COMPANY REVIEW: NNPC
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FEATURED COMPANY
NNPC
ABOUT
NNPC, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, is the national oil company of Nigeria. It is saddled with the responsibility of managing government’s interests in the petroleum industry of Nigeria.
NNPC was founded in 1977.
OFFICE
Corporate Headquarters
NNPC Towers, Central Business District,
Herbert Macaulay Way,
P.M.B. 190, Garki, Abuja.
Phone number +234 9 460 81000
They also have regional offices in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna.
The company began operations in Nigeria in 1977.
DIVISIONS & SUBSIDIARIES
NNPC has the following divisions and subsidiaries (source: Wikipedia)
| Divisions | Subsidiaries |
|---|---|
| National Petroleum Investment and Management Service (NAPIMS) | Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) |
| Cost Engineering Division (CED) | Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) |
| Research and Development (R&D) | National Engineering and Technical Company (NETCO) |
| Engineering & Technology Division (ETD) | Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) |
| National Frontiers Exploration Services (NFES) | Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) |
| Liquefied Natural Gas Division | Integrated Data Services Ltd (IDSL) |
| Group Public Affairs Division (GPAD) | Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company Ltd (WRPC) |
| Special Projects | Kaduna Refining and Petrochemicals Company Ltd (KRPC) |
| Renewable Energy Division (RED) | Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) |
| Nigerian Content Division (NCD) | NNPC Retail Ltd |
| Upstream Business Development Division | Nigeria-Gazprom Ltd (NiGaz) |
| Group Human Resources Division | NIKORMA Transport Ltd (NIKORMA) |
| Audit Division | NIDAS Marine Limited |
| Information Technology Division | Hydrocarbon Services Company Nigeria Ltd (HYSON) |
| NNPC Medical Services | NNPC Pension Fund Ltd |
| Corporate Planning and Development Division | Duke Oil Services Ltd (UK) |
| Gas Master Plan | Calson Bermuda Ltd |
| Greenfield Refineries | NNPC Properties Ltd |
| Power Division | Brass LNG Limited |
| Finance Division | |
| Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD) | |
| Accounts Division | |
| Downstream Business Development Division | |
| Regulatory & Policy Compliance |
OFFICIAL WORKING HOURS
8am – 5pm
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
NNPC offers career opportunities in virtually every field – both technical (engineering, geology etc) and support functions (finance, administration, commercial, Human Resource etc)
MAJOR PROs OF WORKING IN NNPC
Exposure to oil and gas industry
Good work-life balance
Decent remuneration
…AND THESE LOOK LIKE CONS
May be political
Bureaucratic
WHAT IT TAKES GET A JOB IN NNPC
Entry Level
Minimum of second class upper in first degree/HND with upper credit or second class lower with Master’s degree
Pass the company test
Pass a panel interview
Experienced
Experience in other oil and gas companies or in other decent organizations like banks can be helpful. Masters degree from a top foreign school can also be an added advantage.
REMUNERATION
Not comparable to International Oil Companies (or even top Independents), but still above average. Decent allowances.
JOB SECURITY
Job security used to be high until recently. There has been spotlight on the company in recent time by the Federal Government of Nigeria. There have been major shake-ups in the company in recent times.
JOB TEST
In addition to verbal and quantitative aptitudes, their test also contains discipline-based parts. For example, if you’re an engineering graduate, they will test your basic knowledge of physics too, or if you’re an accounting or economics graduate, basic knowledge of accounting or economics. More like a UME.
Pass rate is high for brilliant graduates that we know.
INTERVIEW PROCESS
It is a one-stage panel interview where you will be asked questions based on what you have on your CV, your discipline and general questions. The panel is usually made up of line Managers and one or two top management staff.
Contrary to the general perception, we believe merit is still a factor in NNPC recruitment as we have seen decent graduates without connection get job in this corporation.
HOW TO APPLY
They usually have graduate recruitment exercises which are well publicized. It takes places roughly in every 3 to 4 years. One is currently ongoing, as successful candidates who aced the test stage are still awaiting interview date.
Their recruitment, especially for entry level, takes long, sometimes as long as two years.
You should however beware of scammers as NNPC is one of the names impostors used to scam job seekers. If in doubt, check this article we wrote on how to spot recruitment fraud.
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NOW YOUR OWN REVIEW
So, have you undergone NNPC recruitment process? How was it? What is your impression?
Or have you worked in NNPC before and want to tell us more about working in NNPC? Let’s have your comments.
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