The immediate past Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Sir Ndu Ughamadu, MFR, will will add another year tomorrow tomorrow. Mr. Ughamadu, who hails from Nibo in Awka South LGA, was born on September 24, in Maiduguri, Borno State.

He attended the University of Lagos and University of Ibadan, as well as the Nigerian Law School, Lagos. Thus, he bagged Bachelor of Science and MSC Degree in Economics, BL and LLB as well as Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication. He also has an MBA in Public Relations and Advertising, as well as certificates in Petroleum Studies and Capital Marketing Reporting.

Mr. Ughamadu joined the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as an Economic News Reporter between 1982 and 1983. He later joined the Daily Times of Nigeria as Energy Correspondent; Group Energy Editor, Business Times; Daily Times Chief Economist; Chairman, Editorial Board and Editor, Daily Times.

Mr. Ndu Ughamadu was appointed by the federal government as a member of Nigeria’s delegation to many international Petroleum events, including the World Petroleum Congress (WPC). He has also received several letters of commendation for his primed commentaries on the oil and Gas Sector from many past Petroleum ministers, including Professor Tam David West and Dr. Rilwanu Lukman.

Mr. Ughammadu worked as Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, under a former Group Managing Director of the Corporation, the late Dr Maikanti Baru. He served as a Spokesman of NNPC under Chief Gaius-Obaseki from 2002 to 2003. Mr. Ughamadu is known for his honesty and commitment to quality service delivery.

Mr. Ughamadu was part of the success story of the NNPC during its cycles of boom and burst like the one it had between 2014 and 2015. He was also in the picture when the NNPC announced a total crude oil and gas export sale of four hundred and ninety point zero three million dollars in February, 2019. He was fully involved in the monitoring of the daily stock of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), called petrol, to achieve smooth distribution of petroleum products and zero fuel queues across the nation.

Mr. Ndu Ughamadu is a member of several national and international organizations. At present, he is a consultant, media relations of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) General meetings, OPEC Ministerial Monitoring Committee Meeting, OIL Producers and Consumers Meeting, Paris, France. He has attended various meetings in the United Kingdom and the United States, Geneva, Germany, Oman, Ghana, Morocco and Malaysia. He is a Consultant, OPEC News Agency.

Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, a devout Christian and member, Knight of Saint Paul, was equally a member of the Nigerian Delegation to the World Petroleum Congress in Argentina in 1991 as well as member of the Oil Producers Conference (OPEC and non-OPEC countries) OMAN in 1993.

Mr. Ughamadu is a Founding and Executive Council Member, National Association of Energy Correspondents; Member, Nigeria Union of Journalists; National Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Economic Society; and a one-time Deputy National President, Nigerian Guild of Editors; member, Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria.

He was also an anchorman for two finance/business programmes on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the Sunday show and Money Line.

In fact, Mr. Ughamadu’s contributions to energy reporting in Nigeria are invaluable and remain indelible in the hearts of members of Energy Correspondents, stakeholders and students. A fellow of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and Nigerian Guild of Editors, Mr. Ughamadu is happily married. The marriage is blessed with children. Congratulations and happy birthday Sir Ndu Ughamadu. Aldmoltus Anos!

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