In its efforts at improving awareness and deepening the knowledge of stakeholders on climate change mitigation, adaptation and impact in Nigeria, the UN Information Centre (UNIC) Lagos, in collaboration with Nigerian Environmental Society (NES) has organised a dialogue on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact. Focused…
Equatorial Guinea launches 2019 Year of Energy initiative. Summits will unite African countries and national energy companies. Bilateral trade and investment will be key drivers of Year of Energy agenda. 6 September 2018, Cape Town – H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea, announced at the third annual Africa…
Africa Oil Week welcomes the continent’s biggest investors to attend event LONDON, United Kingdom, September 6, 2018/ — Africa Oil Week (AOW) (www.Africa-OilWeek.com) has announced their partnership with SuperReturn. This new partnership offers delegates attending SuperReturn Africa, the continent’s biggest investor conference, access to Africa Oil Week on Thursday 8 November 2018. For operators across…
Ever since Nigeria Local Content Act was enacted in 2010, it has been monitored by the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB), overseen also by the Executive Secretary of the Board. The success story of Nigeria’s local content cannot be overemphasized due to visionary leadership and strategic plans to take it to the next level…
The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has advocated research and development (R&D), to boost local content initiatives in the country. He said the sector must conduct research in areas such as oil production and exploration, fabrication, building of plants for the use of oil firms and other activities, which require utmost contributions…
By Dr. Ebinimi Tebepah & Clement Inyambe Local Content Policy Development in the Telecommunications Sector is a research paper co-authored by Dr. Ebinimi Tebepah and Clement Inyambe. This paper was published in the African Wireless Communications yearbook by Kadium Publishers (United Kingdom) in 2009. It is a research work that examines the increasing impact of…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has applauded Halliburton (Landmark) Energy Services Nigeria for partnering with the Government of Akwa Ibom State and Hobark Group of Companies to establish a world class Oil and Gas Training and Research Centre, to upscale the capacities of young Nigerians with skills required in the Oil and…
Shell Companies in Nigeria continue to support local content, develop the country’s resources and strengthen Nigerian contracting capacity. This is achieved through sustainable partnerships, which further the socio-economic development of the Niger Delta and Nigeria as a whole. Our Approach to Local Content Nigerian local content development is not a discretionary consideration. The 2010 Nigerian…
Nigerian Content Development Management Board, NCDMB, yesterday, stated that it would not be deterred by the antics of oil and gas companies trying to sabotage local content initiative of the Federal Government. Cyril Odu, Executive Vice Chairman, Mobil Producing Nigeria (left) and Engr. Ernest Nwapa, Exec. Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board…
… FG to extend project beyond N/Delta The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu on Friday performed the ground-breaking of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Park being developed by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) at Emeyal-1, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The park will generate about…
