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  • OGFZA takes possession of Liberty Free Zone land

    • January 31, 2022
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    Photo News The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel, recently signed an Executive Order for the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), giving it the power to administer the land where the Liberty Oil and Gas Free Zone is located. The ceremony to transfer the 50,215-hectare land to OGFZA took place at

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  • OGFZA Photo News

    • January 28, 2022
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    Photo News

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  • OGFZA: Unlocking Nigeria’s Investment Potential

    • April 23, 2021
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    In a recent interview with Newsweek published in the April 2 — 9 edition of the magazine, Umana Okon Umana, Managing Director/CEO of Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), explains the place of the nation’s Free Zones in realising Nigeria’s investment potential, the strategy to head off the aftermath of the covid-19 pandemic

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  • FG approves new free zone for A-Ibom

    • August 24, 2020
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    …Secures $10bn investment commitments, targets 7,000 jobs   The Federal Government has approved a new oil and gas free zone for Akwa Ibom State. The new free zone, which is jointly promoted by Akwa Ibom State government, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and an American private equity investor, Black Rhino Group, has already reported investment

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  • World Free Zones Organisation to host New World Model (NWM) virtual conference

    • August 20, 2020
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    World Free Zones Organisation will be hosting New World Model (NWM) virtual conference, under the theme The Future of Industry. Date: 15, 16 & 17 September, 2020 The New World Model (NWM) will explore the different angles of the new industry business models likely to emerge in a post-pandemic landscape. Executives from large global corporate

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  • Umana outlines pathway to transparency at oil seminar

    • August 11, 2020
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    At a recent oil and gas internet seminar (webinar) featuring top-brand speakers that included Professor Pat Utomi, Rev. Fr. Edward Obi and Willem Veermer of the Netherlands, the Managing Director of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), Mr Umana Okon Umana, highlighted OGFZA’s formula to transparency and efficiency in the last three years.

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  • Stakeholders Advocate Strategies For Developing The Oil And Gas Zones

    • July 22, 2020
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            Stakeholders have advocated for a Repositioning the Oil and Gas Free Zones for Global Competitiveness. Speaking at the Webinar organised by SING Nigeria, a good governance and accountability organisation, which partnered with other CSOs in her accountability project to engage Government.   During the webinar, Speakers called for an enabling environment

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  • Stakeholders back reform as FG addresses challenges facing NEPZA, OGFZA

    • May 16, 2020
    • Posted by: Destiny Young
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      Stakeholders operating across Free Trade Zones in the country yesterday lauded the ongoing reform being championed by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo to reposition and strengthen the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA). The stakeholders noted that the minister deserves commendation

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  • Onne port receives Maersk Line’s first direct service ship

    • March 22, 2020
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    Onne Port in Rivers State has received Maersk’s first direct service containership from Far East to the Onne Port in Rivers State. The gearless ship named KYPARISSIA with a capacity of 4,800 TEUs and brought to the the West Africa Container Terminal (WACT), in Onne Port by Maersk under its FEW3 service, is the first

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  • Stakeholders Move to Bridge Regulatory Gaps in OGFZA Act

    • March 18, 2020
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    Stakeholders in the energy sector Tuesday called for the amendment of the Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority Act to meet the current global economic realities.   Speaking at a stakeholders forum organised by his Ministry in collaboration with the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, the Minister of Industry,

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