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President Bola Tinubu has appointed four new members to the Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), filling existing vacancies and reinforcing the board’s operational strength.  

The newly appointed members include Olusegun Omosehin of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and Wole Ogunsanya, representing the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN). 

Also joining the council are Mazi Sam Azoka Onyechi of the Nigerian Content Consultative Forum (NCCF) and Barrister Owei Oyanbo from the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.  

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These appointments follow the exit of previous institutional representatives from the council.  

The NCDMB Governing Council, established under Section 69 of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act, 2010, includes representatives from critical institutions such as the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), PETAN, the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), NCCF, and NAICOM. 

President Tinubu tasked the new appointees with utilizing their expertise to advance local content development in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.  

By Friday Omosola

Friday Omosola is a journalist with a passion for investigating and reporting on under-reported social and political issues in Africa.

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