admin As part of its contribution to boost local content and enhance active
participation of local investors in the Nigerian oil and gas sector, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with Sweet Crude Ltd, has announced selection criteria for the inaugural Champions of Nigeria Content Awards.
The event which was held at the NCDMB conference hall in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, is designed to honour outstanding contributions to local content development in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector as well as recognise individuals and organisations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to advancing Nigerian content in 2024.
According to the NCDMB, the criteria for oil and gas operators include key and empirical benchmarks like, production output (crude oil and gas volumes), compliance with Nigerian content plans (NCPS) and Nigerian content compliance certificates (NCCCS), and adherence to NOGICID Act reporting requirements such as submission of Nigerian content performance reports and employment and training plans.
The same criteria will apply for financial institutions, media organisations and individuals, ensuring a transparent and merit-based selection process.
As for winners of the Nigerian Content Icon of the Year, Innovator of the Year and Women in Leadership Award, they were selected based on measurable performance indicators.
To ensure a level playing ground and credibility in the awards, an advisory committee of distinguished experts was set up to oversee nominations and validate winners.
The members include Dr Ernest Nwapa (pioneer executive secretary, NCDMB), Dr Omar Farouk (Secretary General, African Petroleum Producers Organisations, Mr Wole Akinyosoye (former zonal operations controller, DPR).
While shedding light on the upcoming event, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr Felix Omatsola Ogbe said that the award is set to become the oil and gas sector’s equivalent of the OSCARS, celebrating genuine impact rather than mere participation. He noted that “This recognition is for those who have gone beyond compliance to achieve tangible growth in Nigerian content.”
The 12 award categories are:
Nigerian Content Icon of the Year
Nigerian Content Lifetime Achievement Award
Nigerian Content International Upstream Operator Award of the Year
Nigerian Content Independent Upstream Operator of the Year
Nigerian Content Midstream Operator of the Year
Nigerian Content Downstream Operator of the Year
Nigerian Content International Service Company of the Year
Nigerian Content Indigenous Service Company of the Year
Nigerian Content Innovator of the Year
Nigerian Content Fire Services Promoter of the Year
Nigerian Content Media Organisation of the Year
Women in Leadership Award for Promoting Gender Equality and Empowerment
Report by Tunde Olaore
