The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited said it is taking all necessary steps in line with government’s aspirations to rejuvenate the nation’s electricity sector which is key to its economic transformation agenda.
The NLNG said it is not undertaking the journey alone but rather it is building strong partnership across critical sectors to ensure results are achieved.
In a remark by Mrs Eyono Fatai-William, General Manager, External Relations, Nigeria LNG Limited, at the Business Interactive Workshop between Members of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), and the winner of the 2018 NLNG Nigeria Prize for Science in Lagos, she said she was highly privileged to speak to the eminent industry group about Nigeria LNG’s commitment to the advancement of the country, and expressed the belief that everyone in the auditorium has similar sense of commitment as well, because, in the long run, growing our businesses translate into growing our economy as a nation.
Fatai-William said the NLNG as the foremost natural gas exporter in the country has assisted to power industrialized nations of the world, and has a vision of being a global LNG company, helping to build a better Nigeria.
The company, she said, has been driving that vision through its numerous Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives across the country and especially in its host community, Bonny Island, where it has provided over 95 per cent stable electric power supply for over a decade now.
“It will be a great achievement if such achievements can be replicated across the country as we believe the country has the resources, but need the industrial will-power by the private sector to make it happen, even if it happens gradually, but steadily.
“Most of us here may be conversant with the long history of powering from the era of coal to the era of crude product, to hydro-power and most recently, natural gas. The gradual transition to cleaner and more reliable energy source has been slow albeit arduous. This is a challenge that all including those of us in the private sector must continue to find ways to independently or collaboratively help the public sector to resolve.” she observed.
She recalled that at the early stages of the company’s operations the management initiated well thought out interventions programmes that focus on actualizing its aspiration of helping to build a better Nigeria, and the Nigeria Prize for Science is one of those initiatives.
