₦airaland Forum

Lol.. Ndi ara

The source of such funds should be probed ASAP, especially in cases involving politicians...

Great...

This heat wave have me feeling like a slave....





Gas flaring is so old fashioned, haba mana

By Clara Nwachukwu & Sebastine Obasi, Houston, Texas
Efforts are in top gear to check the rising incidence of
companies without experiences executing contracts they do
not have competences for in Nigeria's petroleum industry
through certification of skills.
Such
certifications will be done through a collaboration between the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and
Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria, PETAN.
This was disclosed by the PETAN Chairman, Mr. Bank-
Anthony Okoroafor, during a press conference on the
sidelines of the ongoing Offshore Technology Conference,
OTC, which opened Monday, in Houston Texas.
Okoroafor said the move is also a part of the industry's low
cost strategies to deliver quality services, adding that
"without the PETAN seal of quality and competence the
industry cannot move forward."
He argued that, "With this low oil price regime, we don't want
people to be making mistakes at the job sites, so the PETAN
seal of quality and competence is to make sure that when
you say you are a service provider, you have competence in
terms of services; you have competence in terms of
personnel and you can deliver that service satisfactorily with
the highest level of safety, quality and quantity."
Explaining the rationale behind the proposed skills
certification, Okoroafor said: "PETAN came up with this seal
of competence and quality as a way of qualifying service
providers in-country because with the cash squeeze, access
to capital is to tight, investments are low, projects are being
deferred.
"So the best way to move the industry forward to is to make
sure that competent Nigerians are doing the services to
ensure that the little reserves we have in terms of foreign
exchange are not taken offshore, but are being retained in-
country to create jobs for our teeming population."
Certification objective
Okoroafor also said that the main objective of the skills
certification is to ensure that: "We leverage on proven
Nigerian companies in terms of services. We are not asking
for patronage; and we don't want patronage. We just want
the proven and competent Nigerian companies to be given
the jobs to do. When you have competent Nigerian
companies who can do the job but you give the jobs out then
it is criminal.
"In PETAN, we have companies that can deliver values from
the wellheads to the tank farms and the entire value chain.
So we are not lacking in capacity or capability, it is our
responsibility to ensure jobs are given to proven in-country
capabilities and capacities because the days of giving
contracts to briefcase companies are over.
"Once this happens, it will translate to a lot of jobs creation
for our teaming population, it will create a lot of entrepreneurs
in-country and that is the best way to fast track development
in Nigeria."
He argued further that "PETAN members are very serious
companies, who borrowed money, trained personnel, bought
equipment and we will keep on pushing the bars, which is
why PETAN is embarking on certifying companies in Nigeria.
"So once you have the PETAN seal, you can work anywhere
in the world because you will meet all international standards
to deliver that service - whether logging, engineering,
fabrication, pipelines, seismic etc. once you have that seal,
you can deliver that service."
Criteria for certification
Okoroafor explained that the criteria for the seal of
certification are being worked out between National Petroleum
Investments Management Services, NAPIMS, the investments
arm of the NNPC and PETAN.
"We are going to publish the criteria for all to see. For
instance, if you are delivering wire logging, the criteria for
certification will be for equipment, personnel. So the issue of
briefcase companies winning contracts they never bided for is
over," he said.
He added that NAPIMS is desirous to grow in-country
capacity, "but to grow the right capacities with proven
Nigerian companies."


Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/industry-skills-nnpc-petan-certify-nigerian-competences/

SeverusSnape:
Wetin concern me with your tribe... So igbos can't be in APC??

Oga I no de APC o, but I am in support of buhari ruling Nigeria with an iron fist, full democracy no go work here let's face it

SeverusSnape:
I don die with laugh

Dude seriously?!

I tear cap for these APC Supporters, they are masters in deception and hoodwinking.

Mind you I be igbo o, from ngor kpala lga, Imo state

I jus refuse to be blinded by sentiment and tribalism... Guy be open minded and see the bigger picture

SeverusSnape:
Government of "he will", "We will".

Dullardic government, Just see the rubbish they posted. What is your view on the topic?

Guy why are you talking/typing like an illiterate, they obviously were using a metaphor there, the darkness there doesn't mean absence of nepa light but the unfortunate position Nigeria is in(low oil revenue, corruption, insecurity etc) and the stars represent our bright future piloted by the buhari administration...







Now who's the dullard?

SeverusSnape:
Thank goodness you know he's a dullard.

Yessssso, but it's more shameful to your zoology PhD holder that he will be surpassed by a dullard in terms of performance

Willie Obiano for president, walai that man is working...

SeverusSnape:
You guys should go and transfer sense into your chief Dulling officer in Aso rock before he dulls himself into oblivion.

What a dumb thing to say, now sit and watch how the dullard of daura will transform, or better yet change this country, something the I-Phoon couldn't do in years of six

Correct, after it has been assented to by the president, I start counting 1 year, in order to calculate the progress of this 'progressive' govt

I concur... *in timayas voice

TANTUMERGO007:
APC states

He never start de shock u o! U guys act like you know this man but I swear y'all don't have a clue

When I hear about buhari's anti-corruption drive I feel ecstatic and hopeful for our future but the wailers will call me a zombie...












Speaking of wailers, abeg where dem de

Nawao, I fink say una don set finish na

That's our change agent number 2...


Ride on sir

Looool, who can confirm that that's phcn's handle?

Let the change begin, Pdp will regret ever letting another party taste the presidency and prove that the government can do more for the people...


Watch and see, if u like screenshot this message buh I'm sure this administration won't give u d chance to use it to mock me

Kudos to the NA

Kudos, NA making us proud since may 29, 2015

Reps good morning o!

OK

Lawao

Maka read am fess

"and I don't wife em, if a nigga is her best friend....."

- Kendrick Lamarr

Depends :
When it's a guy or an ugly girl, I feel irritated
Buh when it's a fine gehl, I feel fulfilled

Fvck that story

No to grazing bill till Jesus comes,

Taich:
I think Umar should recuse himself and let another person continue from where he stopped. Because if he continues, whatever judgement he gives can be upturned at the appeal.

I don't think so, I believe that the only reason saraki doesn't want this trial to go on is because he knows that even the apex court won't b able to save him when it begins because of brazen evidence of corruption... The trial never even start, EFCC is jus gearing up while CCB de do warmup

Is this true?

I'm Igbo and #IStandWithBuhari

But if buhari cannot stand against his people killing my people, buhari I'm sorry, I'm igbo first, Nigerian second..

And so? They have every right to do that... They see that motion as another flimsy attempt to hamper the movement of the trial, so they jumped to argue it.. Only the judge is supposed to be neutral.

This is a motion that the defense counsel raised, should the prosecution counsel not oppose it if it's not in their favor just because it involves the tribunal chairman?

Good development, more humiliation for saraki

TANTUMERGO007:
what is good for the goods(tinubu) is also good for the ganga(saraki)

U say?