The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced the recovery of its landed properties worth N100 billion across the country.
Dr. Babatunde Victor Adeniran, the chief operating officer of Ventures of the NNPC Properties Ltd (NPL), the real estate management company of the NNPC stated this at the maiden edition of NPL Property Festival held on Tuesday at the NNPC Towers, Abuja.
Adeniran stressed that the focus of the NPL had shifted from the initial lease administration of collecting rents from tenants of the NNPC properties to “exploring all commercial opportunities available in the real estate market to efficiently position itself as one of the key players of repute that fits the NNPC brand.”
According to him, the current aggressive commercial drive by the NPL was yielding results as the company had recovered a number of the corporation’s landed property which had been lying idle across the country.
He listed some of the recovered property to include a 92-hectare on Chevron Drive, Lekki, Lagos; Royal Grove Estate, Port-Harcourt, and others in Abuja and Kaduna.
He said all the recovered property would be developed for the benefit of NNPC staff. Dr. Adeniran commended the management of the NPL for developing the Third Party Home Ownership Scheme for staff with competitive interest rates from reliable banks and affordable deals from credible developers.
In his keynote address, O. D. Sokari-George, the managing director of the NPL maintained that the company under his watch was determined to deliver quality and affordable houses with the best funding options for staff, but cautioned staff member against frivolous spending to be able to acquire house with ease.
The managing director said he was committed to turning the NPL into a revenue generating Strategic Business Unit (SBU) of the NNPC.
(NAIJ.com)
