Girl Power At Top Nigerian oil Companies

Decades ago, most top Nigerian oil companies had only expatriates holding major managerial and expertise positions. Later, things changed a little as we began to see at least more Nigerian men. Today, the story is changing  a bit. We see more women holding managerial positions, and they are doing perfectly well. During the filming of this feature, we profiled three awesome ladies. The first was Amy Jadesimi, Managing Director of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL). When I first saw her, I thought she was the person taking us to see the main madam Amy, not  knowing she was the one. She looked so young to be manning the massive establishment we stepped into. She took us in a boat to her offshore site, showing us around and explaining the intricate steps in her organisational operations.
Then we went to see Uju Ifejika, Chief Executive Officer of Britannia. Awesome lady too. She showed an exceptional knowledge of the oil and gas sector. She has done very well as her appointment to the post of CEO heralded the company's initial breakthrough.
Our next stop was with Yewande Sadiku, Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic IBTC. Meeting her was an eye opener for me too. She made me understand that as a woman, love your work, as in really love your work, do your best to get to the top, aspire as much as you can, but love your family more. Yeah, the fact that a woman takes excuses to care for a sick child or hubby does not mean she does not love her job. Thankfully, the internet is available and you can work as much as you can from home, same way you can work from the office. She told me about extra things she allows her female staff to do, that in the long run gives them a peace of mind to focus on their jobs and deliver superior performance.

God bless all the working ladies out there.
Please click on video link below as used by Reuters.

Video link


LADOL's plan for a new site, in partnership with SAMSUNG

+Seun Sanni doing his filming job




Amy Explainig things while +Seun Sanni films

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