Joseph Bakare
Oilserv Limited, an oil and gas service company with expertise in pipelines and flowlines in Nigeria has trained 28 Nigerian youths in auto-welding, manual welding and fitting and rigging activities as part of its technical training scheme.
The program also focussed on basic equipment maintenance, assets training, horizontal directional drilling operation and operation of heavy duty equipment.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony held in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Managing Director of the company, Sir Emeka Okwuosa, stated that most of the trainees would be absorbed by the company.
He said his company was committed to human capital development and was determined to make young Nigerians participate in the development of the Nigerian economy.
Okwuosa expressed satisfaction that the training was conducted without any incident, rather the trainees exhibited professionalism and good attitude to work. He noted that a batch of the trainees assigned to the Obiafu/Obrikom to Oben, OB3, gas pipeline project welding crew welded a total of 360 joints without a repair.
He promised that more young Nigerians will benefit from the scheme and more awareness will be created about the programme.
In his comments, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr. Denzil Kentebe commended Oilserv Limited for initiating the technical trainee scheme, which was in line with its strategies for implementing the Nigerian Content Act.
Kentebe who was represented by the Manager, Human Capital Development, Mrs. Michelle Aiyegbusi, explained that part of the Board’s mandate is to empower Nigerian entrepreneurs and imbue young Nigerians with trainings across specialties in the oil and gas sector.