In case you think incidents like this are happening for the first time, let me tell you boldly that they are not.
Exactly one year ago, a professor and 19 medical students were kidnapped in Otukpo, Benue State. The same people who were shouting and pushing the โChristian genocideโ narrative immediately blamed Fulani and Muslims.
But when the police did their due diligence and arrested the kidnappers, none of their names or faces matched the description of a Fulani man or Muslim. They were all Christians from the same Benue.
As usual, those who spread the propaganda went silent, because they are not searching for the truth, they are searching for a version of the truth that suits their agenda, and if the facts do not fit that agenda, they simply look away.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ข๐ถ๐น & ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต?
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
In todayโs energy landscape, just having a degree is not enough. Companies now want skills, proof of competence, and globally recognized certifications.
Whether youโre a student, fresh graduate, NYSC member, job seeker, or working professional, here are reputable platforms to get legit Oil & Gas certifications that employers respect:
โ Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) โ Petroleum Engineering Certification (PEC)
https://t.co/zJFEAvkvqk
โ OPITO โ Global Industry Training & Safety Certifications
https://t.co/ze3FtXj1Mb
โ IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors) โ WellSharp (Well Control Training)
https://t.co/nLdQCNOL1x
โ American Petroleum Institute (API) โ Individual Certification Program (ICP)
https://t.co/s0luHEaKUf
โ NEBOSH โ International Technical Certificate in Oil & Gas Operational Safety
https://t.co/W4vb7j5cO9
โ OPITO Training Standards Library โ Safety & Technical Skill Courses
https://t.co/wgFsEqeDjZ
โ IADC Drilling Industry Training (DIT) โ Competency Courses & Accreditation
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โ NEBOSH Oil & Gas Operational Safety โ Course and Assessment Details
https://t.co/r67WNOxtQK
โ OPITO Open Learning & eLearning โ Online Courses & Certificates
https://t.co/AxwF4ZcmGl
โ IADC Well Control Awareness / Role-Specific Training (Online)
https://t.co/7Mq7G0vV3h
Quick Tip for Beginners:
Start with NEBOSH or OPITO safety & operational training.
These open doors in drilling, production, HSE, refinery operations, gas plants, FPSOs, and offshore work.
Nigerian recruiters and multinational operators recognize these certificates; no stories, no โGoogle schoolโ certificates.
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~ For safety core courses (e.g., BOSIET, OPITO Rigger) you may budget โฆ200,000-โฆ300,000+ for local delivery.
~ For wellโcontrol, drilling or supervisoryโlevel global courses budget โฆ2M+ (because USD cost) or seek group rates/offers.
@realFemiOtedola@AlikoDangote One or two of those depots should be bought by govt and urned into strategic white products storage reserves as part of energy security infrastructure. Congratulations to you and Aliko. Next is to defeat the steel monster.
โLet me correct the perspective: 1) India only bought 0.2% of Russian oil 2) India buys in a quarter of what Europe buys in one afternoonโ - STRONG ๐ช๐ผ response by Indiaโs Minister of Petroleum H.E. @HardeepSPuri to CNNโs Becky today.
The newly constructed sports center in Ajegunle, Lagos state built by Mr Yemi Idowu, a passionate sports entrepreneur and businessman. It has ten 5-Aside pitches, eight 7- Aside pitches and one 11-Aside pitch. Yes we can if we want to...
@the_davidatta Asemota wakes up every morning to talk rubbish about Nigeria. He revels in the negatives and is always boastful about how he told people not to establish a business in Nigeria.
I'm surprised that he still goes about with a Nigerian passport.
What goes around......
News has a way of making humans get emotional. Negative news is the order of today, which sells and thereby entirely blanks out progress. Despite its many challenges,Nigeria does make progress, and sometimes a lot of it. Here are some facts to delight your day and encourage you:
Yoruba is such a heavily nuanced culture. It teaches you quickly how to recognize it, when you are not wanted as a company. No dey force friendship, and don't hang around where you are not wanted.
I just interviewed the man who invented Amazon Prime.
He started a business worth $40 billion today and served on Amazon's board for 15 yrs.
Here are lessons from Bing Gordon that'll save you years of mistakes:
So you're a new CEO.
1. Read "The First 90 Days" by Watkins.
2. Don't change too many things at the same time.
3. Win their HEARTS before asking for their HANDS.
4. Repeat after me, "We will do it together." Then say it every day to your people.
5. Get one key win in 90 days.
The Next 20 Years
Just look around you in Nigeria, for example. 20 years ago, the ATM machine was a novelty. No bank issued debit cards- maybe just the foreign ones. There were no banking apps. You couldn't transfer funds the way we do now.