Vanguard (Lagos)
4 March 2008
George Onah
IN its quest to boost local content in development projects in Nigeria, Shell Petroleum Development Company has said that its $20 billion investments in Niger Delta will embrace Nigerians in the most critical sector of the economy.
Most of the projects which are located in Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers states, among others, would provide direct employment to over 16,000 skilled and unskilled as well as semi-skilled youths, while several thousands would be indirectly employed.
Disclosing the development in Port Harcourt, last weekend, at a press parley, General Manager, Local Content Development of Shell Dr. Eddie Wikina said some of the projects “making statements in the LCD arrangement are ‘front end engineering design’ (FEED).