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  • Varsity provides job opportunities

    Well, not everyone is folding their arms about the alarming unemployment profile of the country.

    American University of Nigeria (AUN) Yola, has set up a job fair where their students and graduates/alumni met with more than 20 different national and international organisations and some participants got employment or internship positions.

    The seventh edition of the AUN career fair brought together cooperation’s like Dangote Cement, Sky Bank, KPMG, McKinsey&Company, P&G, PZ Cussons, PWC, Nestle, General Electric, ExonMobil, Deloitte, StallionGroup and lots more.

    Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, AUN, Reginald Braggs explained that the career fair was a way of bringing national and international companies together, under one roof for the benefit of the alumni and current students to introduce themselves and the objective of the companies is to find bright students to recruit.

    His words: “Our intention is to connect our students and alumni with viable companies. This is of benefit to Nigeria because now you have young people who are now having jobs and being of benefit to the country.

    “It also serves as an experience for our current students to know what it feels like to interview in front of companies and present themselves in front of companies.”

    He said that it is a kind of American concept of bringing students together and alumni can have the opportunity to learn, when we first started it, students did not really know what to expect but as time has gone on, we have been able to find that impact we like to have on our students.

    Braggs also said, “When we first started out there were about 15 to 20 companies but now we have about 30 to 35 companies coming every year. A lot of companies have a threshold and we have an opportunity where they can sit down and talk to the students and also provide an avenue where they can give them an aptitude test into the different departments in their companies.

    Director, Career Services, student affairs, AUN Mrs Grace Nwokoma said that the school begins to prepare their students as soon as they gain admission to prepare them for the future and work a environment. Mostly, they make them work for two hours every day in a in a professional capacity where they get paid.

    She said, “”It is a job fair modelled after the American concept, before our students get here, we have properly groomed and worked with them one on one because we want to give companies the products that they want.

    “So far we have over 300 and something students already placed from this platform in companies like KPMG, McKinseys&Company, Sky Bank, General electric, Shell, lots more for them to come here, it means that they already have some of our products and their capabilities and are yearning for more, most of them go through the internship programs and they hire them.”

    Manager Human Resources (HR) and Admin, Dangote Cement Cooperate office, Bala Zango said that he had seen the notice for the fair on the AUN website and applied to be part of it.

    He added, “We came here to fish out the talented ones; we are so much interested in having young, talented people in Dangote that we can inculcate into our system. We need intelligent and fresh people to come and assist us in moving the company forward.

    “The job fair gives the students the courage to know that they have graduated and are not going to be in the labour market looking for jobs. In Dangote we have been providing jobs and intend to recruit more, our fertilizer plant will soon be kicking off so we need more staff, like about 80,000 staff when we are ready. What we do is to go to the universities and pick from the graduating ones there.”

    Head HR recruitment and training manager Nestle, Marie Owoniyi said, “For us it is an opportunity to brand ourselves as employers and register ourselves in the minds of our to be employees, we are here to tell them that Nestle is here with lots of opportunities for graduates.”

  • NIS tragedy: Jonathan gives job slots to families of dead job seekers

    NIS tragedy: Jonathan gives job slots to families of dead job seekers

    *All injured job seekers to get automatic employment

     

    Following the public outcry that trailed the death of about 19 job seekers during last Saturdays’ Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved three vacancy slot for the family of each of the 19 job seekers that died during the exercise.

    But one of the three slots must be a female.

    The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of FEC presided over by President Good luck Jonathan.

    According to him, all the injured job seekers are also to be given automatic job in the immigration service.

    He said that the last Saturday recruitment exercise has been cancelled while a fresh one will be conducted under the Chairmanship of the Federal Civil Service Commission with an inter-ministerial panel.

    The Government, he said, has also stopped all government agencies, apart from Army and Police, from carrying out such physical recruitment exercise.

    Details later

  • NLC condemns NIS recruitment protcols, calls for investigation

    NLC condemns NIS recruitment protcols, calls for investigation

    The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday condemned the recruitment protocols adopted by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Saturday in which many people died in parts of the country.

    This is contained in a statement signed by NLC President, Mr. Abdulwahed Omar, in Abuja on Monday.

    He said that the congress was saddened and shocked to learn of the avoidable death of unemployed youths during the exercise.

    “It is grossly unfair for the Immigration service to have invited thousands of our youths to physically present themselves to compete to fill a miserly four thousand vacancies.

    “Nothing but crass opportunism can explain this heartless scam.

    “A more rational and discerning recruitment process could easily have reduced the numbers by insisting on raising minimum standards.

    “The explanation by the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, that 520,000 applicants were invited for 4,556 spaces and that the applicants died in a stampede due to impatient and non-adherence to laid down orderly procedure, is rather weak and untenable.’’

    Omar noted that to have invited so much applicants for such few spaces, in all sense of administration, was unacceptable.

    He called on the Federal Government to to investigate the NIS, query the methods it adopted and the discretion it exercised in conducting the programme.

    “It is also important to remind government of the danger that unemployment, particularly unemployment of qualified youths, represents.

    “We therefore call on government to tackle unemployment with increased commitment, and appropriately sanction those who have had a hand in causing these scandalous deaths.

    In another development, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has described the stampede at the recruitment as a national disaster.

    It called for an immediate investigation into the death of the young Nigerians

  • New technology would have prevented NIS recruitment deaths

    New technology would have prevented NIS recruitment deaths

    Regrettably Job seekers in Nigeria died over the weekend trying to secure appointment with the Nigerian Immigration Service.

    This did not have to happen!

    Where there are high levels of unemployment it is to be expected that the demand for available vacancies will far outweigh supply of jobs, hence the large turnout for the exercise.

    As long as we are unable to cater for the teeming graduates seeking work, not to talk of those who are underemployed, we would continue to have a high turnout as witnessed.

    However this did not have to happen.

    Technological advancement has brought about solutions to deal with large number of candidates seeking few jobs.

    It was reported that over 500,000 candidates applied for the exercise.

    The first step is to short list those candidate who meet the recruitment criteria which would have been pre determined by the recruiting organisation.

    Apparently the entire candidates were invited to attend a form of screen at various centres across Nigeria.

    A short listing exercise would have been screened out those who fail to meet the criteria. Only those who meet the requirement advance to the next stage of the selection process.

    There are competent organisations in Nigeria who could have offered this solution.

    Each candidate can sit the initial verification exercise at the comfort of their home using their computer or at designated Test  Centres.

    Where recruiting organisation has concerns about the authenticity of the candidate responding to the initial verification, there are also solutions available to validate the initial screening, which may further reduce the number of applicants.

    At the end of the two stage process described above, the recruiting organisation would have a manageable number and failing that, further assessment could be carried out using Assessment Centres before commencing to the interview stages.

    Several private sector organisations and multinationals have successfully adopted this approach. A typical recruitment exercise by Shell Nigeria receives no less than half a million responses and they   manage the recruitment process effectively using online recruitment solutions.

    It is time we take advantage of technology to manage our recruitment and avoid what I call avoidable accidents.

    It is not rocket science to predict the NIS exercise was an accident waiting to happen.

    Other government agencies need to take note to avoid a repeat of this incident.

    It need not happen and we pray it does not happen again.

    May the souls of the departed rest in peace.

    Shola Ajani  is Group CEO, Human Capital Asset Management Group

  • 3 websites job seekers should visit

    3 websites job seekers should visit

    With the growing rate of unemployment in the country, there are certain things every job seeker must know. The first step is to know where to look for job listings and advice.

    The following are 3 sites that can take you a step closer to landing your dream job.

    1. Talons:

    This is a relatively new website that connects you to your ideal job. Talons include an excellent feature where a job seeker can create a profile which makes it easier to sell yourself to recruiters. Job seekers also get to view different company profiles to see the one that’s the best for them. Talons is a one stop place for job related information. No wonder they describe it as “A careers service for Nigerians.  A place where Nigerian talent can make the next career move.  A platform connecting organisations with the best candidates for jobs in Nigeria, and around the Globe”

    2. Jobberman:

    This site has gained a lot of popularity by doing exactly what it promised “We set out with a mission to organize, deliver and manage the largest catalogue of jobs in Nigeria. We help employers fill their vacancies quickly and cost-effectively by giving them access to the most relevant pool of qualified job-seekers and professionals.”

     

    Indeed lots of Nigerians have praised this site for connecting them with their dream jobs. One of such success stories is:

    “What first seem like a child’s play turned out to be one of the best offer I have ever had. Saw the advert on Jobberman and applied. I was called for written and several oral interviews which was well managed and unbiased and an offer letter was sent to me after meeting with the MD. In retrospect, Jobberman was introduced to me by a friend of mine. Nice one Jobberman. Keep it up.”

    Jobberman also has a professional CV writing service which takes you closer to landing your dream job

    3. Nairaland:

    Even though this is a forum and cannot be categorised as a job site, it is a good way to hear quick inside information and tips about landing that dream job. Users post job vacancies. Quite a lot of its users even post experiences with the examinations and this has helped quite a lot. As Ifeoma J says “I was able to get GMAT study questions from a fellow nairalander and I’m currently working on my dream job.”

     

  • Abuja, city of job seekers

    Abuja, city of job seekers

    To most people, Abuja is not only the capital of Nigeria; it is also the money centre of the federation, which generally fuels the belief that only the rich live there.

    With the level of unemployment on the increase in a country with such a huge population, people in other parts of the country now nurse the believe that if they cannot find jobs in other parts of the country or encounter any form of hardship, they simply believe that all they have to do is relocate to Abuja with its high rise buildings and beautiful roads and everything will be fine.

    Abuja presently is probably filled with more unskilled workers than skilled, a visit to some estates like the Mbora estate in Jabi, AMAC Aco estate along the airport road etc and the Maitama Nicon junction, Beggar Junction and other specific locations, unskilled workers come out every morning in their numbers with shovels and daggers and wait for either construction companies or people in need of labourers pick them up for daily menial jobs.

    Such unskilled labourers are involved in the ever present construction jobs that is ever prevalent in the city, whether it is in the construction of roads, rails, estates or even private buildings, they are found everywhere ready to do jobs even as little as weeding the highways or weeding grasses of the porches of private buildings.

    Adamu Musa, a native of Kaduna who sometimes hangs around the Mbora estate said that he is not lazy or afraid of hard work. “I was born on the farm and have worked on a farm my whole life. I had to leave the village because farming is now unprofitable and I have a lot of mouth to feed at home, it’s just unfortunate that the jobs we get which are very tasking pay very little.”

    Another set of unskilled workers complained bitterly to the Nation about the kinds of treatment meted out on them by their Chinese owners, most of them who only posse secondary school degrees insisted that the Chinese companies they work for treat them with no iota of respect and whoever dares to complain is immediately relieved of his job.

    These workers who resume work as early as 6am and can still be seen on the site latter than 6pm insisted that they are very hardworking and honestly enjoy being construction workers since the country itself is prevalent with unemployment but will love to be treated more humanly.

    33 year old Samson Moses who works on the rail construction along Kubwa- Arab road said that although they are not well paid, they are left with no option but to keep working due to the situation in the country, he said, “they don’t pay us well but what can we do? They greatest problem we have here is that although we are involved in such a dangerous job, the company does not provide any safety measure for us and whoever gets injured on the job will be the one to treat himself which is not fair.”

    Another worker who sounded really bitter, Isaac Alaqi said,” being a construction worker is not easy, we work all through the day, including Sundays, nobody cares if we eat or not, we don’t have a uniformed salary here, we are paid from N15,000 to N25,000 and one will have to work for complete 30days to receive the amount. Since we do not have representatives or allowed to create one and whoever tries to speak up is immediately sacked since there are many jobless people ready to fill the space.” They all said that it is unfortunate that expatriates are allowed to come into Nigeria and maltreat Nigerians without anyone daring to caution them or tell them how to respect citizens of this country.

    Other unskilled workers in Abuja who are not involved in business are mostly the Okada or tricycle riders, drivers etc, while another percentage of them flood the satellite towns and municipal areas where they are involved in jobs like packing of refuse popularly called mai bola, shoe making, tailors that mend little tears from house to house, pure water sellers and those who sell items in traffic and the most surprising amongst them all are the Hausa boys whose only job is to manicure people nails.

    Unskilled workers flood into the city everyday and resort to other criminal activities like stealing, defrauding people of their money, mostly using the excuse of property sale to defraud people and the most common is the fraudsters popularly known as one chance pretend to be taxi drivers to defraud innocent citizens.

    The unfortunate thing about being a job seeker in Abuja, people continue to stay back even when they cannot find suitable jobs but keep hoping and praying for a better day, when things will get better, such a job seeker is sometimes advised to try other states, most refuse believing that just hanging around the city will probably be enough to meet their needs.

  • ‘No job for Ganaru in Nasarawa United’

    ‘No job for Ganaru in Nasarawa United’

    Chairman of Kano Pillars, Abba Yola has hinted that the man who led the club to successive league titles in the last two seasons Mohammed Baba Ganaru was not contracted by Globacom Premier League club, Nasarawa United.

    Ganaru exclusively told supersport.com on November 22 that he had quit Pillars and would resume at his new post in Lafia three days later (November 25).

    The gaffer has yet to commence work with Nasarawa United and Yola said the reasons are not far-fetched.

    “He has not resumed in Lafia because there is no job for him there. I was speaking with the Nasarawa United chairman (Isaac Daladi on Thursday) and we discussed this issue. Baba Ganaru did not resign his appointment at Kano Pillars,” Yola told supersport.com.

    Ganaru was absent in Warri on Thursday when Enyimba faced Kano Pillars in the Charity Shield and Yola moved to explain the absence of the trainer.

    “I asked him not to come and instructed his assistant to handle the game,” he said.

    Kano Pillars are the reigning Nigerian champions and will represent the country in next season’s CAF Champions League.

  • Job seeker ‘rapes’ groundnut seller

    A job seeker, Muselium Dele, was yesterday charged with allegedly raping a 19-year-old groundnut seller at an Itire Magistrate’s Court, Surulere, Lagos State.

    Dele, 25, who resides at Lawanson in the Surulere area, is also being tried for alleged conspiracy.

    The prosecutor, Inspector Olakunle Shonibare, told the court that the accused, with others at large, committed the offences on September 18 at 45, Anjorin Street, Lawanson.

    He said the accused lured the teenager into his apartment under the pretext of buying groundnut and raped her.

    The offences, Shonibare noted, contravene Sections 258 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

    According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Section 258 prescribes life imprisonment for offenders.

    The accused, however, pleaded innocence and the Magistrate, Mrs A. O. Gbajumo, granted him bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties in like sum.

    She adjourned the case till November 14 and directed that the case file should be forwarded to the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.

  • No job too low

    A radio programme on Inspiration FM anchored by a presenter called Uwana last Friday got me thinking about this dignity of labour thing.

    The programme was quite interesting and a lot of those who phoned to contribute to the discussion tried to explain why graduates will not readily take on positions of drivers, housemaids, cleaners and others regarded as less dignifying for their qualification and status.

    Some callers, many sharing their personal experiences, said the attitude to such jobs is as a result of the value society places on them. However, many of them also agreed that it would do fresh graduates no good to be too proud to take on some of these unflattering but honest jobs if there are no lucrative or more dignifying alternatives.

    Several pointed out the need for people to have passion for what they do and vision to move ahead. They advised job seekers and young people not to be afraid to start small but take that first step with their eyes on the big picture.

    They gave examples of those who started as vulcanizers and ended up as executives. One man said he used to be a road-side vulcanizer – not because he liked it – but because he needed to do it to pay his bills. Today, he said he has no regrets. Another man gave examples of polytechnic graduates who have turned to vocational skills to earn a living – one his shoemaker, and another, a laundry man. Each of them earned more than N100,000 being self-employed outside the office setting. The same man complained that he could not understand why his wife refused his offer to open a shop for her after five years without a job. She insists that she must use her first and second degrees to work in the formal sector. The presenter of the programme also mentioned that she once waited on tables.

    Despite the difficulties in finding jobs, fresh graduates have this illusion that when they graduate, they must land that dream job from the onset. It does not always work like that except for the very well connected children of the high and mighty. Theirs is just to present themselves at the office. Their appointment is concluded on the phone. But I do not have to emphasise that only a minute percentage are so fortunate.

    In these days of man-know-man, everybody tries to know somebody. Just last week, my brother went for an aptitude test for a pharmaceutical company confident that with his links with a highly placed executive of the firm, the test was just a formality. To his shock, there were 31 other candidates. First, he did not expect so many of them for just one position; and secondly, he was surprised to find that all of them knew people in the company. Their people even came to the venue to show solidarity. It was like a visiting day in a boarding school. So, who gets the job?

    I have heard many final year students who while discussing future careers state categorically that they cannot take jobs that pay less than N80,000. Some even find such salaries demeaning. I normally shake my head at their ignorance of what obtains in the real world where many graduates earn less than N50,000. On the radio programme, a caller even told of a first class graduate residing on the Lagos mainland and working on a N30,000 job on the island.

    Like was concluded on the programme, our graduates should be more open to opportunities outside the formal sector and not have illusions about quickly getting ready-made jobs. Where such jobs are not available, graduates should be ready to take on what they can get to earn an honest living. And since the focus in now on entrepreneurship, while in school, they should take vocational skills acquisition trainings serious and try their hands on running businesses on a small scale. They may even find that when the jobs come, they can combine it with their vocations and earn even more money in the process. You never can tell; the bean cake seller of today can become the multi-millionaire confectionary magnate tomorrow.

  • How to localise skills for job creation

    The Federal Government has tried virtually all means to arrest unemployment but the problem persists. There seems to be a strategy yet to be explored and that, according to the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), is the domiciliation of industrial and manufacturing activities and skills. The champions of the strategy believe that capital flight and job export are major causes of unemployment. EMEKA UGWUANYI, Assistant Editor reports.

     

    In the fight against unemployment, the Federal Government adopted some measures. It created the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) and Nigerian Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP), among others, to address the problems.

    Besides, in 2010, it established the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) shortly after the passage of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act.

    A cardinal thrust of the NOGICD Act is to maximise the utilisation of human resources in oil and gas activities while the NCDMB regulates local content.

    Since its inception, NCDMB has been exploring ways to improve Nigerians’ involvement in the industry and develop indigenous capacity and capability. To NCDMB’s Executive Secretary, Ernest Nwapa, one way to tackle unemployment, create the expected capacity and jobs, is to domicile activities in the country.

    He said until the government and well meaning Nigerians find a way of ensuring that industrial and manufacturing activities are carried out in-country and a reasonable quantum of equipment used for various projects manufactured in Nigeria, unemployment may remain high while capacity and capability levels may still remain unimpressive.

    Nwapa told The Nation that the board doesn’t emphasise award of contracts to indigenous companies because that has not helped in achieving its mandate, which is to boost capacity and employment. Award of contracts to indigenous firms, he said, doesn’t translate to deepening human resources development as some of these firms give out the jobs to expatriates to handle and also import most of the equipment for project execution.

    The dereliance on expatriate skills and imported equipment, he said, doesn’t lay the expected foundation for sustainable job creation and capacity building. What the board is doing is to establish industrial parks in some selected states where original equipment manufacturers will work with Nigerians to transfer the technology and skills. He said through this development, jobs and value would be created and domiciled in-country.

    Stakeholders believe that this approach should be extended to other sectors aside oil and gas.

    A document obtained by The Nation on what the implementation of Nigerian Content has achieved in terms of job creation, shows that over 30,000 direct jobs have been created. The report on national quarterly job creation and labour force survey was carried out by the National Bureau of Statistics on Nigeria Content Development in collaboration with the content board.

    The report showed that at the end of November, last year the various segments of the upstream sector of the industry had created substantial jobs. The report reads: “We have provided employment… for activities directly linked to local content implementation in selected upstream activities as at November 2012.”

    The table showed that Nigerians manning marine vessels that service the oil and gas industry – 3,000; those manning rigs – 1,500; those in fabrication yards that service the industry – 10,792; Nigerians in design engineering firms – 2,130; those in petroleum technology companies – 3,000; those in oil and gas manufacturing firms – 1,500; while 6,797 benefited from post- training employment as part of industry capacity development initiative and 2,143 Nigerians occupy managerial positions in operating companies, bringing the total to 30,862.

    The NCDMB has entered into collaboration with different organisations to realise government’s aspiration in content development. The board and the Nigerian Navy agreed to deepen their collaboration in the oil and gas industry, especially on developing and utilising capacity.

    Nwapa and the Commandant of the Nigerian Naval Engineering College, Rear Admiral Akinjola Johnson, made the commitment at a meeting at NCDMB Headquarters in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

    Nwapa said the Board was working to identify, develop and maximise the utilisation of facilities across the country for industry work and training programmes and expressed the willingness of the Board to work with the Navy. He said the Board’s efforts were in compliance with the directive of its Chairman, Mrs. Dieziani Alison-Madueke, who is also the Minister of Petroleum.

    He said the Navy Dockyard in Lagos is being used for heavy fabrication by some service companies, adding that many countries had integrated their armed forces in the advancement of national technology and NCDMB would consolidate on the existing relationship between the military and industry.

    Nwapa said when the board visited the Navy Engineering College, Sapele, Delta State in 2011, it discovered that the institution’s machine shop has some capacity the oil and gas industry can use.

    He added that the machine shop will be tested for space and facilities and considered for the pilot scheme of the proposed Training Centre of Excellence the Board is developing in collaboration with Petrofac-an international training agency-and the Oil and Gas Training Association of Nigeria (OGTAN).

    He advised the Navy High Command to further invest in the development of the college so that it can be upgraded to an international awarding institution and meet the standards set by Petrofac and OGTAN.

    “Our visit to the various training facilities to be used for the Centre of Excellence will commence shortly. I encourage you to improve the facility to meet the required standard,” he said.

    Rear Admiral Johnson restated the commitment of naval authorities to improve the facilities in the college to ensure that it is included in the planned training programme of the industry and meet other national demands. “The essence of our visit is to galvanise the synergy that has existed between the board and the College for the development of Nigeria,” he added.

    At a meeting of the Governing Council of the Board, Mrs Alison-Madueke said: “The implementation of the Nigerian Content Act has deepened the Nigerian Oil and Gas local supply chain and increased industry man-hours performed by Nigerians. In the first 30 months of passage of the Act, job creation has risen by over 350 per cent resulting in over 30,000 direct productive jobs. Just by insisting on using Nigerians in the industry, we have deepened the local supply chain.

    “I have, no doubt, that more jobs will be created in 2013 and we shall achieve greater localisation of industry services, manufacturing and fabrication in 2013.”

    She said the jobs were generated in engineering, fabrication, exploration and production, marine transportation and logistics sectors, which had been developed to become more robust.

    She expressed optimism that the job growth trajectory will not only be sustained but also drive multipliers across industries following the integration of youths training into the implementation process.

    Mrs Alison-Madueke said the Nigerian Content implementation has increased the level of participation of Nigerians in oil and gas contracts to 87 per cent of total industry contracts, which she attributed to domiciliation activities.

    “The Board has to a large extent achieved consensus in most aspects of Nigerian Content implementation to the extent that there has been no major dispute amongst stakeholders on interpretation of provisions of the Nigerian Content Law.

    “Stakeholders are also responding positively to the need to do things differently in the industry, for the benefit of all. This clearly demonstrates that we have been carrying the industry along in the implementation of the Act,” she added.

    Mrs Alison-Madueke said the government would continue to support the Board and its numerous local value addition initiatives, aimed at deepening indigenous participation in the industry.

    While acknowledging progress made on the quantum of contracts awarded to Nigerians, Nwapa said the Nigerian Content can only grow if indigenous companies that win contracts procure items from Nigeria and execute the jobs in-country.

    To grow real Nigerian Content, Nwapa said the industry must focus more on manufacturing, bringing back the bulk of fabrication jobs that are done in foreign countries and ensuring that pipes, valves, fittings and related equipment are procured from Nigeria.

    Progress, he said, had been recorded in fabrication and engineering, noting that similar growth must be achieved in the manufacturing sector as most of the valves, pumps, oil and gas equipment are still being imported.

    “We have started creating the platform to ensure that components of these equipment can be done here, even if we cannot manufacture the whole equipment here.

    “With the support of the minister, we have also issued guidelines that require any new project to create some legacy facilities. We have been able to get commitments from international operating companies on FPSO integration facilities, dockyards, umbilicals manufacturing and fabrication yards,” he added.