With NLNG’s Commitment to Local Contents, Better Days Ahead For Nigerian Industries, Says NCDMB

There are high hopes that Nigerian industries will continue to thrive in the years ahead, given the support they are getting based on the local contents initiative as driven by the various federal government agencies.

The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) Train 7 Project is one of such promoters of the local contents policy, according to the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Felix Omatsola Ogbe.

Speaking on Friday during a visit to the NLNG six-train plant, Train 7 Project construction site, and the NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited (NSML) training centre, Maritime Centre for Excellence (MCOE) in Finima, Bonny Island, Rivers State, Ogbe emphasised the need for increased collaboration and advocacy for Nigerian Content in the oil and gas industry.

Reflecting on the progress made by the Train 7 project, Ogbe said “the accomplishments we are witnessing today at the NLNG Train 7 Project are a testament to the NLNG’s unwavering commitment to Nigerian Content. This project stands as a beacon of what we can achieve when we prioritise our local industries and talents.”

While hailing the NLNG’s management for achieving 52 million man-hours on the Train 7 project with zero lost time injury (LTI), he assured that the NCDMB “will support you to achieve everything you desire to accomplish for the overall development of Nigeria.”

Speaking on the Maritime Centre for Excellence (MCOE), he expressed delight that it is the first training centre in Africa to receive accreditation from the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (UK MCA) to deliver and issue certificates for the STCW 2010 Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) and Basic Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations courses.

The MCOE, a maritime training and research facility, aims to enhance maritime expertise in Nigeria and the West African region. It currently hosts a specialised training programme for marine services providers in the upstream oil and gas sector, with the support of NCDMB.

Also speaking, NLNG’s Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Olakunle Osobu, who represented Dr. Philip Mshelbila, NLNG’s MD/CEO, lauded the NCDMB’s unwavering support for the Train 7 Project, describing the partnership as a shining example of the public-private collaboration that can drive Nigeria’s industrial growth.

He said the NLNG’s Nigerian Content deliverables showcased the power of strategic collaboration and capacity building, aligning with the NCDMB’s broader objectives and contributing to national development goals.