Local Content: Reps probe alleged discrimination against Nigerian companies in NNPC’s shipping contracts
At the public hearing, the Ship Owners Association of Nigeria appeared before the committee with a petition that the state-owned oil company is denying Nigerian shippers the opportunity to benefit from the $14 trillion global annual cabotage industry. “We are focused on the breach of our laws. Our laws specifically state that our contracts must be awarded to indigenous ship owners according to the Cabotage Act. If you go ahead to award a contract without adhering to those four things as stipulated in our laws, it is in breach,” Mr Idagbo said.
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