Ladol Oil and Gas Free Zone (LFZ), operators of the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL) base, has been described as one of the success stories of the local content administration in the country.

The appraisal was made in Lagos on Wednesday by the House of Representatives and Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCMB), during a joint tour of the base by top legislators from the House Committee on Local Content as well as management of the board.

Chairman of the House Committee Hon. Emmanuel Ekon and Executive Secretary of the Content Board, Obah Patrick, who took turns to address journalists after the tour, expressed pleasant surprise at the development of the facility, saying their visit was a testimony of the commendable operations at the zone.

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The Managing Director of LADOL, Dr Amy Jadesimi, joined the opening plenary session panel for the 3GF – Global Green Growth Forum – in Copenhagen this week. 3GF brings together world leaders across business, government and the third sector to tackle global development issues through practical discourse that leads to solutions. Dr Jadesimi represented the Global Commission for Sustainable Development led by Lord Mark Malloch Brown and Unilever CEO, Paul Polman.

Fellow panellist included the Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Lokke Rasmussen; Vietnam’s Minister for Natural Resources and Environment, HE Tran Hong Ha; Director General of IUCN, Inger Andersen; Danfoss CEO, Niels Christiansen; and EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella. The session was moderated by Connie Hedegaard, board chair for the KR Foundation and CONCITO.

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The Managing Director of LADOL, Dr Amy Jadesimi, in a recent interview with the Business Editor of The Guardian, ADE OGIDAN, explains the need for faithful local content policy implementation and the need to further promote the operations of indigenous firms in the country.

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The Managing Director of LADOL, Dr Amy Jadesimi, stepping in for the Chairman of LADOL, Mr. Ladi Jadesimi, recently gave a keynote speech, at The Oxford and Cambridge Club of Nigeria Spring Lecture 2016.

The event was hosted at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island, Lagos with the theme – Education: Reach for the Stars; Ensuring Access for All.

Guest of honour at the LADOL sponsored event was Diane Abbot, Member of the British Parliament and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, where she spoke out against the “fantastically corrupt” allegation levied against Nigeria by Britain’s Prime Minister, David Cameron.

From left to right in the photo
Ambassador Oladapo Fafowora; Past President, The Oxford and Cambridge Club of Nigeria
Diane Abbott; Guest Lecturer, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, UK Member of Parliament
Dr. Amy Jadesimi; Managing Director, LADOL
Prof Bolaji Akinyemi; Former Minister of External Affairs
Ahmed Bashir; Acting British Deputy High Commissioner
Akinfela Akoni; President, Oxford and Cambridge Club of Nigeria

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The Managing Director of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL), Dr Amy Jadesimi, was one of the few CEOs honoured as lead speaker during a panel session organised by the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) at the 2016 edition of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston Texas (USA). Dr Amy received a double award on behalf of LADOL in recognition of the company’s investment of $500 million in building the only 100 per cent Nigerian private industrial free zone in West Africa.

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Dr. Amy Jadesimi speaks to the BBC ahead of the international anti-corruption summit in London hosted by UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, and attended by global leaders including Nigeria’s President Buhari.

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Dr Amy Jadesimi, Managing Director of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics base (LADOL) has observed that Nigeria would evolve into the West and Central African sub regional oil and gas exploration hub in no time; if it entrenches a more competitive market and increases the public private partnership collaboration.

Amy Jadesimi made the observation at the recent annual Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Houston, USA. Amy delivered this message during her presentation which focused on “Driving Economic Growth through Indigenous Private Sector Investment in Nigeria”.

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UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development, the right honourable Nick Hurd, recently visited LADOL during a his first official visit to Nigeria. The UK MP was given a full tour of the facilities and briefed on the plans for the further investment in the development of LADOL and the generation of local employment opportunities. Nick Hurd recently commented about the visit on his Twitter feed “the logistics base in Lagos is a powerful example of what the Nigerian private sector can deliver”.

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The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Colonel Hameed Ali (rtd) today visited the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL) during a one week official visit to Lagos. This is the second official visit of the CG to Lagos since he was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari last year.

Col. Hammed Ali expressed satisfaction while addressing reporters during an inspection of the LADOL vessels in Lagos and described LADOL as an investment that has all the trappings to stimulate economic growth in Nigeria.

The Managing Director of LADOL, Dr. Amy Jadesimi, disclosed plans for additional investment of $500 million to further enhance the facilities at LADOL and promote trade along the free trade zone.

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In the opening remarks at the sixth African Petroleum Congress and Exhibition (CAPE VI), President Buhari identified LADOL, GE, Dangote Group and Samsung as companies that are adding value to the Nigerian economy by strategically investing in projects that implement sustainable local content policies. Represented at the event by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, increasing local oil and gas refining capacity across Africa was also stressed as a vital ingredient to balanced economic growth.

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