Nigeria‘s gas production output reportedly rose to 7.59 billion standard cubic feet in the month of July, 2025, General Manager, Community Relations and Stakeholders Engagement of Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), Dr. Akpos Mezeh has said.
He spoke at the September edition of Trans Niger Pipelines (TNP), Eastern Corridor Stakeholders monthly engagement, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital yesterday.
Mezeh who cited a report by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulation Commission (NUPRC), on the claim, attributed the success to the surveillance operations of PINL.
PINL is a security firm with the mandate to secure TNP in four States of the Niger Delta Region, including Rivers, Imo, Abia and Bayelsa.
Speaking at the meeting, the firm says it has engaged over 35,000 youths of the Niger Delta region on security of oil infrastructure and other critical national assets.
He said the increased number of employment was necessitated by the additional responsibilities of securing gas assets in the Eastern Corridor.
The PINL official, while applauding the Federal Government’s commitment towards mitigating unemployment in the country and Niger Delta in particular through the expansion of the surveillance jobs, urged other tiers of government to provide more opportunities for youths in the Niger Delta.
“At PINL, while our primary mandate is to secure the Trans Niger Pipeline, TNP, we have expanded our scope to include other oil and gas facilities including lines in the Eastern Corridor. This expanded operations, is a call to duty, and aptly aligns with the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“With the recent deployment of additional workers due to the expanded scope, PINL provides direct employment to over 35,000 youths across Niger Delta and oil bearing communities.
“While the Federal Government has demonstrated commitment towards mitigating unemployment and poverty through initiatives such as pipeline surveillance jobs, we urge other tiers of government to compliment these efforts by providing more opportunities for our youths,” he said.
(The Nation)
