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NNPC To Build Africa’s Largest Gas City In Delta
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is set to build the largest Africa’s gas city in Ogidigben, Delta State.
The NNPC Group Executive Director, Gas and Power, David Ige, made this known during the 4th International Conference and Exhibition on Free Trade Zone last week in Lagos.
The conference was organized by the oil and gas free zone authority.
Mr Ige represented by the general manager, Pipeline, Sam Ndukwe, said the aim of the project was to create the largest gas industrial park in sub-Saharan Africa.
He said that steady progress had been made in delivering the critical pipelines infrastructure.
“This will address many of the gas deliverability challenges in the country,” Mr Ige said.
Head, Marketing Department, Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone, Onne Port, Adamu Kontagora, said the investment had creates over 30,000 direct or indirect jobs.
Mr Kontagora said it had also created transfer of technology to Nigerians, through manpower training due to the specialized nature of its operations.
He said that the presence of the free zones had increased economic activities in the area, adding that Onne Port was the second highest port in Nigeria after Apapa.
Mr Kontagora said there had also been increase in the government revenue earning, particularly for customs, ports authority and Federal Inland Revenue Services as a result of free trade zones.
He said that the zones had placed Nigeria as a leading player in the oil and gas activities in the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Also, Chief Executive Officer, Century 21 System Communication, Odusola Stevenson, said the conference was to create a system and process to activate the knowledge network among the zones.
The theme of the conference is tagged: “The Springboard to Sustainable Economic Transformation of Nigeria”.