The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced that Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and past Chairman of the NCDMB Governing Council, will headline the third-quarter edition of its Business Mentorship Lecture Series (BMLS).
The event is scheduled for Monday, September 8, 2025, at 10 a.m., and will be streamed live via Zoom Webinar and the NCDMB’s YouTube channel. Richmond Osuji, a respected compere in the oil and gas sector, will serve as moderator.
According to Dr. Obinna Ezeobi, General Manager, Corporate Communications at NCDMB, the lecture series was launched in 2019 under Section 67 of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act of 2010. It is designed to strengthen capacity among service and operating companies in the sector through mentorship, knowledge-sharing, and business advisory support from seasoned industry leaders.
Dr. Kachikwu brings unmatched expertise to the forum, with a career spanning over three decades in Nigeria’s energy space. He previously served as Group Managing Director and Board Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), as well as Executive Vice Chairman and General Counsel at ExxonMobil Nigeria. As Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, he championed transformative initiatives, including the National Gas Policy (2017) and National Petroleum Policy (2017), which played a pivotal role in reshaping Nigeria’s energy landscape and advancing the Petroleum Industry Bill.
An accomplished scholar, Dr. Kachikwu is a first-class law graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and emerged as the overall best student at the Nigerian Law School, where he won multiple awards, including the prestigious Chief T.O. Elias Prize. He later earned a Master of Laws (LLM) from Harvard Law School, graduating top of his class. He has authored four books on Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, launched in 2021.
On the international stage, he has served as President of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO), and the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). His leadership excellence has earned him multiple honors, including the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Lifetime Achievement Award (2022).
Speaking on the upcoming edition, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, Executive Secretary of NCDMB, emphasized that the Board remains committed to grooming indigenous oil and gas companies through knowledge transfer and capacity development. “We are honoured to have a visionary like Dr. Kachikwu share his expertise in our Business Mentoring Series. His remarkable journey and contributions will undoubtedly inspire emerging companies, driving sustainable development in the oil and gas value chain,” Ogbe stated.
The BMLS has, over the years, featured distinguished personalities such as Atedo Peterside, Founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc; Engr. Tony Attah, former MD of NLNG; Mutiu Sunmonu, former MD of Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited; Mike Sangster, MD/CEO of Total Upstream Nigeria; and Elohor Aiboni, former MD of SNEPCo. Collectively, the series has benefited over 2,500 service companies across Nigeria’s oil and gas ecosystem.
Interested participants are encouraged to register via the NCDMB’s official website and social media platforms.
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