20 years ago, three men had a dream, to be the forerunners of an indigenous Oil and Gas company with international standards, in Nigeria. To say they leaped would be putting it mildly, leaving the comfortable lives they had overseas, with their goals in one hand and their courage to pursue it in the other.
“If you have a dream, don’t just sit there, gather the courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality”. These men are those words personified. “Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not”, these men are as courageous as plants.
Their unwavering courage and determination drove them into attracting private equity investors towards stamping the company’s presence in the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry by establishing Pipe threading and Valves assembly plants. They held on to a belief that the God who helped at the inception will also help to actualize this feat. (1 Samuel 17:37).
When I joined the company in 2015, I was awed by the warmth and vibrant spirit that welcomed me. Obviously, the ethics, commitment, and creativity that rang through these walls resulted from the amazing leadership from the founders.
Reflecting on the immense growth of the company, we cannot over-emphasize the contributions from the Bell Oil and Gas indefatigable management team and staff.
Written by Femi Jacobs, an Assistant Admin Manager at Bell Oil and Gas
12 Saka Jojo, Off Idejo Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Tel +234(0) 1 270 0404, +234(0) 1 270 0403
6 Fiddil Avenue Off Ordinance Junction Trans-Amadi, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Tel +234 (0) 8 465 2176
Plot H-04-003(B), Abuja Road (E6), South Quadrant, Lekki Free Zone, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria.
Finance Manager
Aigbe Abohi is a seasoned professional with almost 10 years cognate industry experience in areas of accounting, financial management, financial planning and reporting, budgeting, and operational finance.
Prior to joining Bell Oil and Gas, he was a General Ledger Manager at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc where he was responsible for general accounting operations, financial reporting, suggesting, and implementing sound internal control procedures, designing standard operating procedure manuals, preparing annual audited financial statements, as well as leading and coordinating external audit exercises for various companies in the agro allied value chain. He had also functioned as a finance and accounts team lead in other organizations where he oversaw finance and management reporting, accounts payables and receivables, inventory, payroll as well as fixed assets management.
In his current role at Bell Oil and Gas, he is responsible for supervising the finance team, coordinating a variety of finance and accounts activities including general accounting, accounts payables, payroll and treasury management, financial reporting and budgeting amongst others.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Benin, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
His hobbies include studying, sports, music, movies and networking.
Position: Assistant General Manager
Ejiro Erivona has over 20 years of international experience in the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry. His expertise spans Business Operations Management , Business Development, Contracts and process management in the oil service industry as well as the Exploration and production segment of the Oil and Gas Business.
He has managed key business divisions for various multinationals like Falcon, General Electric and Baker Hughes, working in various countries in Africa and North America, leading multidisciplinary and multicultural teams to achieve stellar business outcomes. Most recently, he held the position of Senior Manager, Operations at Nigeria’s Major E&P Independent- Conoil Producing Nigeria.
Experienced in business startups, as well as new business generation, Ejiro has a track record of closing major deals in the IOCs, NOCs and marginal field operators in the sub-continent.
He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the university of wales and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Benin. He is also an alumnus of the Administrative College of India ( ASCI)
Ejiro has a “Black Belt” in people and change management and has pursued the same with great flair.
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