YENAGOA: The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commended BUNORR Integrated Energy Limited for its improved operational performance and commitment to Nigeria’s growing circular industrial economy.
The commendation followed an inspection visit to the company’s Omagwa facility in Rivers State, where the Board praised the firm’s emphasis on indigenous capacity development and quality service delivery.
Speaking during the tour, the Head of Government Relations at NCDMB, Mr. Teddy Bai, urged BUNORR to sustain its focus on local expertise and operational excellence.
“We encourage local capacity, and we are confident in what local content represents. You are producing quality, and you are managing quality, Bai said.
He also addressed BUNORR’s appeal for public electricity supply, noting that media advocacy plays a vital role in drawing government attention to industrial challenges.
“There was an issue raised about power supply. I believe you have the right people here who can drive that the media.
What they have seen today will be reflected in multiple reports, and that helps. We will equally report this to our management, he stated.
Bai further emphasized the importance of environmental responsibility and clean energy practices, contrasting BUNORR’s regulated operations with unsafe crude-handling practices common in some creek areas.
When we talk about clean energy and a clean environment, it contrasts sharply with unregulated activities that pollute and waste resources. These wastes can instead be converted into value,” he noted.
He added that the Board is pleased that BUNORR’s operations project “value and credibility” for Nigeria’s expanding circular economy.
Earlier, the Managing Director of BUNORR Integrated Energy Limited, Mr. Modestus Ikechukwu Okeke, appealed to the Rivers State Government to urgently extend public electricity supply to the Omagwa community, describing poor power access as a major constraint to industrial growth.
According to Okeke, consistent public power would significantly reduce production costs and support the expansion of the company’s recycled base oil manufacturing for Nigeria’s lubricant market.
A substantial portion of our resources is currently spent on diesel and private power generation funds that could otherwise be invested in expansion and job creation,” he said.
Okeke disclosed that the company has fully recovered from over two years of operational downtime and is now recording improved production efficiency, increased output and a positive operating surplus.
He added that November 2025 marked BUNORR’s highest revenue since commissioning, further affirming its commercial viability.
In his closing remarks, the Managing Director expressed gratitude to NCDMB for its continuous support and reaffirmed the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability, national energy security and the promotion of Nigerian local content.
