By Cecilia Ijuo
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Local Content has asked International Oil Companies (IOCs) to desist from blacklisting Nigerian owned companies in the sector.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content, Sen. Solomon Adeola, gave the warning when the joint committee paid a fact finding visit to Solewant on Monday in Port Harcourt.
Solewant is a Nigerian company involved in pipe coating for the oil and gas companies in the country.
The company had raised concerns over plans by the IOCs to blacklist it and other Nigerian companies in the oil and gas industry, over alleged lack of competence.
“Nobody can blacklist Nigerian companies so far they are in compliance with the extant laws guiding their activities.
“From our assessment of the company, we see a company that is good at what it does and nobody can blacklist it,” Adeola said.
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Source: News Agency of Nigeria
