The nation's quest of attaining 70 per cent local content growth by 2027 has been threatened as the operational capacity of dockyards, used for the fabrication of oil and gas facilities has been threatened because of lack of jobs for indigenous service companies in Nigeria.
An investigation by Vanguard showed that the low patronage has culminated in skeletal operations and in some cases retrenchment of labour at the various dockyards, including Dorman Long, Niger Dock, Nestoil and Ladol.
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