Tinubu urges oil firms to award more contracts to local engineers, unlock 2.3bn cubic feet daily gas capacity

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has urged international oil companies operating in Nigeria to give indigenous engineering firms more contracts, as a Nigerian company, Lee Engineering, builds two compressor stations to enable the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System to deliver its full capacity of 2.3 billion standard cubic feet of gas daily.
Tinubu said local firms with proven technical capacity must play a greater role in major energy projects, stressing that his administration’s Nigeria First policy would prioritise local expertise, equipment manufacturing and job creation.
The President spoke on Thursday in Abuja while receiving the Founder and Chairman of Lee ...