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GloriousGbola:
shell had a large footprint in the ND before MEND started bombing shell quarters

https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/mi/country-industry-forecasting.html?id=106598586



https://allafrica.com/stories/200612190130.html



today most shell workers live in lagos and fly to ph by helicopter

That is not what happened as narrated by the governor in the video. He is complaining why an oil producing company would not have at least one registered office in the state.

As we speak shell has a full fledged office in PH and dem get staff quarters sef.

BlueRayDick:
That is not what happened as narrated by the governor in the video. He is complaining why an oil producing company would not have at least one registered office in the state.

As we speak shell has a full fledged office in PH and dem get staff quarters sef.

The governor is asking why a company drilling in his state will be headquartered in Lagos and the reason is insecurity because they all fled when insecurity became a thing

If Hope in his state that has widespread insecurity is asking why companies wont relocate there, He has his answers already. People cant even go out to work on the first working day of every week

BlueRayDick:
That is not what happened as narrated by the governor in the video. He is complaining why an oil producing company would not have at least one registered office in the state.

As we speak shell has a full fledged office in PH and dem get staff quarters sef.

shell had offices in ph before the 2000s. same fro staff quarters.

no one is going to engage on any large scale operation to increase their footprint in a volatile area

you work in an oil company. in the exec office. so tell me will your own ogas at the top sign off on a major construction project for office and staff accomodation in imo today?

BlueRayDick:
That is not what happened as narrated by the governor in the video. He is complaining why an oil producing company would not have at least one registered office in the state.

As we speak shell has a full fledged office in PH and dem get staff quarters sef.

[color=royalblue]But the state is not safe nau.

Let's even agree that these companies didn't have an office before now (When there wasn't insecurity), why should they now have them?

Governors should stop acting like what is befalling their states is mysterious. The state isn't safe and until that is solved, nothing happens.[/color]

raumdeuter:
Why then do oil companies have their HQ in Lagos? We were all alive when in the mid 2000s at peak of militancy they moved their HQ to Lagos
It is like lamenting about the symptoms and not the cause. You cant be lamenting about rats in your house when you leave it dirty

The first thing I said was that oil companies situate their HQ in Lagos for strategic reasons. All these ones u are saying is just u forcing a point.

For example NURPC(formerly DPR ) which is a regulator in the industry is located here in VI. Some of the key government agencies they need to liasie with are either headquartered in Lagos or have their operational office in Lagos. They have easy access to coordinate their logistics from Lagos having direct access to Apapa port and Tincan Island port. Majority of the embassies which their expatriates require to visit regularly are in Lagos.

Most of the oil companies have their Finance function and Logistics function situated in Lagos.

I actually do know what I am saying, and this is not about any agenda.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]But the state is not safe nau.

Let's even agree that these companies didn't have an office before now (When there wasn't insecurity), why should they now have them?

Governors should stop acting like what is befalling their states is mysterious. The state isn't safe and until that is solved, nothing happens.[/color]

The governor is saying those companies have been operating for years and they don't have a registered office in the state. Does it make sense that a company would be drilling in the state and would not have at least one office in the state ?

I am not debating whether Imo state is safe or not. I am here in Lagos and can't claim to know whether the state is safe or not , but the fact that the company has been drilling successfully it should tell any body that the company can afford to have at least one registered office in the state.

Do you think if the governor decides to go all out to mandate the company to open an office they won't comply?

GloriousGbola:
shell had offices in ph before the 2000s. same fro staff quarters.

no one is going to engage on any large scale operation to increase their footprint in a volatile area

you work in an oil company. in the exec office. so tell me will your own ogas at the top sign off on a major construction project for office and staff accomodation in imo today?

Now u are changing the goal post. Do they have office in PH till date or not? Even at the height of the Niger Delta crisis they still maintained an office there.

Nobody is saying they should move their headquarters there. At least I didn't hear Hope Uzodinma say that in his post.

BlueRayDick:
The governor is saying those companies have been operating for years and they don't have a registered office in the state. Does it make sense that a company would be drilling in the state and would not have at least one office in the state ?

I am not debating whether Imo state is safe or not. I am here in Lagos and can't claim to know whether the state is safe or not , but the fact that the company has been drilling successfully it should tell any body that the company can afford to have at least one registered office in the state.

Do you think if the governor decides to go all out to mandate the company to open an office they won't comply?

HQ wont be in every state. Some of these companies had in PH and Delta, Do you expect them to have in every state? E.g Shell should have in Delta Rivers AkwaIbom, Imo Edo and Ondo?

If the governor decides to do that, the company will also decide what works for them Will the CEO of Shell agree to relocate to Imo where he can be kidnapped and beheaded on Monday

They are drilling with low level workers. Dangote is sending his drivers all over Nigeria even in terrorized state but he will not relocate his own HQ or family to those places

BlueRayDick:
The first thing I said was that oil companies situate their HQ in Lagos for strategic reasons. All these ones u are saying is just u forcing a point.

For example NURPC(formerly DPR ) which is a regulator in the industry is located here in VI. Some of the key government agencies they need to liasie with are either headquartered in Lagos or have their operational office in Lagos. They have easy access to coordinate their logistics from Lagos having direct access to Apapa port and Tincan Island port. Majority of the embassies which their expatriates require to visit regularly are in Lagos.

Most of the oil companies have their Finance function and Logistics function situated in Lagos.

I actually do know what I am saying, and this is not about any agenda.

They RELOCATED their HQ to Lagos meaning it wasnt in Lagos at a point until situation forced them into safer areas

raumdeuter:
HQ wont be in every state. Some of these companies had in PH and Delta, Do you expect them to have in every state? E.g Shell should have in Delta Rivers AkwaIbom, Imo Edo and Ondo?

If the governor decides to do that, the company will also decide what works for them Will the CEO of Shell agree to relocate to Imo where he can be kidnapped and beheaded on Monday

They are drilling with low level workers. Dangote is sending his drivers all over Nigeria even in terrorized state but he will not relocate his own HQ or family to those places

Did we watch different videos?

Hope Uzodinma lamented about the oil companies not having a registered company in Imo state. Is registered company and headquarters the same thing?

raumdeuter:
They RELOCATED their HQ to Lagos meaning it wasnt in Lagos at a point until situation forced them into safer areas

I am telling u that there are oil companies who right from time had their HQ in Lagos; not that they relocated to Lagos. Such companies have their headquarters in Lagos due to the strategic reasons which I mentioned earlier.

Some even take it further by having another office in Abuja where they are close to seat of power and can lobby government policies in their favour.

raumdeuter:
She must oh. While taking koko samba and feeding her a diet of Kayanmata.

This man na Street

GloriousGbola:
you want to take the crown
you want to come at the king

i am still trying to make sense out of the whole thing

because i personally have no love for tanker drivers who keep holding us all to ransom. anytime one of them is arrested , they go on strike . they are literally a law onto themselves. on the other side a dangote monopoly is not good for anyone

i have not really taken the time to take a deep dive into the matter

Egbon no nah

Who never buy fuel into jerrycan, hands in the air, no hands?
I needed fuel, and that was the only way, what you expect from me?
It is what it is.

Anybody wey wan troll me because I use my money buy fuel into jerrycan when filling stations no allow motor enter, make dem feel free. I no kuku dey live online or seek anyone's validation for here.

No be say you talk am. I hate Tanker drivers ehn. Two years ago, one nearly kpai me. I had to steer the car off the road into the bush to avoid being exed.

izzou:
[color=royalblue] Actually, it is Dangote that you should be blaming

How can he decide for his workers not to join the Union? Is that one not dictatorship?

I know these Unions are something else,but Dangote cannot say his workers will not be part of NUPENG. That already, is against labour laws.[/color]

BlueRayDick:
It is actually Dangote that is to blame for this issue not the Unions.

Nigerian Labour laws allows for staff of oil companies to belong to respective labour unions like PENGASSEN, NUPENG, etc. Dangote banning his staff from belonging to these labour unions is in contravention of labour laws.

The only way these unions can force his hand is to go on strike since strike is the only language Nigerian government and employers understand.

As regards ur last paragraph, that is a blatant lie; nobody is forcing Dangote to sell PMS at a dictated price. In fact, marketers who import their PMS are willing to sell below the price Dangote is selling. As at This past Saturday I bought PMS at 845 per liter at an independent marketer filling station along Lasu-Iba road, while MRS that sells Dangote PMS still sells for N860 and NNPC sells for N865.

You're both right. I belong to a union in my field, and the few benefits we enjoy today were championed by the union. Without union, workers will be sitting ducks, and employers go dey prey on them, and do dem anyhow.

Unionism serves as a check against unfair work practices and excesses of employers.

Na just the annoyance of buying fuel at #1200 vex me to drop that post.

This is how Nepalese protestors handled the Finance Minister today, after he was ousted out of office.

With embezzlement and looting public funds, comes consequences.https://t.co/vDOg20A5XD

— 👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 (@UnkleAyo) September 9, 2025

This Nepal revolution isn't sparing anyone at all..High profile resignations and community beatings..

CrystalTiger:

This is how Nepalese protestors handled the Finance Minister today, after he was ousted out of office.

With embezzlement and looting public funds, comes consequences.https://t.co/vDOg20A5XD

— 👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 (@UnkleAyo) September 9, 2025

This Nepal revolution isn't sparing anyone at all..High profile resignations and community beatings..

Exactly what we need in Nigeria.

Qatar hosts the largest US military base in the entire Middle East, as part of a "security guarantee."

But that very air base coordinated today's Israeli airstrike on a civilian location in the middle of Qatar's capital Doha, a city of 1.5 million people.

That is why nothing beats national sovereignty, and anyone who trusts the USA for any reason is a massive idiot. Stop hosting US military bases in your countries and work toward developing your own ringfenced solutions for food, healthcare, and defence.

If you keep relying on them, the Americans will inevitably stab you in the back like the scorpion in the story of the scorpion and the frog. It's just their nature.

- David Hundeyin

semid4lyfe:
You're both right. I belong to a union in my field, and the few benefits we enjoy today were championed by the union. Without union, workers will be sitting ducks, and employers go dey prey on them, and do dem anyhow.

Unionism serves as a check against unfair work practices and excesses of employers.

Na just the annoyance of buying fuel at #1200 vex me to drop that post.

Baba, una spambot dey show me shege today.

Those that studied engineering courses, abeg is this how engineers inspect a bridge that is being considered for repairs?

Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, inspects Third Mainland Bridge and major roads in Lagos after recent flooding caused heavy traffic, to identify the root cause👀👀🫵 https://t.co/Hp288ShpaG pic.twitter.com/pCrkfcaAyW

— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) September 9, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGJzhpjELko?si=5Sm18vaybigeIoPV

Apparently kemi Badenoch lied about a partial scholarship

Forget that tho

Just read the comments and laugh.

PDPGuy:
Qatar hosts the largest US military base in the entire Middle East, as part of a "security guarantee."

But that very air base coordinated today's Israeli airstrike on a civilian location in the middle of Qatar's capital Doha, a city of 1.5 million people.

That is why nothing beats national sovereignty, and anyone who trusts the USA for any reason is a massive idiot. Stop hosting US military bases in your countries and work toward developing your own ringfenced solutions for food, healthcare, and defence.

If you keep relying on them, the Americans will inevitably stab you in the back like the scorpion in the story of the scorpion and the frog. It's just their nature.

- David Hundeyin

https://x.com/TheMossadIL/status/1965429157489475612?t=8IWVNIwDro94bJgIGP5o3w&s=19


The song in the link above is dedicated to you and David Hundeyin. Notable mentions are Okpansukkaisbae, LordAdam16, Seankafor. May you be blessed as you listen.

Ellexy:
https://x.com/TheMossadIL/status/1965429157489475612?t=8IWVNIwDro94bJgIGP5o3w&s=19


The song in the link above is dedicated to you and David Hundeyin. Notable mentions are Okpansukkaisbae, LordAdam16, Seankafor. May you be blessed as you listen.

I don't know why you are quoting me.

The Hamas leaders IDF attempted to assassinate are alive.

Ask Trump why he swore to the Emir of Qatar that Satanyahu will not make a mistake to strike Qatar again.
The f**l had one chance and bungled an opportunistic sucker punch.
Failure pro max!

We are waiting for the 🤡 to target a NATO country, Turkey, so we can know whether Article 5 is worth the paper it's written on.

-Lord

LordAdam16:
I don't know why you are quoting me.

The Hamas leaders IDF attempted to assassinate are alive.

Ask Trump why he swore to the Emir of Qatar that Satanyahu will not make a mistake to strike Qatar again.
The f**l had one chance and bungled an opportunistic sucker punch.
Failure pro max!

We are waiting for the 🤡 to target a NATO country, Turkey, so we can know whether Article 5 is worth the paper it's written on.

-Lord

Mentioned you for to enjoy the song. All this your explanation ko necestri at all.

Now the goalpost don shift to targeting a NATO country. No be Iran or Qatar again.

Ellexy:
Mentioned you for to enjoy the song. All this your explanation ko necestri at all.

Your mention ko necestri at all.

-Lord

LordAdam16:
Your mention ko necestri at all.

-Lord

Ingratitude is never good, a lirru "thank you for the song" won't be bad.

The sleeping ekukes have woken up

semid4lyfe:
You're both right. I belong to a union in my field, and the few benefits we enjoy today were championed by the union. Without union, workers will be sitting ducks, and employers go dey prey on them, and do dem anyhow.

Unionism serves as a check against unfair work practices and excesses of employers.

Na just the annoyance of buying fuel at #1200 vex me to drop that post.

I understand jare.

I learnt Dangote and the union have signed MoU and the union have called off their strike.

Once again it has been proven that strike is the only language the government and employers understand in this country.

The association of resident doctors commenced 7 days warning strike in FCT yesterday after the governmenf failed to have a dialogue with them and address their pain points.

I'm sure when the thing turn to full blown strike leading to death of patients due to the doctors downing tools, the average Nigerian on the street will blame the union of doctors and not the government.

Those who curse is rael will be cursed , yesterday was a good day,Hamas leaders Qatar leaders have danced long enough with glee enjoying the whole negotiating thing.we have entered into the era of judgement! This goes out two "moderate" Muslims and everyone praying for Isra el downfall.

WW3 imminent ?