NNPC to deepen compliance with EITI standards …appoints EITI implementation programme manager

Sat, Dec 19, 2020 | By editor


Oil & Gas

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has appointed Murjanatu Ibrahim Gamawa as Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, EITI, Implementation programme manager to help drive speedy attainment of the EITI requirements across its operations.

The appointment is in line with the NNPC resolve to deepen its compliance with the transparency standards dictated by the EITI as a supporting company,

A press release by Kennie Obatero, group general manager, Group Public Affairs Division, stated that Gamawa’s appointment which will take effect from January 2021, was a practical step towards entrenching the culture of transparency in the corporation.

Gamawa, a petroleum geologist, was until her appointment, the EITI Country Manager in charge of coordinating implementation of EITI standards across Anglophone Africa.

She also worked at the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, as a petroleum analyst and leader of the oil and gas team.

Gamawa’s wealth of experience across the Oil and Gas industry and in EITI mandate implementation is expected to boost the Corporation’s compliance strategy and roadmap.

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