NLNG Honoured as OGTAN’s Best Corporate Training Partner for 2025
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has clinched the Best Corporate Training Partner 2025 award from the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN), underscoring the company’s enduring role in human capital development within the nation’s energy sector.
The award was presented at the 4th edition of the OGTAN Human Capital Development (HCD) Awards in Lagos. In a statement made available to Advisors Reports, Sophia Horsfall, NLNG’s General Manager for External Relations and Sustainable Development, said the recognition reflects the company’s longstanding investment in workforce development, skills transfer, and capacity building.
OGTAN praised NLNG for its consistent investment in workforce training, strategic partnerships with accredited providers, sponsorship of industry programmes, and technical education initiatives delivered through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) portfolio. The Association noted that the company has set itself apart as a genuine partner in capacity development, with measurable results to show.
Receiving the award on behalf of NLNG, Emmanuel Uleh, Head of Nigerian Content Compliance Assurance & Monitoring, said the recognition affirms the company’s dual commitment to Nigerian Content obligations and its CSR agenda, which prioritises education.
“At inception, NLNG deliberately promoted local capacity development by training Nigerian technicians and operators for the operation and maintenance of its plant on Bonny Island. Today, this strategy has yielded remarkable results: NLNG boasts a 100% Nigerian management team and a workforce that is over 95% Nigerian,” Uleh said.
He noted that NLNG’s targeted initiatives have empowered thousands of Nigerians with industry-relevant skills, vocational training, and formal education opportunities. More than 600 Nigerians, he revealed, have been trained in highly technical fields such as naval architecture, shipbuilding, welding, and fabrication through the Bonny Gas Transport Plus Project in both Nigeria and South Korea.
In partnership with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and OGTAN, the company has also trained over 150 people through its asset projects. Additionally, its Train 7 Project Human Capital Development Programme is currently training more than 400 Nigerians—140 of whom are embedded in plant maintenance activities and over 200 community youths preparing for future operations.
Beyond technical training, Uleh stressed that NLNG continues to leverage its CSR programmes to strengthen Nigeria’s education sector. The company provides scholarships for students at post-primary and undergraduate levels, while also sponsoring postgraduate studies abroad in specialised fields critical to national development.
NLNG’s contributions, he added, are aligned with Nigeria’s broader development priorities and sustainability goals, reinforcing the company’s vision of becoming a globally competitive energy company that inspires a sustainable future.
Source: Advisors Reports
