By Desmond Ejibas
Port Harcourt – Nigeria LNG Ltd. (NLNG) has won the 2025 Best Corporate Training Partner Award by the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN).
The award was presented at the 4th edition of the OGTAN Human Capital Development (HCD) Awards, held in Lagos.
Dr Sophia Horsfall, NLNG’s General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday.
According to the statement, the award recognises NLNG’s longstanding commitment to workforce development, skills transfer, and capacity building within Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
Receiving the award on behalf of NLNG, Mr Emmanuel Uleh, Head of Nigerian Content Compliance Assurance and Monitoring, reaffirmed the company’s strong commitment to human capital development.
He said that NLNG viewed capacity development not only as a Nigerian Content obligation but also as a central part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda, particularly in education.
“At inception, NLNG deliberately promoted local capacity development by training Nigerian technicians and operators for the operation and maintenance of its Bonny Island plant,” Uleh said.
He noted that this strategy had yielded remarkable results, with NLNG now boosting a 100 per cent Nigerian management team and workforce that is over 95 per cent Nigerian.
He said NLNG had empowered thousands of Nigerians with industry-relevant skills, vocational training, and formal education support through strategic partnerships and targeted initiatives.
Uleh said that more than 600 Nigerians had been trained in Nigeria and South Korea in highly technical areas including naval architecture, shipbuilding, welding and fabrication under the Bonny Gas Transport Plus Project.
According to him, a collaboration with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and OGTAN, the company has trained over 150 people through its asset projects.
He said that under the Train 7 Project’s Human Capital Development programme, more than 400 Nigerians were undergoing training, including 140 in plant maintenance and 200 community youths preparing for future operations.
Uleh further noted that NLNG’s CSR programmes continued to prioritise education as a driver of national development by awarding scholarships to students at post-primary and undergraduate levels.
“The company is also supporting postgraduate studies abroad in highly technical fields critical to Nigeria’s growth. NLNG’s contributions align with national development goals and sustainability priorities,” he said.
According to him, the company’s efforts reflect its vision of being a globally competitive energy company, inspiring a sustainable future.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that since inception, the OGTAN HCD Awards have celebrated organisations and individuals making measurable and impactful contributions to human capital development. (NAN)
