Seventy young Nigerian professionals have successfully graduated from the NLNG Train 7 Project Human Capacity Development (HCD) Basic Training Programme.
The milestone marks the completion of an intensive, one-year training regimen designed to build an industry-ready workforce capable of steering Nigeria’s position in the shifting global energy landscape.
The graduates, who formed the second batch of the initiative, underwent 12 months of rigorous specialized training in Data Analysis and Supply Chain Management.
To ensure a well-rounded skill set, the curriculum also provided practical exposure to essential oil and gas support services, including Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE), Business Management & Information Technology, Document Management, and Nigerian Content Awareness & On-the-Job Training.
This graduation brings the total number of young Nigerians empowered under this collaborative initiative to 401 beneficiaries across its first and second batches.
Speaking at the close-out ceremony, Sophia Horsfall, NLNG’s General Manager for External Relations & Sustainable Development, praised the graduates’ resilience. She noted that the program’s success proves what strategic investment in human capacity can achieve.
“You started this journey as candidates, and today, we are showing you off as professionals,” Horsfall said. She urged the graduates to act as true “dividends of a national investment,” challenging them to bring integrity, discipline, and precision to their careers.
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Engr. Ali Uwais, the Project Director for the NLNG Train 7 Project, highlighted the program’s role in systematically closing critical competency gaps. He commended the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) for maintaining strict training standards and urged the graduates to embrace continuous learning in an industry increasingly disrupted by new technologies.
The initiative is a direct product of the partnership between NLNG and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).
Representing the Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Ms. Alexis Emelle (General Manager, Human Capacity Development) described the program as a stellar victory for the board’s Human Capital Development Guideline, 2020. The framework mandates that major national oil and gas projects must deliberately fund and support the training and empowerment of local talent.
As one of the largest gas infrastructure developments on the African continent, the Train 7 Project continues to deliver on its dual promise: expanding Nigeria’s industrial gas capacity while systematically grooming the next generation of technical and managerial leaders to manage it.
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