The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Limited, operator of OML 130, and partners have inaugurated a women development and skills acquisition centre in Omu-Aran, Kwara State.
The development and skills acquisition centre was designed
to provide an enabling environment for women and young people to learn skills
and create employment in Omu-Aran.
The self-sustaining skill acquisition centre is expected to
reduce women and youth unemployment and restiveness in the communities around
the state, as well as enable them to generate income.
The centre consists of four training halls for fashion
designing and tailoring, catering and hotel management, computer training and
mixed training facility
It has a sick-bay, over 400 seater auditorium and lounge
supported with a solar power generating unit.
The Chief Upstream Investment Officer, NNPC Upstream
Investment Management Services, Bala Wunti, who was represented by Bunmi
Lawson, said the project aligned with the sustainable development goals.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive, TotalEnergies
Upstream Nigeria Limited, Mike Sangster, who was represented by the Executive
Director, People and Country Service, George Oguachuba, pointed out that the
project was among eight projects scheduled for inauguration in November 2022.
He said another 19 projects were under construction and
would be inaugurated when completed.
OML 130 partners include NNPC, TotalEnergies Upstream, PRIME (formerly Petrobras), Sapetro and CNOOC.