The name Nkechi Obi, Vice chairman, Techno Oil, is synonymous with Oil and Gas. Blessed with a heart of gold and human compassion, she has been able to nurture and position Techno Oil, as a leading indigenous oil and gas company in the country in less than a decade with her wealth of knowledge in Up and Down stream sector, which earned Techno Oil a dominant role in the distribution of petroleum products across the country.
Nkechi’s sojourn in business is not by luck, perhaps, providence blessed her with a supportive and firm mother who taught her the ABC of doing business from selling textiles at the ever-bustling Balogun Market in Lagos.
Interestingly, Obi, who graduated with a B.Sc. degree in Economics from the Lagos State University (LASU) in 1988, proved to all that she is a great and charming innovator, as well as a force to reckon with in her field of expertise.
Her recently launched idea ‘Swap and Go’ was birthed inline with the federal government directive. The idea ensures adequate monitoring, quality assurance and production of gas cylinders to avoid leakages leading to fire outbreak and other gas related accidents.
To show that she is not resting on her oars, months ago, Techno Oil commissioned the largest West Africa automated LPG cylinder manufacturing plant located in Lagos which the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo officially declared open for massive production.
A source said; “The cylinder manufacturing plant is gradually fast tracking its production capacity to meet the nationwide demand of over 30million homes, where outlets can be stationed strategically in all 774 local government across the country. This will enable creation of more jobs, a safe and conducive environment devoid of fire casualties through LPG and also improve the wellbeing of Nigerians through standard and quality check of every cylinder”.
Apart from business, Obi is passionate about youth development and she seizes every opportunity to advise youths to develop their latent entrepreneurial skills that God has deposited in them.
For Obi, the journey to the enviable height in the oil industry has been laced with thorns and roses. It was a tough battle, but she held on to her beautiful dream. Starting off by marketing lubricants and later venturing into the sale and distribution of petroleum products across the country. Over the years, she has sown in sweats, so it’s no surprise she now reaps bountiful harvests.
