The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reiterated its commitment to drive positive change using internal talents in solving business challenges
The Group Managing Director of the NNPC; Mallam Mele K. Kyari made this assertion at the 51st Annual National Conference of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) taking place in Abuja.
Mallam Kyari who was represented by the Managing Director Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), Mr Bala Wunti stated that the Corporation is committed to using internal talents clustered according to their passion, creativity and innovative inclinations to co –create in house solutions to business challenges.
He specifically name –checked the “Operation White” initiative aimed at entrenching energy security and deepening the drive for transparency in petroleum products supply and distribution as a novel initiative driven by young and innovative talents within the Corporation.
The NNPC helmsman said Big data, Predictive analytics, Artificial Intelligence and agile work practices will be deployed in repositioning the Corporation on its journey to global excellence.
In line with the Corporation’s TAPE Agenda, NNPC will create innovation labs that will crowd source and harness ideas in solving different business challenges across the value –chain.
According to the GMD, “In today’s VUCA world, where all is changing at supersonic speed, NNPC is poised to be a leading hope for innovation and creativity in Africa Oil and Gas landscape”.
The Conference with the theme “Disruption: Change the Game” has over 2700 participants from diverse sectors across the nation’s economy.