NNPC: Over  $1m Saved by Deployment of IT in In-house Operations

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has said it saved over $1 million by deploying “Digital Transformation” initiatives in recent times.

The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC, Olufemi Soneye, made the disclosure in statement announcing that the Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, won the 2023 “Nigeria GovTech Awards” for exceptional service delivery in the public sector.

While the national oil company won the best federal MDA in Digital Initiatives in Reengineering Government Processes Award, the GCEO took home the “Distinguished GovTech Trailblazer” Award, the statement said.

Soneye added that the awards were in recognition of the GCEO’s proactive steps in activating the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) that is hinged on digital automation of the company’s processes.

The single act of automation, emplaced to, among others, mitigate the effects of COVID-19, Soneye added, has brought about efficiency, high performance, and sustenance of the NNPC’s operations post-pandemic.

“Significantly, the GCEO, through the NNPC IT Division, automated Key Performance Indicator Dashboard across the entire IT Enterprise and Architecture, thereby improving reporting efficiency real-time performance tracking.

“Kyari also activated Microsoft Enterprise Additional Licenses for NNPC Digital Transformation initiatives, leading to an estimated cost-saving of over $1 million to the company,” the statement added.