The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have agreed to set up a six-man joint committee that...
...will foster their collaboration in the development of local content in information and communications technology, oil and gas industry and related sectors.
The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote (@wabote_simbi) and the Director General of @NITDANigeria , Mr. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi made the decision after a meeting they held via the Teams online meeting platform on Tuesday.
The Executive Secretary explained that the operations of the oil and gas industry relies heavily on artificial intelligence and information technology, to such an extent that the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform might in the coming years be navigated...
...remotely, without human occupants onboard while operating 150 kilometers offshore.
He emphasised that “there is a lot of opportunities to synergize and support what our respective agencies are doing.
We have similar collaboration with NIMASA (@nimasaofficial), Immigration Service (@nigimmigration), Ministry of Interior (@MinOfInteriorNG), Ministry of Justice and other agencies and we undertake common projects.”
Engr. @wabote_simbi listed areas of collaboration to include the promotion of in-country production of motherboards, electronic components, system integration and assembly.
Other areas of collaboration include the mentoring of the beneficiaries of NCDMB sponsored GSM repair training, development of mobile applications and personal computer applications as well as the optimization of the use of locally developed virtual meeting platforms.
Responding, the Director General described the planned inter agency team as an excellent idea, adding that @NITDANigeria shares information with several ministries, departments and agencies and operates with a flexible system.
He stated that now was the perfect time for collaboration between @OfficialNCDMB and @NITDANigeria that share similarities in their mandates, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic had compelled several sectors of the economy to digitize their operations.
He identified capacity building as another possible area for collaboration between NCDMB and NITDA, indicating that personnel from about 100 government agencies were undergoing trainings currently at NITDA’s e-government centre in digital transformation.
Abdullahi recalled that @NITDANigeria partnered with NCDMB in training 1000 youths in Yobe State on GSM repairs. He emphasized the need for further mentorship of the trainees till they get to the market.
“We would partner and develop a monitoring and evaluation portal that can track the number of people we have trained and mentored and the jobs they create. This is line with Mr President’s pledge to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years.”
Prior to this time, NCDMB has been providing immense support for the local ICT industry through the procurement of locally assembled personal computers, utilization of MainOne for Internet services and in-house development of staff service applications.
Other NCDMB Interventions in ICT include enforcing compliance with provisions of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act to ensure local service companies are engaged in all IT related job in the Oil and Gas industry, sponsoring development of...
...software packages under research and development intervention, training of youths on GSM repairs and establishment of ICT centers in selected secondary schools across the country.
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The ES NCDMB, Engr. @wabote_simbi rep by Dr. @amabikuru in his opening speech said “Today marks another important milestone in NCDMB’s journey towards the development of Technical capability in-country with the ultimate goal of attaining the mandate of the NOGICD Act 2010”
This training reflects NCDMB’s commitment towards strategic and value adding collaboration with key stakeholders in the oil and gas industry and its linkage sectors to drive the development and utilization of Local capacities and capably and retain industry spend in-country.
This training which was informed by the need to urgently address the existing critical gaps in ASNT Level III professionals in-country, is part of the Boards commitment to train and certify One Hundred (100) Nigerians in ASNT Level III professionals.
Arrival of the ES NCDMB, Engr. @wabote_simbi rep by the GM, Capacity Building, Dr. @amabikuru accompanied by the Manager HCD, NCDMB, Mrs. Angela Okoro to the official kick-off ceremony the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT LEVEL III) in Port Harcourt.
This is a Human Capacity Development (HCD) initiative of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board for members Association of Nondestructive Testing Practitioners (ANTEP).
“I am humble and emotional about this training and it gives me so much joy to be here for this epoch making event”. - HRH Chief Sir Rowland Nze, President ANTEP
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY’S MESSAGE TO NCDMB STAFF ON THE RENEWAL OF HIS APPOINTMENT BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR.
Dear Colleagues,
I am excited to formally announce to you that our dear President, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR has renewed my appointment as the...
...Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), for another four years.
Let me seize this opportunity to convey my utmost gratitude to Mr. President for affording me another opportunity to serve our great nation in the capacity as the Executive Secretary of NCDMB and for appreciating our modest achievements at the Board in the last four years.
The Executive Secretary NCDMB, Engr. @wabote_simbi just arrived Caverton MRO Facility, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja to carry out Facility Inspection of Caverton’s Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Facility and Flight Simulator Training Center.
The director of Caverton Mr Aderemi Makunjuola giving his opening remark on the journey so far from inception till date at Caverton and achievements over the years. #OfficialNCDMB.
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The ES NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Wabote (@wabote_simbi) giving a commendation speech on the Caverton Facility, the uniqueness and Cleanliness of the compound, the environment and Diligent staff.
As part of the its plan to establish Centres of Excellence (CoE) in five Nigerian Universities, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has begun to meet with the leadership of selected universities.
Last Thursday, the General Manager, Research, Strategy and Development (RSD), NCDMB, Mr.Abdulmalik Halilu met with the Vice Chancellor of the Modibo Adama University of Technology Yola, Adamawa State, Prof. Abdullahi Bala.
The Centres of Excellence (CoE) will be established in five universities based on the Board’s research thematic cluster- engineering, technology development, local material substitution, HSE and geological and geophysical studies.