

NLNG, on Tuesday, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, kicked off its Nigerian Content Human Capacity Development (NC-HCD) Basic Training Programme for the NLNG Train 7 Project, a major NC programme aimed at reskilling young graduates and developing human capital. A total of 331 young graduates from diverse academic disciplines, who emerged successful out of 848 previously shortlisted from the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content (NOGIC) Joint Qualification System (JQS) portal of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), are undergoing the 12-month programme. Areas of training include ICT,…

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