In helping to put out gas flares in Nigeria, NLNG through its community relations management, is also serving the interest of the communities in which it operates. Community development emphasis is geared towards self-reliance and sustainability.
Nigeria LNG has so far executed no fewer than 50 community projects on Bonny Island and about 200 self-help projects on its pipeline communities. These projects cover the provision of health, roads, electricity, water and other social amenities.
In pursuing its community development policies, the company provides support to local communities in two broad areas: business and human development and the provision of infrastructure. While business and human development support programmes are aimed at enabling the community develop the appropriate mindset for self reliance and development independent of outsiders, infrastructure projects are engineering projects related to development or refurbishment of existing physical infrastructure.
On these projects, NLNG expends more than Twenty-Five million dollars annually.
Business and Human Development Programmes
The business and development programme of the NLNG involves the following efforts:
- Encouragement of indigenous contractors
In demonstration of its stakeholding community development principle towards its pipelines, NLNG is responding to the host communities' expectations by awarding contracts to indigenous contractors in two ways: The Pipelines Right of Way contracts and Asset Maintenance contracts.
Pipelines Right of Way surveillance and inspection contracts :
In this way, NLNG pays compensation to communities across its pipeline routes for (Right of Way and economic trees) far in excess of approved industry rates. Quantified according to size of land holding, holders of the GTS Row Contracts, employ family members to maintain the Right of Way. Such holders receive payments from NLNG on a monthly and quarterly basis.
Asset maintenance contracts:
NLNG also awards contracts for the painting of signposts, markers as well as the cutting of grass,etc.
Other Community Projects Nigeria LNG pursues include:
Employment of skilled and unskilled labour
NLNG provides employment opportunities to skilled and unskilled members of its host communities.'
Provision of micro-credit
Infrastructure Programme
The infrastructure programme is made up of the following components:
Health Sector
- Construction of Nurses’ and Doctors’ Quarters at Bonny General Hospital
- Construction of 36 unit Mortuary with Equipment at Bonny General Hospital
- Construction of Nurses Quarters, and Fencing of Finima Health Centre
- Construction of 12-Bed Health Centres at Peterside, Okposi, Ubio, and Amadi-ama Communities
- Renovation of Bakana Health Centre Staff Quarters
- Renovation of Health staff quarters in Bakana
- Renovation of Health staff quarters in Isaka Health centre
- Refurbishment, Equipment, and fencing of Ebogoro Health centre
- Completion in Ogbogu Health centre
- Refurbishment of Ogbumnuabali Health Centre
- Provision of Health Centre Equipment, Fencing , and Water Borehole for Rumuji Health Centre.
Several health projects have already been completed in Ogba, Emohua, Ekpeye and Abua Kingdoms.
Apart from health projects, NLNG has also shown interest in projects that empower its host communities socially and economically. Some of these projects include:-
- The provision of cold store to the Bonny community
- The renovation of the Finima market
- The construction of shopping mall in Bonny
- Construction Bonny Police Barrack Quarters
- Construction of Gangway and Passenger Jetty at Bonny Waterside, PH
- Construction of Bus Stops and Speed Breakers at Bonny
- Niger Delta Wetlands Nature Park at Finima
- Construction of Finima Bakery
- Construction of Indoor Games building at Finima
- Construction of Mini-Sports Stadium at Finima
- Provision of buses for Finima and Bonny youths
- Provision of cargo boat for Finima Women
- Provision of fishing materials to several GTS communities in Okirika and Kalabari whose main occupation is fishing
- Provision of four cargo boats to the Bonny community
- Provision of cargo boats outboard engines to several GTS communities
- Support for local contractors and entrepreneurs through contracts given to them in the provision of community amenities and projects
- Construction/renovation of civic centres which act as recreation centers as well as generate income through rentals by the local communities such as Ibanise Hall in Bonny, Ubeta Youth Centre, Bonny Youth Federation Auditorium, BKDC
- Empowering Local contractors at work on community projects
Road Construction / Rehabilitation
- Bonny Bypass Beach Road
- Bonny Bypass Swamp Road & Bridges
- Bonny-Akiama-Abalamabie Road
- Abalamabie internal Road & Rundabaout
- Repair of King Jaja/New Road/Court Road/Allision Ikuba Square, and Manilla Pepple road in Bonny
- Reclamation of 10 Hectares of Land in Finima
- Reclamation of 14 Hectares of Land in Bonny
- Shore Protection in Bonny & Finima
- Akiama-Ogwede Road
- Building of Coal Beach Roundabout
- Rehabilitation of road to Finima
- Rehabilitation of Court Road
- Rehabilitation of Lecox/Isowari Road
- Rehabilitation of New Layout & King Jaja Road
- Rehabilitation of road to Vocational Training School
- Rehabilitation of Park Road
- Rehabilitation of Government School Hospital Road Bypass
- Rehabilitation of King Perukele Road
- Iloma Footbridge
- Rumuji Road Segment A, B, C, D, & F
- Ubeta Link Road
Provision of Potable Water
The company has contributed to the provision of potable water to its host communities in the following ways:
- Construction of gigantic water borehole in Ubeta
- Upgrade of Finima Water Treatment Plant
- Operation & Maintenance of Finima Water Plant
- Upgrade of Bonny Water Treatment Plant
- Construction of 4no. Deep Boreholes for Finima, Bonny, & Abalamabie
- Operation and Maintenance of Bonny Water Plant
- Construction of Tanker Loading Facility at Finima & Bonny
- Bonny Water Distribution Network Upgrade
- Construction of Ubeta Water Plant
- Operation & Maintenance of Ubeta Water Plant
NLNG Agro-Enterprise Development Action – N-AGENDA
N-AGENDA is a program NLNG has embarked upon in a bid to increase agricultural productivy within its host communities as a means to increase the level of prosperity in the region.
Expected Outcomes
Increased technical knowledge of participants in their individual areas of specialization.
Increased productivity.
Alternative sources of income for participants with seasonal agricultural endeavours.
Established cooperatives with the capacity to undertake commercial farming which will be linked to the NLNG Credit for Agricultural & Rural Development (NLNG CARD) scheme.
Replication of knowledge, methods and planting materials on extraneous agricultural entrepreneurs in NLNG Host Communities.
