NEXUS ALLIANCE bags GE’S multimillion dollar contract for training and manpower development

General Electric has awarded Nexus Alliance Limited the contract for the technical training and capacity development of all personnel that will be engaged at the Multimillion dollar Manufacturing and Assembly facility situated in Calabar, Cross River State. This was announced by the Vice Chairman of GE, John Rice in Abuja during a recent visit to Nigeria.  He disclosed that the contract award was in fulfillment of the pledge made last year by GE Chairman, Jeff Immelt who in January 2013 announced a $1billion investment plan in Nigeria, out of which $250 million will be earmarked for capital expenditure that will make Calabar a regional hub for manufacturing, service, and innovation.

The facility will have a robust structure to support a broader range of product lines in power generation as well as oil & gas exploration and production. GE has also pledged to spend an additional $800 million over the next 5 years in local sourcing of goods/services, labor, staff welfare and training.

While receiving Rice, The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Deziani Allison Madueke noted that GE’s significant investment in Nigeria would facilitate the goal of strengthening local capacity for the industry. She re-echoed the commitment of the current administration to attracting Foreign Direct Investments to the Nation. She assured GE of the commitment to provide investors an environment where businesses and investments can thrive.   

Ernest Nwapa, Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) while responding said the award of the contract aligns with the Board’s vision to ensure that operators in the Oil and Gas sector localize their operations and create jobs for Nigerians. When completed and fully operational, the GE manufacturing and Assembly facility in Calabar will create as least 2,300 direct and indirect jobs.

Also contracts for the reconstruction and upgrade of the Government Technical College, Ikot Iffanga have also been awarded by GE. Apart from upgrading the existing infrastructure in the school, GE is providing technical equipment and training for the lecturers. The aim is to support the institution in producing world class technicians that could possibly work in the GE manufacturing and Assembly plant in Calabar or any other such facility in the world.

Nexus Alliance Limited is a fully Nigerian owned Company with capabilities in Training and Technology Services for the Oil and Gas, Petrochemical, Energy and Process industries. Nexus was formed in 1998 under a platform of bridging the gap between the skilled manpower needs of Multi-national Corporations and the output from the Nigerian educational system. Nexus has therefore been at the forefront of pioneering projects that contribute to the increase in the capacity of Nigerians to support ever more complex technologies in the Energy Sector.

Nexus Alliance also provides operations readiness and asset integrity solutions for the energy industry. Nexus has a strong dedication to professionalism measured by long-term partnerships with clients. Nexus ran the SITP program for Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) from in 1998 until it ended in 2010.