NLNG bags investment in societal renewal, CSR Award

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has conferred Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) with the Investment in Societal Renewal and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award, recognising the company’s commitment to CSR initiatives in Nigeria.

At the third NECA Employers’ Awards in Lagos, NECA also presented NLNG with the Elimination of Child Labour in the Workplace Award as well as a recognition award for its contribution to the conference.

The association emphasised that NLNG clinched the awards after undergoing a rigorous evaluation process and surveys by the professional body. NECA described this annual award as a ground-breaking initiative to promote and laud best practices in corporate performance, people management, and industrial relations among Nigerian employers.

Reacting to the awards, NLNG’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO), Dr. Philip Mshelbila, stressed that NLNG’s unwavering commitment to CSR and excellent human resources practices aligned with its vision of being a globally competitive LNG company, helping to build a better Nigeria.

Mshelbila underscored NLNG’s role as an inspirational national success story and a significant contributor to the overall development of Nigeria.

The General Manager of external Relations and Sustainable Development, Andy Odeh, in a statement, said NLNG’s flagship CSR projects include the Hospital Support Programme (HSP) and the multi-billion-naira 34-kilometre Bonny-Bodo Road, supporting healthcare infrastructural development in 12 teaching hospitals across Nigeria and socio-economic activities in the riverine parts of Rivers State respectively.