The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has appointed Ms. Murjanatu Ibrahim Gamawa as Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Implementation Programme Manager.
The appointment is part of the corporation’s resolve to deepen its compliance with the transparency standards dictated by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
Gamawa’s appointment is aimed at helping the corporation to speedily attain EITI’s requirements across its operations.
A statement released by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, on Friday stated that Gamawa’s appointment, which will take effect from January 2021, was a practical step towards entrenching the culture of transparency in the corporation.
Gamawa, a petroleum geologist, was until her appointment the EITI Country Manager in charge of coordinating implementation of EITI standards across Anglophone Africa.