By Stella Odueme
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is at the final stage
of getting listed in the capital market, in keeping with the provisions of the
Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.
This was disclosed by the Company’s Chief Finance and Investor Relations Officer
(CFIO), Mr. Olugbenga Oluwaniyi, at a consultative meeting with partners at the
NNPC Towers, Abuja, on Thursday, a statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye said
He said NNPC Ltd was currently engaging with prospective partners in an exercise
tagged, “NNPC Ltd. IPO Beauty Parade” in line with capital market regulations
before the commencement of the Initial Public Offer (IPO).
According to the CFIO, the aim of the IPO Beauty Parade, is to access potential
partners and determine in what ways they could be of support to the company.
He listed the areas of partnership required to include: Investor Relations, IPO
Readiness Advisers, and Investment Bank Partners.
He said the company with the best offer in terms of project partnership would be selected for each of the three categories.
An IPO is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional
investors.
The PIA provides for the NNPC Ltd to list its shares in the capital market in line with
the provisions of the Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 1990.
