Oil & Gas
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Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation organizes a seven-week training programme 34 technical officers in the ministry of petroleum resources in its efforts to boost indigenous capacity in the oil and gas sector
AS PART of efforts to boost indigenous capacity in the Oil and Gas Sector, the ministry of petroleum resources and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Monday, June 2, started a seven-week intensive training for 34 technical officers in the ministry. In his keynote address during the opening ceremony of the second batch of Foundation Skills Training Programme, FSTP, organised by the NNPC for the Technical Officers in Abuja, Danladi Kifasi, permanent secretary of the ministry, said the programme would equip the trainees technically for the task ahead.
Represented by Isang Iwara, deputy director in the ministry, the permanent secretary said the capacity development programme was in line with the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s administration to take the oil and gas industry to the next level.
He commended the NNPC for facilitating the training programme, stressing that the partnership “is geared towards improving the competence and policy direction of the present administration.”
In his opening address, Dan Efebo, group executive director, Corporate Services, observed that the programme was aimed at developing young professionals for the entire oil and gas value chain considering the critical role it plays across the entire spectrum of the Nigerian economy.
“To date, a total of 30 officers have been trained in the first batch. At the end of this programme, 64 officers from various disciplines of geosciences, petroleum engineering, well engineering and field engineering would have been trained,” the GED said.
The GED, represented by Ishaya Timothy, group general manager, group human resources, implored the trainees to remain focused and work hard in order to justify the enormous resources committed to organizing the programme.
In his welcome address, the group general manager, GGM, Group Human Resourses of NNPC, represented by Mariam Sani, assured the trainees that the training provider was capable of delivering the training as majority of their resource persons were experienced players in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry.
He commended the Group Learning Department for working tirelessly to ensure the successful takeoff and smooth running of the programme and urged them to remain focused on ensuring the successful completion of the programme.
Other speakers at the event included Funsho Kukpolukun, former group managing director of the NNPC, and Chris Ogiewonyi, former group executive director, Refining and Petrochemicals of the Corporation, who called on the ministry and the NNPC to sustain the culture of training and retraining their work force in order to ensure excellence in the petroleum sector.
— Jun. 16, 2014 @ 01:00 GMT
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