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NIPCO leverages on skilled workforce for improved fuel supply in 2021

The leading fuel-marketing firm, Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO), has disclosed its commitments to broaden the scope of petroleum marketing with a view to ensuring seamless supply of products across the country in the New Year 2021.

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NIPCO, Suresh Kumar, in his New Year message, tagged “Message of Hope”, said the company is poised to upgrade its workforce, just as it constantly reviews its safety processes and procedures to ensure a hitch-free operating system during the year.

Noting that the year 2020 was the most challenging across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kumar said the company rose to the challenge with resilience and courage and described its workforce as panacea to the success story last year.

He expressed delight on the way the company has risen to the pandemic  challenge noting that the   resilience and courage exhibited during the year  had in no small measure contributed  in keeping the organization core business going.

According to him, the company   is nimble and committed to human capital development as panacea to the company’s success story.

He therefore implored all employees to discharge their duties with diligence and professionalism to improve service delivery to all stakeholders in the hydrocarbon industry.

The MD noted that the company’s success in 2020 was also predicated on its ability to operate diligently in the industry without compromise on safety coupled the usual stellar customer satisfaction.

He urged all personnel to continue to observe organization core values, work towards building a more cohesive and effective organization and strive towards greater heights by 2021.

The MD posited that as NIPCO   continue to grow there will be more opportunities for all cadres of the workforce to advance further with the company.

“As part of the digital transformation and resource development efforts, our employees would have greater access to upgrade themselves through online training platforms as well as training conducted by in-house and external trainers”, he pointed out .

Suresh hinted that broadening the company’s marketing horizon is another plank the firm intends focusing in the New Year to further improve its bottom line.