Energy

Michael Olumide Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with Bellazir Energy Ltd, has successfully concluded a comprehensive Steel Welding and Fabrication training program for 50 youths in Abia State. The initiative, part of NCDMB’s ongoing efforts to empower Nigerian youths with marketable skills, brought together participants from…

Stanley Ihedigbo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a ₦3.3trillion payment plan aimed at settling long-standing debts in Nigeria’s power sector, in a decisive move to restore stability and improve electricity supply across the country. The approval, announced in a State House press release on Sunday, marks a significant milestone…

Michael Olumide Nigerian Engineering Olympiad (NEO) has selected 30 outstanding innovation teams to advance to the regional phase of its national competition, marking a key milestone in its 10-month programme aimed at transforming academic research into commercially viable and sustainable enterprises. Selected from an initial pool of 375 submissions, these…

Leading power sector analyst, Awwal Jubril, has warned that decades of underinvestment in Nigeria’s electricity infrastructure, combined with an overcentralized national grid, are at the root of the country’s chronic power shortages. He argued that the single-circuit national grid amplifies blackouts, as faults in one region ripple across the entire…

Michael Olumide Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Limited has declared its intention to appeal a recent ruling of the Federal High Court ordering the forfeiture of certain assets belonging to the company, maintaining that neither the organisation nor its leadership was found guilty of any wrongdoing. In a statement issued…

Michael Olumide Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with Bellazir Energy Limited, has commenced a two-week intensive training programme on steel welding and fabrication in Abia State, aimed at equipping participants with practical, industry-relevant skills. The training, which began on Monday, has drawn 50 participants selected to…

Chinedum Ukaegbu Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with Stowpoint Services Limited, has successfully concluded a vocational training and empowerment programme on refrigeration and air conditioning repair for 50 youths in Edo State. The two-week intensive training programme, held in Benin City, was designed to equip participants…

Stanley Ihedigbo A capacity-building training program on videography and cinematography, sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), has been successfully concluded in Delta State. The five-day training, which ran from February 9th to 13th, was executed by King-Fahji Nig. Ltd., with 50 participants benefiting from the initiative.…

Stanley Ihedigbo Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has notified the public of a scheduled routine maintenance exercise on major gas production facilities operated by Seplat Energy Plc, a joint venture partner and key supplier of gas into the NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC) pipeline network. The maintenance…

Stanley Ihedigbo Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has officially unveiled its Gas Master Plan 2026, tagged NGMP 2026, as part of sustained efforts to reposition Nigeria’s gas sector as the engine room for industrialisation, energy security, and sustainable economic growth. According to the Chief Corporate Communications Officer NNPC,…