A publication of Century Group. Fourth quarter 2013.

CG/BAB JV:an enviable global

success story.CG Strengthens Internal Systems:

Appoints Two COOs

Harold ObasohanMaclaren Kosuowei

CHAIRMAN - EDITORIAL BOARD

Ken Etete

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

TK Etete

ADVISORS

Nadou Amri

EDITOR

Olutunde Fadairo

ASSITANT EDITORS

James Useghan

Oludayo Olubusayo

CONTRIBUTORS

PHOTOGRAPHY

Olazi BurutoluAliu Adewunmi Ogunbadejo

Miebi Ifedigbo

Dear colleagues,

I have to say, 2013 has been the fastest year of my life. Perhaps it's because I am getting older; all I know is that it just flew past.

Welcome to the final edition of the Century Post for 2013. In this end of year edition, we revisit our long, warm, and mutually rewarding partnership with Bumi Armada with the visit of the Malaysian envoy, Mr Saifuddin Khalid of the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation and celebrate the greater prospects that lie ahead for both companies. We rub minds with our new COOs – Harold and Mclaren, and they share their dreams for the Company. The CE pays homage to the year gone past and enjoins us to remain resilient in keeping the CG vision alive through the coming year.

We congratulate our Operations and HSE departments for achieving the 1million-man hours zero LTI milestone. This is a very impressive achievement and we encourage us all to keep up the good work. Learn about curbing maternal and infant mortality in Nigeria. HR and the Legal departments give us an insight into some of their activities in the “Departmental share”.

Laugh down 2013's memory lane as you read about its funniest moments in “The Read”, plus lots of hot brides, dashing bachelors and cute babies await you in “Social diary”

Here is me being the first to wish us all a merry Christmas and prosperous new year (big smile).

Happy reading,

Olutunde

EDITOR’S NOTE

EDITORIAL TEAM

C E N T U R Y P O S T

Mayowa OluyideYomi AdeoyeCharles T. BinitieEmetomo Otuaga

Jessica Ine

Egberipou Idonbaa

Efosa IgbinobaBlessing OkougbeninSunny AmaranEstelle Dimka

RedArk

FROM THE CE’S DESK

ne of my favourite pictures is the one taken

of four sand miners in a canoe, far away in Othe familiar Creeks of the Niger Delta.

When you zero in on the shot, the most intricate

details are revealed; you soon notice on close

observation that the material of the mast was made

from polythene, while its long poles were made from

wood. Do you remember the statement that when

you drop a Nigerian anywhere in the world, he or she

knows just what to do to survive? This seemingly

ordinary picture of four miners somewhat brings

that audacious quote to mind. What is portrayed in

this picture resonates through the entire landscape

and inspires me in more ways than one. I think it

speaks of the essential ingredient that separates

great men from ordinary men, which is our attitude

and response to challenges. It is not the challenges

that matter the most, but our response to them. The

probing question is: “What is our response when we

meet difficulties?” For most people when they

meet a difficult colleague or a defiant client or a

client who is non-compliant, they cringe,

complain or criticise, rather than roll their sleeves,

put their hands to the plough and make the most

of what life brings. Learning to rise above our

challenges is one skill we must strive to acquire in

life.

At the inception of Century Group, we used this

picture as a mission statement. Through the years

I am always inspired by the ingenuity and

creativity embedded in the picture. That rare

ability to find hope in hopelessness and create

solution in the midst of daunting challenges

remains the true essence of the Century Group

spirit. We knew that we had very little resources,

but our attitude was everything. We rose after

every fall and we learnt from every failure. All our

missteps and mistakes only showed us better

ways to do things; we didn't define ourselves by

them, we learnt fast from them, became better

and moved on.

This resilient spirit and dogged attitude has

become the essence of Century Group. It is what

has brought us thus far, and it is what we need to

navigate the years ahead. However, it is not

enough to be resilient and courageous, we must

ensure that we are pursuing the right cause and

that we optimize our gains from our endeavours.

As the year comes to an end, we are glad to

celebrate the efforts of our staff in pushing our

vision and commitment to deliver on our brand

promise. We recognize the need to unbundle our

business units and subsidiaries to enable us cater

to their unique challenges and optimize the value

from each of them. Our 7 functionary subsidiaries

are meant to stand alone and this we must do. But

it will come with its own fair share of challenges.

Nonetheless, we must try to make the process as

seamless as possible.

Once again, I thank you for staying and giving

your best to us. My earnest prayer is that God

gives us the grace to keep on keeping on.

By: Ken Etete(KEEP ON KEEPING ON)

C E N T U R Y P O S T

COMPANY NEWSTHE CG LEADERSHIP EQ WORKSHOPS:

STTHE 1 OF ITS KINDhe Leadership Series, an initiative of the CE, which

was held in the Lagos office from the 4th of TSeptember to the 25th of November, was a

remarkable success. Called the 'CG Emotional Quotient

Workshop', the series was unique in various ways -

morphing from an informal, optional gathering of a few to

a series of formal events videoed and recorded for future

references.

Century Group holds internal conferences on a regular

basis for various purposes. So, what was different about

the Leadership Series? It was EDUTAINMENT. It was

educative and entertaining. It was a workshop, a lecture, a

debate all rolled into one.

Essentially, its uniqueness stemmed from its method of

implementation. With the authority vested on CAD to

facilitate the programme, CAD's proposal to Executive

Management was for a 'different' sort of learning

experience extracted from intelligence from ALL members

of staff. CAD's concept for the series therefore was for an

innovative, intensive and synergistic programme where

shared knowledge had to be der ived from

interdepartmental cross-pollination of ideas and delivery

unencumbered by traditional or conservative presentation

styles. Freedom of expression, inclusivity and teamwork

were the key principles on which the Leadership Series was

based.

For seven weeks, exploring seven topics on leadership,

Century Group Lagos staff laudably proved that indeed

'knowledge is power' and that the power of quest is not the

exclusive preserve of any group of individuals. Very

importantly, we demonstrated the inherent power in team

work. Each 'group', comprising of no less than three

departments, worked harmoniously to impart knowledge

to the rest of us on the topic it had chosen via a ballot

process. Getting the departments to work in unison

towards a clearly defined objective in this way was

innovative. Each group knew that its success depended on

unflinching cooperation among its members. As we

worked together, some silos were broken; some walls

came crumbling down with new perspectives on the

By: James Useghan

personalities and competencies of fellow

colleagues. In the process, an appreciable

measure of understanding, patience,

selflessness and cooperation was forged.

With a combinat ion of interest ing

presentation styles, we tasked ourselves with

instructing on subjects like: 'leadership and

loyalty', leadership and CSR', 'leadership and

discipline', 'leadership and service excellence'

and 'leadership and decision making', among

others. Some of the most memorable instructional tools were the

videos, the live drama and the amazing show of 'practice what you

preach' by the CGB Group which through self-levy donated CG-

branded note books to a primary school. This was an exemplary

leadership gesture on CSR. The departments went the extra mile to

research, to find relevant case studies, and draft compelling

narratives. We sought solutions to many workplace and personal

issues of leadership. We learnt that service excellence comes with

taking ownership of our jobs; that loyalty is not synonymous with

acquiescence to potentially destructive situations; that leadership

type or style can be situation-driven. So, a normally democratic

leader may lean towards autocracy or laissez-faire depending on

the situation. The debates answered many questions satisfactorily

but some others proved too tricky to resolve conclusively.

However, every workshop revealed that leaders are made through

the acquisition of certain values and skills, but that there's no

greater show of leadership than by example.

Some key notes emanating from the 7 interdepartmental

presentations were;

Leadership and Service Excellence strengthens relationships

with customers and boost the morale of the individuals and the

organization.

Leadership and Service Excellence improves profitability and

boost brand equity.

Leadership and Loyalty develops a deep bond between the

manager and employee.

To be a great leader who engenders loyalty, you must be loyal

to yourself first.

The leader who poses important questions to subordinates

and who listens to the answers will obtain higher levels of

productivity.

A leadership strategy without ethical clarity produces moral

and economical bankruptcy - Bill Donahue.

Growth and development of the people is the highest calling

of leadership- Harvey Firestone.

Successful leaders in CSR will see possibilities, and take on

the challenge of bringing them about.

Feedback received to date on the series show that everyone learnt

something new about what it means to 'lead' on the job and in our

personal lives.

We say: well done and thank you to all CG Lagos staff who through

commitment to the passion of releasing their potential and

creativity have left a motivating legacy. Thank you for making the

Leadership Series the first of its kind.

The world is filled with followers, supervisors and managers but

very few leaders. Join the few – LEAD.

C E N T U R Y P O S T

COMPANY NEWSA GLANCE AT CENTURY GROUPPH CANCER WEEK

cancers are usually too small to cause symptoms until they cause

pain by pushing against nearby nerves or interfere with the liver

function to cause a yellowing of the skin and eyes called jaundice.

Symptoms also can be created as a tumor grows and pushes

against organs and

blood vessels. For

e xamp le , co lon

cancers lead to

symptoms such as

c o n s t i p a t i o n ,

d i a r r h e a , a n d

changes in stool

size. Bladder or

prostate cancers

cause changes in

bladder function

s u c h a s m o r e

f r e q u e n t o r

i n f r e q u e n t

urination. As cancer

cells use the body's

energy and interfere

w i t h n o r m a l

hormone function, it is possible to present symptoms such as fever,

fatigue, excessive sweating, anemia, and unexplained weight loss.

However, these symptoms are common in several other maladies

as well. For example, coughing and hoarseness can point to lung or

throat cancer as well as several other conditions. When cancer

spreads, or metastasizes, additional symptoms can present

themselves in the newly affected area. Swollen or enlarged lymph

nodes are common and likely to be present early. If cancer spreads

to the brain, patients may experience vertigo, headaches, or

seizures. Spreading to the lungs may cause coughing and

shortness of breath. In addition, the liver may become enlarged

and cause jaundice and bones can become painful, brittle, and

break easily. Symptoms of metastasis ultimately depend on the

location to which the cancer has spread.

Early detection of cancer can greatly improve the odds of

successful treatment and survival. Physicians use information from

symptoms and several other procedures to diagnose cancer.

Imaging techniques such as X-rays, CT scans, MRI scans, PET scans,

and ultrasound scans are used regularly in order to detect where a

tumor is located and what organs may be affected by it. Doctors

may also conduct an endoscopy, which is a procedure that uses a

thin tube with a camera and light at one end, to look for

abnormalities inside the body.

However, majority of the common cancers are preventable or

curable if detected early.

Breast cancer is the commonest female cancer and the most

common cancer among both sexes. The risk factors for breast

cancer include:

he World Cancer week was marked by the CG PH office

with two key programmes: a cancer awareness seminar Tand a novelty match between GRA and KI staff.

The seminar highlighted the following:

Cancer is a public health problem world-wide, affecting all

categories of persons. It is the second common cause of death

in developed countries and among the three leading causes of

death in developing countries. WHO reports that about 24.6

million people live with cancer worldwide. Among indigenous

Africans, 650,000 people of an estimated population of

965million are diagnosed with cancer annually and the risk of

dying from cancer in African women is two times higher than in

developed countries (Parkin et al.).

The burden of cancer in Nigeria is unknown, mainly because of

lack of statistics or under-reporting. The six most common

cancers in Nigeria in descending order of frequency are:

Breast

cervix

prostate

colorectal

liver cancer and

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)

female gender

increasing age

maternal relative with breast cancer

abnormal genes (BRCA 1, BRCA2 genes)

nulliparity

late age at first pregnancy and longer reproductive

span(early menarche<12yrs, late menopause>50yrs).

obesity,

increased dietary fat & alcohol intake,

cigarette smoking,

previous breast lesion with atypical changes,

previous breast cancer

Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer in Nigerian males;

having overtaken liver cancer. The risk factors for prostate

cancer are:

race,

age above 40years,

positive family history,

high fat diet and

high serum androgens levels; the latter being most

consistent.

Members of staff at the cancer awareness session

Before the commencement of the 'cancer week novelty match' between KI & GRA staff

C E N T U R Y P O S T

Cancer symptoms are quite varied and depend on where the

cancer is located, where it has spread, and how big the tumor is.

Some cancers can be felt or seen through the skin - a lump on

the breast or testicle can be an indicator of cancer in those

locations. Skin cancer (melanoma) is often noted by a change in

a wart or mole on the skin. Some oral cancers present white

patches inside the mouth or white spots on the tongue.

Other cancers have symptoms that are less physically apparent.

Some brain tumors tend to present symptoms early in the

disease as they affect important cognitive functions. Pancreatic

By: Egberipou Idonbaa

C E N T U R Y P O S T

The Nigerian International Conference on Mineral ResourcesTheme: Sustainable Development of Mineral Resources for Economic Growth

10th - 12th September 2013.Calabar 2013

COMPANY NEWS

DAY 1 – OPENING CEREMONY

The Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Barr. Effiok Cobham who opened

the ceremony, welcomed everyone to “The People's Paradise”. He started

out by stating that the mineral mining potential of the country is

enormous and if well harnessed, will meet the investment needs of the

country and will attract lots of international mining companies to Nigeria.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Mineral Resources, Engr. Effiong

Bassey, emphasized that Nigeria is well endowed with huge mineral

resources and is a major producer of tin, columbite, tantalite, manganese,

rutile, iron ore, lead and zinc. He also stated that Nigeria's mining

potential is much greater than realized and the exploration and mining

development are lacking behind as compared to other parts of the

mining world. The mining industry as well as agriculture constituted the

mainstay and revenue generators of the economy in the past but today,

they have lost their glory and no longer contributing significantly to the

gross domestic product of the country. This, he said, is as a result of

daunting challenges, including laws and regulations.

DAY 2

The MD – Dynatrac Nig. Limited, Chief (Mrs) Maria M. Nwaige spoke on

the “Role of Mining Servicing Companies in the Development of Solid

Minerals within the mining Industry”. She stated that mining operations

in Nigeria can best profit from specialized services and supply and that

the servicing companies, if properly utilized, can provide products and

services indispensable to the operations and functions of the mining

industry.

Elder. Esu Ayara, the Managing Director of ESUVIC NIG. LTD, stressed that

Nigeria could attract a substantially increased share of world mining

investment. He also emphasized that greater investment is the necessary

condition for revitalizing mining in Nigeria and returning to a strong,

sustained growth. He stated that the government of Nigeria should

significantly increase exploration expenditures (if there is any at all) to

attract new mining projects. If this is done, it will generate more than 20%

of its merchandise exports. It is imperative to restore the dignity of labour

in mining, he said. The Ministry of Mines and Steel should be amongst

the top most relevant Federal and State Government Ministries with

professionals appointed to head the Ministry, he added.

Government, he continued, should consider miners as partners in the

progress of the country and should be accorded due respect just as their

counterparts within the Oil and Gas sector. By doing so, the Federal

Government will yield much more returns than it is currently doing. As

the solid mineral sector is now being considered a potential revenue

generator after the Oil and Gas sector, there's the need for it to be well-

funded and patronized to attract investments from serious mining

nations, companies, and individuals.

DAY 3 – CLOSING CEREMONY/VISIT TO THE UNICEM PLANT

At the close of the event, Chief Augustine Ewezu, a mining consultant and

Geologist with BAWSE Nigeria Limited, Abuja, spoke on the “challenges,

current and sustainability trend in the mining industry”. He stated that

the challenges being faced in the sector are enormous because of the

intensive capital investment required by the mining industry. There's

need to procure the needed tools and equipment and provide social

infrastructure for its operation. These are well beyond the reach of the

poor artisan and small-scale miners who are currently the major industry

players in the country. In addition, insufficient funds have been the bane

of the industry, he said, and that the dominance of the oil and gas

By: Oludayo Olubusayo

industry in the economy blindfolds both

government and the private sector from

looking for alternative sources of economic

activities. This has, consequently, prevented

other potentially strong economic areas,

including the mining industry, from

contributing to the well-being of the

economy.

As part of the series of events lined up for the

three days International Mining Conference, there was a visit to

UNICEM Cement manufacturing plant in Calabar. The aim of the

visit was to show case the process of cement manufacturing, as

well as other mining activities that go on within the area.

A detailed presentation on UNICEM was delivered by the head of

Corporate Communications. The presentation disclosed that

UNICEM is the leading supplier of cement in south-eastern

Nigeria, but there are plans to make the company a major cement

supplier to the larger Nigerian market. It is currently the second

largest cement plant in Nigeria, supplying ordinary Portland

cement. UNICEM has its head office in Calabar and supplies

2.5million tons per annum.

The UNICEM presentation also talked about Mfamosing plant,

north-east of Calabar. The Mfamosing plant meets the demand in

the South-South and South-East regions of Nigeria. Currently,

talks and feasibility studies are on-going on expanding its

production capacity by additional 2.5million tons per annum. This

will require the development of another train within the existing

plant model to meet the expected production output.

The process of blasting is currently the means by which the raw

material is obtained from the earth's surface as that shakes up the

earth and creates some ease for raw material sourcing and

excavation. The environmental impact of this type of sourcing has

been considered and measures to curtail the effects are being put

in place.

In summary, cement manufacturing companies engage in active

mining activities within the country especially in the south-south

area of Nigeria.

What the three-day conference highlighted was that Nigeria,

though endowed with abundant mineral resources and

possessing great mining potential, has not been able to explore

and tap the massive mining opportunities. The major challenge

has been dismally low investment in the nation's mining sector.

However, there are clear indications that this situation is being

corrected as the present government's robust transformation

agenda seeks to reverse the trend. One of government's plans in

its ongoing effort to reform the sector and create an enabling

investment climate in the mining industry is the use of advanced

and safe mining techniques. In addition, attractive incentives are

being offered by government to local and foreign entrepreneurs

investing in the mining sector.

If this is sustained, it will greatly change the fortunes of the nation

and make the mining industry in Nigeria the investment

destination of choice.

COMPANY NEWS

C E N T U R Y P O S T

EVENT OVERVIEW

The 2013 Oil Council assembly event was a success and could easily have

been one of unparalleled industry attendance. It hosted some of the

industry's top executives and provided a unique opportunity for

networking. The information sharing was quality, quantity and insightful

ranging from Energy, to Technology, to Service, Financing and general

Outlook. Of particular relevance to CG was the outlook on east Africa and

of the West Africa regions.

Event was held in the Old Billingsgate in London on the 18th -20th

November 2013. Attendance was rich and could easily have been in the

thousands.

CG team included Wolfgang Steiniger, Andy Eyre and Jessica Ine

EVENT EXPERIENCE FOR THE CG TEAM

Event was truly enriching. We all had very good networking

opportunities. The team composure was certainly a good blend and each

one of us was of significant value to the other. With pre-conference

meetings and preparations/alignment of goals, we had a good

understanding of what we wanted to achieve - Good Networking, Raising

awareness of the CG brand, Core service opportunities and Financing

opportunities.

All four goals were achieved.

We met and discussed with very key industry players

There were general interests on Century especially as we were one

of the very few service companies from Africa with such indigenous

capacity; and we were ever so ready to share information about the

business which resulted in some good interests and follow ons.

We managed to identify a service opportunity, now being

developed by the technical team

There were a few financing companies interested in learning more

about Century especially after I raised a general question during a

financing session. Of particular note was TMX/TSX of Toronto, who have

since followed up on a request for further meetings. Scotia Bank and

Taylor-Dejongh are also few others interested in exploring financing for

the group.

EVENTS TALKS

Talks in this year's conference included

The Ever Shifting (I)NOC-IOC Dynamic

Unlocking New Value in the Upstream

The Gas Glut Conundrum

Globalising the Unconventional Equation

Industry Defining E&P Strategies and Successes of the

Independents

Energy Policies for Driving Domestic Industry Growth and New

Foreign Investment

Who is Winning the Race for Acquiring Reserve Growth?

Managing Risk, Politics and Regulatory Pressures

Capturing the Finance Needed for Future Capex Commitments

and Industry Developments

Private and Public Investor Appetite.

AWARDEES

Winners of the oil council's 2013 awards of Excellence were:

National Oil company of the Year - CNOOC

Large Cap Company of the year $25BN + Market Cap - Anadarko

Mid Cap Company of the year $1BN to $25BN Market Cap - Genel

Energy

Exploration award for Excellence - Africa Oil

Oilfield services of the Year - Petrofac

Private Equity Firm of the Year - Riverstone

Deal of the Year Award - CNOOC - Nexen

Executive of the year Award - Helge Lund, CEO, Statoil

Lifetime Achievement award - Martin Lovegrove

NETWORKS

Networking of significant importance:

a. James Bay Resources: An emerging E&P company with a focus on

acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas assets in

the Niger-Delta. Owner and operator of the Ogedeh Field. A Nigeria

company with Canadian/Nigerian ownership.

b. Shell: Jessica met with the Shell MD and introduced the team. He

was very impressed we were part of such an event and ensured we

were introduced to his team.

c. Petrofac: Petrofac had a truly winning presentation, shedding light

on its approach to service and its keen interests to build capacity in

host countries. Its approach was aligned with CE's vision and

philosophy for Century.

d. TMX/TSX: The Toronto Stock Exchange and Venture Exchange were

well represented. Graham Dallas - Head Europe and Africa was keen

to discuss more with Century.

Others were: Scotiabank, Senergy, Turner and Townsend, BP, and

Africa Oil Corp

SUMMARY

Keynotes include:

Increasing oil and gas spend in the US due to Shale Oil and Gas

discoveries

Increasing technology development, transfer and sharing

NOCs becoming more international in their approach

Bridging the gap between NOCs and IOCs

Service and Local Capacity developments

East Africa E&P discoveries and growth

Gala Dinner:

Experience was great. The tenderloin as main course was

exceptional. Great Atmosphere for more networking.

2013 OIL COUNCIL ASSEMBLY held from 18 to 20 November 2013By: Jessica Ine

Jessica Ine dialoguing with the Oil Council Panel on Small Cap Outlook

Jessica Ine, MD Shell Nigeria Mr Matiu Sunmonu, Andy Ayre and Wolfgang Steiniger

t's not common

to find a public Io f f i c e r i n a

developed or an

emerging economy

visit an indigenous

c o m p a n y i n

Nigeria, bringing

good tidings from

his/her country and

seeking increased

b u s i n e s s

partnerships with

the company. But,

last month, the

Manager, Client

R e l a t i o n s h i p

Management Unit,

E x p o r t e r s

Development Division, of the Malaysian External Trade

Development Corporation, Mr Saifuddin Khalid, visited Century

Group and had a meeting with the CE and some key staff

members. Against CG's very successful partnership with Bumi

Armada Berhard (BAB), Mr Khalid's visit was aimed at fostering

and exploring business opportunities between Nigerian

companies and the Malaysia business community. He expressed

his and the Malaysian Government's delight at the mutually

benefitting partnership between CG and BAB and hoped that the

CBL (JV) would serve as an example to prospective foreign

investors who need to begin to look to emerging indigenous

companies in Nigeria, like CG, for lucrative and enduring

partnerships.

How did it all start?

Introduction

The partnership between BAB (a leading marine company in

Asia) and CESL (a wholly indigenous oil services company) dates

back to 2007 when the MOU between both parties was formally

signed. It was a significant achievement for both parties as the

objective was to develop local and credible capacity in the

provision, operation and maintenance of FPSO within the West

African sub-region and also to provide suitable, reliable & well-

managed OSVs for use by IOCs/NOCs to support their offshore

field development & production activities.

The success story of the partnership between CESL and BAB

started in the same year with the award of a contract for the

provision of a FPSO in Okoro Field to BAB. Remarkably, the FPSO

Armada Perkasa was delivered within a record time to the

satisfaction of the client. The scope of operation and

maintenance of the FPSO by CESL commenced in 2008 and this

service has been rendered effectively, efficiently, and within

international standards. In 2009, the partnership led to the

delivery of another FPSO in Nigeria and since then, we have

unrelentingly driven the objective to be the dominant player in

the provision, operation and maintenance of FPSOs in Nigeria.

Significantly, in what can be described as a win-win situation,

BAB has grown to become a multi-billion Dollar company and

judging from Mr Khalid's visit, the Malaysian government has

indeed noticed and sees more prospects.

Training:

CESL / BAB partnership provided the platform for cross-training

programmes. Nominated CESL staff from various departments travel to

Malaysia to work in BAB office with the aim to learn BAB's mode of

operation whilst also learning about their culture, dress code, menu,

social life etc. In return, nominated BAB staff visit Nigeria for the same

purpose and the cross-training programme is ongoing.

For instance, some Nigerian engineers and technicians were trained by

CESL /BAB in Keppel Shipyard during the engineering and modification

of the FPSO Armada Perkassa and Armada Perdana respectively.

Conferences/Exhibitions

BAB and CESL have been participating in major oil and gas conferences

and exhibitions since 2009. Some of these conferences include Nigerian

Oil & Gas conference (NOG), Abuja, and Africa Oil Week (AOW), South

Africa, where both companies showcase their individual & collective

service offerings.

Consolidation

The partnership was further strengthened by the formation of a JV

company to harness the potentials in the marine sector of oil & gas

industry in Nigeria. In 2010, Century Bumi Limited (CBL), was

incorporated as the ship management company for the efficient

management of all BAB vessels working in Nigeria. At the moment, CBL

is managing about fifteen (15) vessels for different IOCs in Nigerian

waters.

The Future

With increasing offshore oil and gas field development activties in

Nigeria and the discovery of oil in commercial quantity in neighboring

African countries, there are plenty business opportunities for CESL/BAB

JV. For instance, there are approximately 15 FPSO development projects

coming up between now and the next 5years. Also, the demand for

brand new offshore support vessels is on the increase and CBL could

most certainly be a dominant player in these spaces.

The CESL/BAB JV is strategically positioned to offer a one-stop oilfield

support services, including, introducing cutting-edge technologies and

smart solutions to solving problems.

C E N T U R Y P O S T

COVER STORYPartnership for Growth, Development and Greatness By: Yomi Adeoye

L-R: Yomi Adeoye, Harold Obasohan, Seyi Katola, Ken Etete, Saifuddin Khalid, Stephen Obubo and Maclaren Kosuowei

COVER STORY

C A D h a d a n

informal chat with

CG's new COO –

Administration, Mr

M a c l a r e n

Kusuowei. In his

characteristic calm

d i spos i t i on , he

shared his delight

at CG's growth, the

c o m p a n y ' s

potentials to truly

become a global

company of repute

and the little, but

ver y impor tant

steps we're taking

to get there.

(Excerpts)

Admin, internal operations (not technical), back-office.

CG's growth has been phenomenal; beyond description.

What we have done in the past four years in terms of

numbers of employees within and outside the country,

operations and scope, is what a normal indigenous

company in Nigeria does over a ten year period. Since 2010

in particular, what I've seen is enormous and impressive for

a company with a humble beginning.

As we try to take advantage of good opportunities around

us, it sometimes stretches our resources to the limit. While

gradual growth may give you time to make planned

adjustments, fast growth may not. Therefore, some

important things may skip our attention at the pace we

grow. We are now paying due attention to some of the

challenges arising from growth in order to address them.

We have taken pains to develop our in-house Standard

Operating Procedures. We are now focusing on

What are your responsibilities as the COO-

Administration?

What's your assessment of CG to date as an emerging

global company?

What key administrative areas therefore should the

company pay attention to as it grows?

What are your plans for tackling some key challenges

faced by CG as a fast-growing company?

Interview with Maclaren Kosuowei - COO, Administration

strengthening our internal processes,

paying increasing attention to compliance

with SOPs, as well as budgeting.

The essence of partnership is synergy and

growing together. We may not boast of a

very robust administrative structure like

Shell and Mobil, but our modest level of

bureaucracy gives us the advantage of

faster responses. The bench mark we have

set for ourselves is international best

practices and we are determined to keep

our focus on it because it is our

responsibility to convince our partners

otherwise.

I see a much bigger/stronger CG. This is

because we are continuously extending our

frontiers and consciously addressing the

issues related to growth. We are working

hard to see improved relationships with our

clients and partners by strengthening our

internal systems and correcting observed

lapses.

“Life is sweetest when it is simplest”.

I see this generation as one in such a hurry,

forgetting that life is a marathon, a long

race. My advice for the young ones is to

balance speed with safety to avoid putting

undue pressures on themselves. Take the

speed that can keep you on the finishing

line.

G i v e n y o u r e x p e r i e n c e a s a n

a d m i n i s t r a t o r, y o u k n ow t h a t

international competitors and investors

tend to have a misconception of young

emerging global companies in Nigeria.

CG is weathering that storm. What

advice would you give international

prospects?

Where do you see CG in 5 years?

What philosophy has guided you in life

to date?

What message do you have for the youth

who hope to build a career in CG?

C E N T U R Y P O S T

COVER STORY Interview with Harold Obasohan – COO, Operation and Strategy

C E N T U R Y P O S T

When CAD caught

up with Mr Harold

Obasohan, COO-

O p e ra t i o n a n d

Strategy, whom we

often tease about

h i s n e e d f o r

‘ p e r m a n e n t

residence visa’ in

the plane, he spoke

passionately. As

always, he was

emphatic about the

bright future he

sees for CG and

what needs to be

done to get there.

(Excepts)

What's your assessment of Century Group in the past 5

years?

What key operational areas do you plan to focus on?

It's been a period of tremendous and aggressive growth.

Century Group has become what any fledging company is

looking to be. Growth has its pangs, especially when it's

short, and so, there's no doubt that our growth has had its

challenges. But, beyond that, we've done well and we're

now paying attention to consolidation. It's been a very

strategic time for the company because the environment in

which we operate is large and moves fast and no one would

wait for you. This is why we're making some of the changes

currently going on in the company. Our 2014 budget

outline for instance focuses on consolidation. We're

ensuring that we prevent leaks and I have no doubt that

things would increasingly improve.

First, I want to ensure that we become much more efficient;

that the organisation runs efficiently on the inside as well as

outside. With over 1,000 staff, we have to ensure that

things are done efficiently, that there are no leakages.

Second, improved customer relations: This would be

driven on the motto: 'the customer is always right'. We

need to increasingly nurture our relationships with our

clients to make sure they're happy because in the energy

industry, referrals are key. To get good referrals, our

relationship with our customers or partners is very

important.

What push do you have for sceptical

foreign investors?

Most emerging economies, including

Nigeria are in a situation where the

country infrastructure is not very

conducive for FDIs. What we have done,

therefore, is to build endearing and

sustainable business systems. This is

why an international company like

Intermoor, based in the USA feels

confident to work with us having put us

through stringent due diligence. We

have inked a number of synergy

partnerships over the last few years,

which have bolstered our solutions

provisioning platform and established us

as a global industrial brand. . We are

continuously building Century Group on

i n t e r n a t i o n a l s t a n d a r d s a n d

benchmarks. This is a major pivot that

attracts foreign investors, multilateral

funding, and technical partners

operating in the global space.

What is making me who I am today are

the hard, but positive experiences I have

had along the way and the lessons

garnered. I realised a while back that no

system is perfect. Importantly, future

leaders need to remember that every

experience has a lesson and learning

curve embedded in it.

As the year comes to an end, I would like

to take this opportunity to thank

everyone for this year and wish us all a

very merry Christmas and prosperous

New Year. There's going to be a lot of

work to do in the New Year but together,

I've no doubt that we'll make this

company a huge success.

Looking at how far you've come, what

word do you have for the large number

of young staff whose first jobs are with

Century Group?

Maternal and Infant Health: Pick up the baton

HSE

D e v e l o p m e n t

Goals (MDGs) of

reducing infant

mortality by a

third by 2015 is

s t i l l s l o w

( U N I C E F ) . I n

order to come

c l o s e t o

achiev ing the

MDGs, collective

effort is required

at the individual,

the family and

c o m m u n i t y

levels. Schools

and re l ig ions

must get actively

involved. Religions need to enlighten followers on the

importance of supporting or balancing religious doctrines

with medical care. Family planning should be encouraged

in order to prevent maternal deaths arising from having

many babies in short time spans. Furthermore,

government investment in health care in Nigeria should

rise significantly. Subsidizing health care for pregnant

women, for instance, would go a long way to alleviating

the dire situations of the many who can barely afford one

square meal a day without the added burden of

purchasing a myriad of antenatal and delivery provisions.

Our health care centres need good infrastructure,

equipment and well-trained personnel. At the moment,

many health care services provided are still at a

rudimentary level.

We need to return to the fundamental values on which our

'social security' has been dependent – not on government,

but on being our brother's keeper; on helping others take

personal responsibility, and on caring for family and

neighbours. Let us make it our responsibility to spread the

word on the importance of proper ante-natal during

pregnancy, on balanced nutrition and good hygiene, and

on the importance of seeking proper medical care. Having

babies should not be a life-threatening experience.

However, in the event that death occurs despite

professional help, we need to be armed with the right

w o r d s t o

console those

involved and

ensure that

together we

win the battle

a g a i n s t

maternal and

c h i l d

mortality.

C E N T U R Y P O S T

s the world marked

Pregn a n c y a n d AInfant L o s s

Remembranc e D a y o n

October 15, w e a l s o

r e m e m b e r that Nigeria

remains one of the few

countries in the world with

a very high r a t e o f

maternal and i n f a n t

mortality. In fact, Nigeria is

s a i d t o 'accommodat

es the highest n u m b e r o f

n e o n a t a l d e a t h s i n

A f r i c a a n d third in the

world af ter I n d i a a n d

C h i n a ' (http://sqhn.o

rg). We're all therefore likely to know someone who has

experienced a neonatal death, a miscarriage, or still birth at some

point and we might have been at a loss as to how to console the

grieving mother or family.

The same applies to maternal mortality. Many children, tragically,

lose their mothers to factors that are preventable and the lack of

maternal care impacts significantly on their physical and

psychological wellbeing. Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is the

annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any

cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management

(excluding accidental or incidental causes). The MMR includes

deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of

termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of

the pregnancy, for a specified year. As at 2010, the MMR in Nigeria

was 630/100,000 live births, which means that for every 100,000

births, 630 lives are lost. (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications)

Maternal mortality is a grave situation as Nigeria ranks as one of

the highest compared to countries like Greece with an MMR of just

3/100,000 live births. This situation can be attributed to socio-

economic and cultural factors such as the persisting low numbers

of births occurring in health facilities, cultural beliefs, access and

affordability of health care. In addition, poverty is widespread and

this is often accompanied by poor environmental hygiene. We do

not have adequate health care facilities to carter to our large

population. A common implication of the combination of a

number of these factors, including low literacy levels among

women, is the preference for unorthodox births or neonatal

treatments. In areas with no access to basic medical care,

pregnant women are dependent on a religious house or traditional

'midwife' with minimal or no obstetric care experience. Poor

nutrition is also a contributing factor to maternal and infant

mortality. High levels of poverty breed malnourished pregnant

women and their unborn babies.

Analysis of recent trends shows that the country is making

progress in cutting down infant and under-five mortality rates,

But, the pace of progress towards achieving the Millennium

By: T.K. Etete

By: 'Tom Otuaga

CESL at the Offshore SupportVessels Africa 2013 conference,Ghana By: Kunle Ajayi

Kunle Ajayi

Kunle Ajayi & Rohit Chadha

DEPARTMENTAL SHARE

C E N T U R Y P O S T

What has been your experience in TOC?

It has been almost 3 years since I joined Texas Overseas Consulting Services (TOC).

The key thing that we have in place is a management system that is accredited

internally and externally. I've had some valuable experiences on some of the vessels

like Armada Tuah 20 and Armada Tuah 22. I am glad I'm a staff of TOC. I'd never

thought of being on water before but I boarded a boat, the Principe Trader, to go

supply food items to the vessels and I enjoyed going on the boat.

I feel great about the opportunities I'm given here to learn and grow with the

company. It's been beyond my expectation and it has enabled me to appreciate

myself more.

What's your aspiration?

Aside my educational carrier, I want to be the best motivational speaker ever. I want to be the best Africa has ever seen and I'm currently

working on it right now by reading a lot of books, listening to tapes to build myself because I believe I am on my way there.

What did you gain from the just-concluded company-wide Leadership Series?

It's boosted my morale;

Taught me that a poor leader can make any worker miserable;

That a bad leader increases employee turnover (less turnover positively impacts the bottom line immensely);

Effective leaders increase productivity. They are able to guide their team and minimize obstacles;

A good leader provides better vision; makes problem solving easier and keeps the group from being blindsided;

An effective leader is a good facilitator - makes the environment comfortable enough to share new ideas.

My TOC Experience (Texas Overseas Consulting Services Limited)

Slowly, but surely, the future of work is here

and work has become business unusual, so

much so that everything is no longer the way it

used to be. Our world, together with the way

work is conceived, contrived and perceived

has changed and there is no end in sight for

the changes that will yet affect the world of

work. Both employers and employees must

recognize the changing trends and brace

themselves up for the challenges that lie

ahead.

If you were born in the 1980s, we happen to belong to the same

generation with Mark Elliot Zuckerberg who was born on May 14,

1984. This was about the time the Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)

was being standardized and the concept of a world-wide network of

fully interconnected TCP/IP networks called the Internet was

introduced. The invention of the internet has since changed the way

the world is viewed and everything around it. On the back of that,

many other mind blowing changes have taken place. And so while it

was just like yesterday in 2004 when Mark together with his friends

invented Facebook, as at the end of September, 2012, Facebook had

over one billion active users. 'The reality is that if you work in the web

programming, online marketing or mobile phone industries, your

job did not exist twenty years ago'. So how do we tell what jobs

would exist in the next twenty years and what skills would be relevant

for the new unprecedented jobs that will be created? What exactly is

the future of work and how do you know you are prepared?

The future of work is crystal clear; it is transparent. Nothing is hidden.

No one is just going to take your word for it. It is not about the

degrees you carry but what values you bring to the table;

remuneration is not going to be determined by the

certificates you carry. While in the past employee

productivity was quite difficult to measure and employers

wasted a lot of resources paying for employee downtime,

employee productivity measurement tools abound today.

Each employee's work can now be directly tied to the

bottom line and justifications for chosen courses of action

can be easily made. To succeed in the future of work, you

must have a unique value proposition. You must know

exactly what it is that you have to offer and be sure it is

relevant.

The future of work is flexible. It accords recognition to

experience as well as insight. The old bureaucratic way of

working with its attendant rigidity no longer works. The

argument that experience can only be measured by the

number of years that have been spent on the job doesn't

hold water anymore. And so while in Nigeria, it is typical to

find organizations that consider a 28 year old as

inexperienced and only fit for a trainee position, at just over

twenty eight, Mark sits over the board of a multibillion

dollar company-Facebook. How long did he have to work

to gather the experience needed to pilot the affairs of the

company? To succeed in the future of work, organizations

must be flexible in designing their job profiles and not be

unnecessarily stereotyped when filling vacant positions.

Prospective employees must equally be flexible in their

acquisition of skill sets and specializing in just one

discipline will not be sufficient. The future of work, in

addition to recognizing IQ, emphasizes emotional

intelligence. It is about a strategic collaboration of both

experience and insight. The experience in question need

not be measured by the years of experience.

THE FUTURE OF WORK IS HERE: ARE YOU PREPARED?

By: Blessing Okougbenin

DEPARTMENTAL SHARE

The future of work is about communication. Whilst in the past work was

considered a place and the only options for communication were landline

telephones and snail paced emails, today, teams can virtually work

together from anywhere in the world using web based tools. Although

home is the most common location, millions of virtual team members work

from just about anywhere. Offices have become mobile and so physical

location does not matter anymore. In the past, it was an important routine

to ensure employees were at their work desk at the appointed time, it was a

key performance indicator to report for work at the official time. Today, the

emphasis is no longer on the time you report for work but what you

achieved during the time you were at work. With this shift, organizations

are obliged to make great investments in their technological capability

which would enable them to breach time and space. They must also make a

psychological shift such that the fact that employees are not physically

present at their work desk is not regarded as an indication that they are not

loyal and committed to their jobs. They must deliberately design jobs to

capture specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time bound

objectives. Employees on the other hand must equip themselves with the

technical knowhow on the use of modern means of communication. They

must recognize that what is important is achieving the agreed objectives

within the stipulated timeframe with or without supervision.

In the future of work, competition for jobs and talents is no longer

restricted to your location or where you live; the world today is flat. When

vacancies open up in organizations and advert placements are made,

almost everyone around the globe can have access to it immediately. It is

common place for organizations to hire vendor and contractors from just

any where across the globe. Organizations today have the options of either

shipping a part/or an entire business process to regions of the world where

labour is cheap or hire 'expats' to come work for them where they are. The

competition at the workplace today is therefore global. To succeed in the

future of work, you must have a competitive edge and think globally.

In the future of work, no one guarantees a life time of career. Whilst on the

one hand research has shown that many organizations are choosing

contract relationships over hiring of new employees, employees on the

other hand are displaying a lot less long term commitment to

organizations. Everyone seems to be on the move. As noted by one writer,

“the word career is as outdated as the word typewriter. Project teams at

work are beginning to resemble movie production teams – independent

individuals with unique talents get together to work on a company's

project. At the end, they all go their separate ways; they might work

together again in the future or they might not”. Life goes on.

In the future of work, the relationship between employers and employees

is no longer that between a master and a slave; it is that between two

partners which must be guided by mutual respect and understanding.

Whilst employers have access to a larger and more skilled workforce,

employees who are good at what they do have freedom and power more

than ever before to choose who to work for and when to do that work. The

future of work is based on the agreed terms that are not skewed in favour of

one party.

Organizations that want to succeed today and be future protected must

develop an Employee Value Proposition that works. Beyond paying lip

service with the grossly overused jargon, 'our people are our greatest

asset', they must take out time to find out what really is important to their

employees and make efforts to win their hearts and minds. Technologies

can be copied, strategies can be doctored, but talents – good people cannot

be forged. In the future of work, the organization that is able to attract and

retain the best talents wins. The future of work is here, are you prepared?

C E N T U R Y P O S T

HR ACTIVITIES By: Estelle Dimka

We organize our Knowledge Sharing Sessions bi monthly and we held a

quiz in one of the sessions and these are our Winners with their gifts. Our

Knowledge Sharing Sessions are opportunities for members of staff to

learn and share knowledge and ideas in a creative and relaxing

environment. It also serves as an opportunity for members of staff to

develop and improve their presentation skills and interpersonal skills. It

also fosters team building and staff bonding between different

departments.

MANAGEMENT TRAINEE CAREER SESSION

We began our first Management Trainee Program for fresh, young and

intelligent graduates in 2013. This is a picture of the first batch of

trainees with some of our Managers and members of the HR

Department at their first Career Session. The purpose of the session was

to enlighten the trainees on work place best practices and pitfalls to

avoid when charting a career for themselves.

NIGERIAN/MALAYSIAN EXCHANGE PROGRAM

We run an exciting exchange program with our partner company in

Malaysia where we send staff members for two weeks training in our

partner company and vice versa. The employees learn about the

company's operating systems as it relates to their departments and use

the opportunity to learn about their culture. This program has fostered

employee engagement and employee learning and development.

KNOWLEDGE SHARING SESSION – QUIZ DAY

y attendance of the 2013 IBA annual conference in

Boston, Massachusetts, was a real eye opener and re-Menforcements of my belief that the legal profession is

key to unlocking all problems and even furthering solutions

worldwide. My first impression was that the conference will be

punctuated by the then on-going US federal Government

shutdown. But remarkably, it looked nothing like the now famous

“occupy Nigeria Labour shutdown” of January 2012. The US state

was still functioning at optimal level with public transportation and

utilities functioning in same light. However on a reassessment, I

note that it was a partial shutdown after all.

On arrival at the Boston Logan International airport, it was clear

that we were on track as there were so many telltale signs that we

were going to witness the largest gathering of Lawyers. Trust

Nigerians to easily band together in a foreign land. I had quickly

befriended other Lawyers on the plane and we all proceeded

through clearance and were officially welcomed into the United

States of America. It took us quite a while to get a Cab from the

airport to our hotel. When we finally did, it was one driven by a

smooth talking Lebanese who briskly introduced himself as

Ahmed. Against usual practice, Ahmed informed us that he was

not going to use a meter but charge us a flat rate of $70. We later

found out that we could have paid less if the meter was used.

Ahmed had also taken the liberty while he was with us to act as

chauffeur extraordinaire. He had assisted my colleagues who could

not get a room at the hotel to search for alternatives through

phone calls to other hotels. But what was quite funny at the end

was his insistence that they must pay for those calls. We also later

found out that those calls made by Ahmed were, in fact, free and he

had ridden on their ignorance to make a quick buck as the

Americans would say.

The conference itself was quite the handful it promised. On the first

day was a rousing keynote address by the one popularly referred to

as Madam Secretary, Madeleine Albright (Former Secretary of

state and in fact, the first woman to hold the position in the History

of the United States). Her clear grasp of issues was remarkable and

she became really fiery when she spoke against the ills of terrorism.

Clear from her speech was a conviction that a new approach and

attitude be developed towards terrorism. A key point in her

presentation was when she said, “Global war against terrorism

glorifies it & also more or less makes murderers into warriors.

These terrorists should be known and referred to for what they are,

common murderers”. She went on to talk about the Law on foreign

policies and the link between poverty, human trafficking and Legal

Identity & the undertones of foreign legal policies.

Thereafter, we went into the conference proper. It was described by

the President, Mr. Michael J. Reynolds, as record breaking, as it had

in attendance for the first time in history, a record number of Over

6, 000 Lawyers and Judges from over 120 countries. With a

packed program, delegates had to decide which of the many

forums to attend and make contributions to. I had promptly

chosen my forums, made sure I confirmed their schedules and

from then on, commuted daily between the south Braintree

area on the Red and Blue subway lines to the John B Hynes

Veterans Memorial Convention Centre.

It was quite a thrilling experience. The folks there were very

polite and always ready to assist. Our regular daily hunt which

also had a downside was the food court of the South Shore

Plaza in Braintree. The food was different from what we were

used to as Africans and when it was clear that we would not get

the “swallows” and other edible delicacies we were used to,

meal times stopped being happy times.

The conference right from its beginning highlighted the IBA

mantra that it acts as the Global Voice of the Legal profession. It

saw unique takes from the legal culture of different legal

practices and attitudes towards the law worldwide. It was

instructive to all Lawyers present. When it was finally time to

leave, I checked out of the hotel and promptly made my way to

the airport with an irrational fear of missing my flight and with it

the opportunity of reuniting with my friends and family back

home. I got to the airport a good three hours to my departure

with United Airlines. It was only when I finally boarded that I

could relax and close my eyes to reminisce on the wonderful

memories of my adventure in America. Better still, I was filled

with thoughts of seeing family, friends, loved ones and

savouring once again the best food mankind has to offer.

Memoirs from the IBA Conference 2013, in Boston Massachusetts

C E N T U R Y P O S T

CENTURY LIFEDEPARTMENTAL SHARE

By: Efosa Igbinoba

Igbo women at August Meeting

CENTURY LIFE

former colleague and I met at the movies recently and while were catching

up on old times, we discussed issues of life. He asked about my Aachievements since I moved on especially in the year. The question caught

me unawares and while I was pondering over what to say, (he obviously noticed I was

trying to gather my t h o u g h t s ) , h e

began to share with me how he was able to

set targets for himself to learn 2 new words

every day, become a church worker,

learn how to play the keyboard, create a

start-up automobile business , learn

how to play lawn tennis and save 3 million

Naira in his savings account all by the

end of 2013. He had met a l l h is targets

except for the 3million naira which he

already had a laid out plan to meet by December 2013. I was impressed.

When he was done and I had my turn to really boast and brag about my achievement

and how much of a ''big boy'' I had become while working for an Oil servicing firm,

[an average Nigerian thinking about Oil & Gas workers], all I could mutter was, ''well,

I just moved to the island and I got chartered last week as an Associate of a

professional institution. Is that all? he asked. So what have you been doing all this

while? When was the last time you achieved something significant he asked?

At that point, I remembered all the New Year resolutions I had made and intended to

achieve before the end of the year. Suddenly, I realized 365days had just gone right

under my nose but I never worked on any them. I felt some bit of dryness in my

throat.

Now if you have ever found yourself in a situation like this, I suppose the question on

your mind must be Jeez, what happened to time? One minute we were in January,

the next, its November?

Most of us make grand New Year resolutions at the beginning of the year. In reality,

most of these resolutions are long forgotten or thrown away by Valentine's Day.

The change we desire will not come just by wishful thinking or making New Year

resolutions. Resolutions are just decisions you have taken. For it to have meaning

you need to plan, you must be ready to set goals. Your plan of action is what guides

how you put those decisions to work and achieve something of worth.

Being a point of reference in life is therefore a product of wise planning. Whether in

career, family, education, marriage, health, enterprise, you need to have a plan. Your

present status would not change just by ''kabaashing” all year round, you have got to

roll those sleeves because it takes time and commitment to your plans to turn

resolutions to reality and reality to a lifestyle.

You do have a responsibility to build the life you want to live. Even life itself did not

just happen, it was designed. We must therefore plan to succeed by setting goals

and creating plans to achieve them.

In setting realistic goals and creating adequate action plans, there are salient

questions you must ask yourself;

Have an accurate assessment of where you are; Ask yourself, where am i? What

am I up to? What are the situations surrounding me? Why am I failing? Most of us live

in a world of deceit. You must determine your present circumstance. If you earn a

100,000 monthly without any other source of income, you must know it,

acknowledge it and live it.

Have a clear understanding of where you are going; When you have admitted

your current situation, then ask yourself, where do I want to be in x number of years?

Who says you cannot become the CEO of a Multimillion dollar investment if you

want it? This reminds me of a story

about an official driver who walked into

his Managing Director's office and said

to him ''Sir, one day, I am going to sit on

your chair sir as the Managing

Director''. The MD looked at him,

puzzled, laughed and said ''you must

be dreaming''. Then the guy began to

prepare himself, he had just one goal to

achieve, and he knew exactly how to

get there. Fifteen years after, he sat in the MD's position.

It's not who you are now, it's where you are going to. Planning

simply connects you with your destiny. If you can objectively

answer these 2 questions, the next tips I will be sharing will be

very helpful in setting your goals.

There are 6 basic principles you can apply to do this;

1. Make it specific: You must emphasize exactly what would

happen. i.e. ''don't say I want to have lots money, set a goal like ''I

want to save 3 million Naira''.

2. Make it quantifiable: if you can't measure it, you can't judge

or keep track of your progress. That is, ''don't just say I want to

save 3 million Naira'' set a goal like ''I want to save 250,000 naira

every month to have an annual saving of 3million naira by the

end of the year.'' This way, you know that you have an obligation

to save 250,000 naira every month.

3. Believe in your own Goals: Ask yourself, can I attain this goal?

Do I really believe it enough that I can work myself through it? if

you want to save 250,000 naira per month, the question is '' Do

you believe you can accomplish it?

4. It has to be real: if your goal is not do-able, then you cannot

achieve it. It has to be practical. For instance, if you earn 200,000

monthly and you have set a goal to save 250,000 every month

without any other source of income, you might just be wallowing

in darkness. Your goals must be consistent with every area of

your life.

5. Have a deadline: Any activity without a deadline is dead. Ask

a marketer what drives them to meet their target, it's the

deadline. When a goal is time-bound, it automatically creates a

sense of urgency around it. For instance, a goal with a deadline

should be set like this '' I want to have 15 million Naira in my

savings account by the end of 2015.

6. Write it down: “Pencil it”. The faintest of pen is sharper than

the wisest brain. Even the scriptures says ''write the vision and

make it plain''. Never underestimate the power of writing. Great

men are known to write. Endeavour to write down exactly what

you want to achieve and place it where you can see it every day.

If you can follow these tips above, you are on your way to setting

a clear target and hitting the bull's eye.

In conclusion therefore, there are 3 kinds of people in life; those

who make things happen, those who watch things happen and

those who do not know what's happening. The question is,

where do you belong?

May you have a 2013 to Remember………………………… See you

around!!!

OH NO! WHAT HAPPENED TO 365?

C E N T U R Y P O S T

By: Mayowa Oluyide

CENTURY LIFE

ometimes, I wonder if some women actually take out time to

look at the mirror before leaving the house. A while back, I went Son an official assignment to a client's office and we were asked

to speak to the receptionist for directions. We got to the desk and met

the receptionist. And then it happened......... (Now replaying the picture

in my head).......I had to take two steps backwards to regain my balance.

"Masquerade" is the best word to describe the makeup on her face.

When you go to some offices, you see many women walking around

who barely put in any effort getting ready in the morning. When it

comes to office make up, the most important thing to consider is what

is suitable for the white collar environment. Preparation is always

important. Most of the time, I'll prepare my weekday look on Sunday

nights so I don't spend time looking for what to wear and rummaging

through my bag looking for my foundation or lip-gloss.

Makeup should enhance and not hide who you are. Apply it in a way

that you don't have to keep retouching your look when you have to

dash from meeting to meeting. It shouldn't be distracting; remember

you want people to be listening to what you are saying without being

mesmerized by your hot pink lip-gloss.

Some people are blessed with full brows, so if you have no brow

correction to do, just comb it through. If you're using a foundation or

concealer, don't make it too thick or pasty to avoid caking. Use subtle

eye color for that professional look. Glitters are a big no-no. Keep them

for the weekends. Mascara obviously livens up the eyes and face but

you've got to avoid caking on the mascara. A light eye shadow,

mascara, a simple kajal and a not too distracting lip color like pinky

nude or matte look will do the trick. For those who can't do without

blush, don't do the “tomato” application. Don't apply it too dark

because you are going to the office and not out clubbing. Even your

face won't forgive you.

Find the look that enhances your beauty. Looking competent and

professional is incredibly important. Although it might mean putting

down the glittery eyeliner, it doesn't have to mean bare-faced beauty. It

should make you feel both comfortable and confident. If you are busy

stressing about your eyeliner, how can you hope to concentrate on

that spreadsheet? Your makeup shouldn't look like you didn't remove

last night's makeup. Let it spell "I'm a professional woman, respect me".

C E N T U R Y P O S T

NOT THE OFFICE CLOWN By: Oludayo Olubusayo

It has become a regular sight in our society here in Nigeria to

see people with some form of design or inscription on their

body. I was dumbfounded last month when I bumped into a

friend on the road who proudly showed me his tattoo on his

right upper shoulder region. What particularly fascinated me

about his tattoo was that he inscribed his favourite bible verse,

John 3:16; all on his shoulders. Despite all the evil connotations

that have been attached to the idea of tattoos, have you

logically tried to think of the reasons why people would tattoo

their body?

A tattoo is a permanent mark or design made on your skin with

pigments inserted through pricks into the skin's top layer.

Tattooing involves the placement of pigment into the skin's

dermis, the layer of dermal tissue underlying the epidermis.

After initial injection, pigment is dispersed throughout a

homogenized damaged layer down through the epidermis and

But is makeup indispensable? Hmmm……. that's a personal

question. The bigger point is paying attention to your

appearance. What you want is to look professional and

polished. Whether you get there with or without makeup isn't

really the point; it's about the end result. But if you want to,

there's no harm in throwing on some makeup. A little bit of

makeup never killed anyone. It won't kill you as well.

On a final note, simplicity always does it and moderation is key.

But is makeup indispensable? Hmmm……. that's a personal

question. The bigger point is paying attention to your

appearance. What you want is to look professional and

polished. Whether you get there with or without makeup isn't

really the point; it's about the end result. But if you want to,

there's no harm in throwing on some makeup. A little bit of

makeup never killed anyone. It won't kill you as well.

On a final note, simplicity always does it and moderation is key.

TATTOOS: TO BE OR NOT TO BE?By: Charles T. Binitie

C E N T U R Y P O S T

CENTURY LIFEupper dermis, in both of which the presence of foreign material

activates the immune system's phagocytes to engulf the pigment

particles. As healing proceeds, the damaged epidermis flakes away

(eliminating surface pigment) while deeper in the skin granulation

tissue forms, which is later converted to connective tissue by

collagen growth. This mends the upper dermis, where pigment

remains trapped within fibroblasts, ultimately concentrating in a

l ayer jus t be low the dermis/ep idermis boundar y.

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo)

Some cultures traditionally create tattoos by cutting designs into

the skin and rubbing the resulting wound with ink, ashes or other

agents; some cultures continue this practice, which may be an

adjunct to scarification. The most common method of tattooing in

modern times is the electric tattoo machine, which inserts ink into

the skin via a single needle or a group of needles that are soldered

onto a bar, which is attached to an oscillating unit. The unit rapidly

and repeatedly drives the needles in and out of the skin, usually 80

to 150 times a second. This modern procedure is ordinarily sanitary.

The needles are single-use needles that come packaged

individually. The tattoo artist must wash his or her hands and must

also wash the area that will be tattooed. Gloves must be worn at all

times and the wound must be wiped frequently with a wet,

disinfected disposable towel. The equipment must be sterilized

before and after every use.

( failblog.cheezburger.com/ugliesttattoos‎)

After much pondering and research on why people do tattoos, I

found out a lot of people have got stories to tell. This is in no way

supposed to stereotype anyone, but answer some questions about

why a person would decide to get something permanently

imprinted on their skin. Some of the reasons are:

Firstly, as a sign of identity and fashion statement. Most people get

tattooed to mark a significant aspect of themselves or their life. This

can be done with a simple yet symbolic zodiac tattoo symbol, or a

more detailed design based on a favorite movie or character or any

other significant piece. Also it can be made as a form of fashion

statement. If you want to express your own unique and individual

style, any form of body art or modification and adornments

can be done.

Also, many young people in our generation do it to express

their level of freedom as they have every right to use and do to

their bodies the way they choose. Many pass different silent

messages that can't be verbalized through the tattoos on their

body. It is becoming a regular sight to see ladies with a

tattooed rose, heart, or love sign on a visible part of their body.

They most times do this to display their femininity.

Another very common tattoo is the religious tattoo. We lately

see the sign of the cross and the face of Jesus or Mary on

people everywhere around the country. Many people get this

tattoo as a sign of devotion to their beliefs. If someone is that

devout in what they believe, why shouldn't they go under the

needle? I personally believe the idea of religion should be

more from within.

Furthermore, it has been observed that people who belong to

a form of sinister group or cult get tattooed as a form of

solidarity to the command. There are even prison tattoos and

designs used amongst gang members to affiliate themselves

with one another on the street. It has been strictly noticed that

even in the military, there are forms of tattoos done to connect

battalions and units together in oneness.

Amidst all the fashion and style rave about tattoos, have we

taken time to think of the health implications of having a wrong

tattooing process done on our skin? Due to the fact that

tattooing requires breaking the skin barrier, it carries health

risks including infection and allergic reactions. Modern

tattooists reduce risks by following universal precautions

working with single-use items and sterilizing their equipment

after each use. Many jurisdictions require that tattooists have

blood-borne pathogen training such as that provided through

the Red Cross and OSHA.

In amateur tattooing, like the ones practiced in prisons, there

are elevated risks of infection. Infections that can theoretically

be transmitted by the use of unsterilized tattoo equipment or

contaminated ink include: surface infections of the skin, fungal

infections, some forms of hepatitis, herpes simplex virus, HIV,

staph, tetanus, and tuberculosis. Tattoo inks have been

described as "remarkably nonreactive histologically". However,

cases of allergic reactions to tattoo inks, particularly certain

colors, have been medically documented. This is sometimes

due to the presence of nickel in an ink pigment, which triggers

a common metal allergy. Occasionally, when a blood vessel is

punctured dur ing the ta t too ing procedure , a

bruise/hematoma may appear.

So when next you think of going to a tattoo studio like the ones

we find a lot around the Ikeja axis of Lagos, let us think deeply

about why we would want it on our skin and the numerous

health risks attached to defacing our beautiful dark skins.

CENTURY LIFE

L i f e h e r e i n

Century Group

has been a very

interesting one,

being able to

w o r k i n a n

environment you

h a v e a l w a y s

wished for.

Working as an

HSE/ONSHORE

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SUPPORT OFFICER for the past 3

years has been an interesting and challenging one. Part of my

core duty is planning, working on enlightenment to prevent or

reduce workplace accident and risk as much as possible, and

also to make sure employees adapt to the rules of safe work

practices in the work place.

I also had the opportunity to work on a CESL project as the

company safety supervisor onboard the Okpoho platform. The

restoration of the Okpoho platform gave me the opportunity to

work with the mechanical engineers on the wellhead control

panel. This involved changing the chokes as well as installing

the test separator spools which I had no previous knowledge of

until CESL gave me the opportunity.

In conclusion, my experience here in CESL has been a great one

and a career- building opportunity in HSE.

Life in Century Group

Being honest, reliable and responsible are key characteristics for a security officer. Security guards are expected to be

prepared to run into contentious situations which could include handling individuals without authorized access,

potential break-in, medical emergencies and security concerns.

Honesty, reliability and the willingness to serve are some of the traits found in Audu Mohammed who has been working

with Century Group for over a decade. He has been stationed at the main building since he joined the company.

James and Busayo had a short chat with Audu and he was forthright as he always is.

Why did you choose to work with CG?

Audu: I have always liked Century Group. I am free with everybody and the people in CG are friendly. There is love and

friendship in the company.

What would you like to change about CG?

Audu: There is nothing to change in CG. I like the development. We never had so many people when I started working. But today, we have 3

buildings. That is change in progress and it will keep happening naturally.

What would you like to leave behind when/if you leave CG?

Audu: Some people are saying that I am wicked because I don't allow them to see the chairman. But I am being disciplined. I like following rules

and regulations. So when I leave, I want people to see that I was disciplined.

What is your view about the CE?

Audu: The CE calls me his best friend. He is humble and loving. Even people outside testify to his goodness.

Are you married?

Audu: I am married and have a son and a two year old daughter. She is staying here with me and I want her to go to school. I am also planning to

marry another wife according to our tradition.

What if there is no CG anymore, what will you do?

With a smile on his face he replied and said, “It will never happen”.

Interview with Audu Mohammed

C E N T U R Y P O S T

Interview with Austin InakuCan you please tell us your name and

designation? My name is Austin Inaku, I work

in the CE's Office.

How long have you been here? I have been

working with Century Group since the 16th of

September, 2007.

Why did you choose working with CG? I don't

regret working here. Century Group changed

my life tremendously. With this work, I have

been able to carter for my family. I don't see

myself leaving this company because I am not educated and getting

another job will make me start all over again.

What has struck you the most about CG? They carry everybody along

irrespective of their status. There is love in Century Group.

What would you like to change about CG? If I am given an opportunity

to change something in CG, It's to change the mindsets of people in the

canteen. People hardly stick to the rules and regulations. For example,

in the CG Canteen, people still collect for others. The management has

flogged it so many times but there are no positive results. So if given

such opportunity, I can change that.

What would you like to leave behind when/if you leave CG? I would love

to be remembered for my diligence and hardworking spirit.

By: Sunny Amaran

CSER

C E N T U R Y P O S T

n keeping with its corporate social responsibility to its employees, CG, in October sponsored the kidney

transplant of Mr Adams Adeika – a Port Harcourt company driver now under the employ of AA. Mr Adeika's Isurgery was reported as very successful and today, he profusely thanks the CE, ED and Management for

making him a beneficiary of the company's CSR and giving him a chance to live a healthy life.

Adams Pre-surgery Adams Post-surgeryAdams' letter of appreciation

TMP

The Mouse Padin conjunction with

The Century Groupheld the maiden

TMP Charity Tournament & Marathon

(in support of a variety of health related charities)

Date: Saturday 14th December, 2013.

The runners begin the race T.K Etete founder of TMP Charity Marathon Group picture at the finish line

SOCIAL DIARY

C E N T U R Y P O S T

The Executive Director, Mrs T. K. Etete's Birthday Celebration

SOCIAL DIARY

C E N T U R Y P O S T

The Executive Director, Mrs T. K. Etete's Birthday Celebration

SOCIAL DIARY

Clifford Ere’s son 1st Oct, 2013. Nkoyo Umanah’s Daughter 3rd Nov, 2013. Christopher Kooh's baby 11th Sept, 2013.

C E N T U R Y P O S T

Annual SolarBrite Sponsor’s Award 2013

received by Dr. Delia Nzekwu on behalf of CG.

Jessica Ine receiving the ASAHCA ‘Appreciation and Recognition’ Award on behalf of the CE.

Mr & Mrs Ayandiran Traditional Wedding Mr & Mrs Ayandiran

Court Wedding 26th Oct, 2013.

Doutimiye Michael and Isis Preye Tulagha

6th & 7th of Sept, 2013.

Elizabeth Dabiri’s twin sons born 9th Oct, 2013.Ekeoma Lemchi’s son 4th Nov, 2013.

Yay! The end of the year is here again. A time off work to relax and spend some

quality time with loved ones and we are sure glad to have made it this far despite

the challenges and huddles we might have encountered in the course of the year.

Below are a few reads to spice up your holiday! Hope you remember that being a

CG staff comes with some benefits as your CG I.D card will get you discounts at

any major bookshop we have a listing with! In the spirit of the season we wish

you all the very best!

Tomorrow I Will Be Twenty Years Old by Alain Mabanckou: From the winner of the Grand Prix de la Litterature - Mabanckou's trademark humour and surrealism

combine in an autobiographical novel. Michel is ten years old, living in Pointe Noire, Congo, in the 1970s.

His mother sells peanuts at the market, his father works at the Victory Palace Hotel, and brings home books

left behind by the white guests. The witch doctor has told his mother that he has hidden the key to her

womb, and must return it before she can have another child. Somehow he must find it. "Tomorrow I'll Be

Twenty" is a humorous and poignant account of an African childhood, drawn from Alain Mabanckou's life.

The novella with its rich array of characters and plots captures several socio-cultural predicaments that

characterize Nigeria. The lot of the story is told from the experiences of two major characters, Cindy and

Maggie. It shows how they were dealt with and how they dealt with several issues that they encountered;

how they failed and lost; how they learnt and succeeded. This is a story that has many sides. It is a story of

pain, passion, grief, strength, betrayal, faith and love. It is a distinctive story told in a most engaging manner;

one with many lessons to be learnt.

Dappled Things by Iweka Kingsley:

The violent, furtive and tender lives Barrett follows in this story collection provide moments of empathy amid

wrenching drama and subtle comedy. Its opening story, “The Worst Thing That Happened” focuses on an

aging woman, Ma Bille, who is preparing for the latest in a series of eye operations. The author establishes a

nation in transition, where the conflicts between local and global play out. In the tales that follow, he

channels lives at times violent, furtive and tender, and teases out his characters' contradictions. The

protagonist of the title story, Eghobamien Adrawus, is a study in contrasts: loving father, abusive husband

and ethically compromised policeman. His attempts, and frequent failures, at being a better person are

juxtaposed with the brutal consequences of these failures. Some yarns take a more comedic approach.

Consider Samuila from “Dream Chaser,” who acts on his father's moneymaking advice by becoming an

online con artist.

Love is power or something like that by Igoni Barret:

In this vivid and compelling memoir, Binyavanga Wainaina tumbles through his middle-class Kenyan

childhood out of kilter with the world around him. Wainaina paints pictures with words, whose choice is

naturally heavily influenced by his culture, and what a marvelous mixture of cultures he represents. He

evokes family, tribe, and nationhood in joyous, ecstatic language.

One day I will write about this place by binyavanga wainana:

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C E N T U R Y P O S T

By: Miebi Anna Ifedigbo

THE READ

LIFE

(For Nelson Mandela – one of the most liberated icons who walked the face of the earth in a 'ballroom gown'.)

By: Delia Nzekwu

C E N T U R Y P O S T

Life is a ballroom gown,

Its edges seamless all around,

An endless intricate flare of ups and downs,

Its swings obeying our rhymes and dance.

Life is a ballroom gown,

Its pleats as many as the fabric defines, like each step of our life,

Styled in accordance with its design, with our dreams and desires,

Fitted to the dance, to who and what we are.

Life is a ballroom gown,

A wrong step tears the hem, brings us stumbling down,

Up we must stand, re-gather the gown into our delicate hands,

And dance, and dance, we shall.

Life is a ballroom gown,

Its texture, its colour, our varying choices,

Its beauty tailored perfectly to our hearts and voices,

Ages in time, but never to be forgotten by the dance it once had.

Oga at the Top

When the former Lagos State Commandant of the Nigeria

Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Mr Obafaiye Shem,

was invited to appear at Channels TV “Sunrise” show, he could

not have imagined that his interview would gift us the most

hilarious moment of the year and that he would become a

celebrity of some kind overnight. His famous statements need

no repetition here but it is worth mentioning that besides the

tear jerking laughter it gave us all, the interview became so

popular that clothing lines and music skits were made of it. So

now that we have all stopped laughing we will like to know, do

you now know what the website of the NSCDC is? We can help,

it is www.nscdc.ThatsAll

Saka Don Port o

So the Nigeria Communications Commission finally

implemented its number portability policy in May. But that is

not the news. What many of us will remember about the policy

is the brilliant (or should we say ingenious) advert by MTN

featuring Nigerian actor Hafiz Oyetoro a.k.a Saka who was

hitherto known for his hilarious roles in Etisalat advertisements.

We woke up one morning to see Saka in the green attire of

Etisalat which gradually transforms into the traditional yellow

of rival MTN with the actor declaring as he danced 'I don port

o, I don port go MTN. I don upgrade to MTN'. What great

humour that video brought us but we are just wondering, did

Saka's dance steps get you to port to MTN?

CrinkumCrankum

Ok, we must confess we did some googling to get the spelling

right. Hon Patrick Obahiagbon nearly sent all of us back to

school when he released a stream of grammatical bombshells

during an interview on Channels TV while reacting to the

political crisis in Rivers State. The thread of headache inducing

words included such poetically rhythmic phrases like

CrinkumCrankum, HigiHaga, Teketeke, Gagantua Gaga and lots

more. You should have seen the look on the faces of his co

panellists. If you did not see this video, then you have missed a

lot. Please do well to check it out or an Odoriferous

Thalidomide might just drop on you.

Jim Iyke's deliverance

Our religious activities should be personal so we are a little

maniacally bewildered (apologies to Patrick Obahiagbon) that

when ace nollywood actor Jim Iyke allegedly got delivered at

the Synagogue Church the video caused quite a stare online.

We can't really say what exactly was fun about it but that video

did enjoy a generous sharing and retweets online

accompanied by an avalanche of humiliating comments

and posts to an extent that the actor had to release a

statement on twitter to accuse his critics of ignorance and

jealously.

The Mace as a Weapon of war

So a purported impeachment of the speaker of the Rivers

state house went awry and a free for all among supposed

honourable members was declared. The high point of what

has been described as a show of shame was the conversion

of the mace into a weapon by one Hon. Chidi Lloyd against

a colleague. Now we don't know who was right or wrong

but the video of that beating with the mace did give us a

new word in the Naija online dictionary; “Macing” which

means to repeatedly heat someone with a hard object on

the head.

Beverley Osu and Angelo at BBA

Beverley Osu was one of two Nigerian representatives at

this year's Big Brother Africa reality TV show tagged, “The

Chase”. It was quite a chase for the Nigerian model as she

seemed to have been more focused on chasing Angelo

Collins, another housemate from South Africa, than the

$300,000 money prize. Let's just say the duo gave us many

points to talk about and a number of short videos that

would have made the show organisers feel really fulfilled.

Wizkid and the Tale of the Empty Seats

Sometime in October, Wizkid held a concert in Abuja

tagged “Wizkid Live Abuja Invasion”. The concert with the

JayeJaye crooner as lead artist had guest appearances from

label mates Skales, Niyola, Shaydee. However those who

attended reported that though the advertised time for the

show was 5.00pm even as at 9.30pm, the hall was practically

empty with the artists performing literarily to empty seats.

Naturally, when the pictures appeared online we all couldn't

help but laugh and share with others to cause even more

laughter. We still love Wizkid though.

So we could go on but as you know, there is no dull moment

online and the laughter just goes on and on. So if you would

excuse us, we will like to go off now and catch up on some

laughter. We hear Wande Coal and Don Jazzy are dragging

ownership of Baby Face (the song, not the human being)

and we don't want to miss out on any bit of it. Ciao.

Wait, did you just Say CrinkumCrankum?

2013's funniest moments.

THE READ

Nigerians now live their lives online and we characteristically have the tendency to take things a little too seriously on those

platforms. With our internet enabled phones, tablets and laptops we seek out and feast on every gist, from the serious to the

down-right ridiculous and in the process, elevating some people to fame, destroying the image of others and generally just

having fun. In this last edition of Century Post for the year, we present you our pick of some of those moments that truly held our

attention in cyberspace this year.

By: Miebi Anna Ifedigbo

C E N T U R Y P O S T

THE READ

C E N T U R Y P O S T

FUNNY SIGNS

Source: Funny signs from around the world.

SEASON’S GREETINGS

Global manning resources limited, the manpower provision subsidiary of the

Century Group has had a wonderful 2013. Although the year has been filled with

challenges, we have learnt a lot from the experiences; forged new partnerships and

achieved many goals, particularly on training and engagement services. We're

continuing with our new strategic direction which would cascade into 2014 with a

strong resolve to offer increased value-added services in the coming years. We have

no doubt that 2014 and beyond for GMRL and

Century Group would be bigger and more fruitful.

We would therefore like to take this opportunity of

the yuletide to thank all our colleagues in Nigeria

and overseas for their support this year. We

couldn't have done it without you. We wish you

and your families a merry Christmas and a fulfilling

New Year.

Global Manning Resources Limited

The New Business and Strategy unit has seen growth in team strength, support from the

business and in turn increased revenue. Whilst building on our core business - Trading; the

opportunities for other new businesses have been notable and promising.

We have had a very successful year, not by our own might or our hard work; but by God's

Grace alone.

As we count down into the festive season, our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have

made our success in 2013 possible.

It is in this same spirit we say ... thank you and best wishes for Christmas and a Happy New

Year.

New Business and Strategy

We here in the HSE department have been able to meet our achievements and

working as a team has been a key aspect of achieving that goal.

The Journey so far has been a great one for the department, as management has

been of great help in the aspect of achieving one of our operational goals, which is

the focus on health safety and the environment- GOAL ZERO

We foresee a CG where management and staff will take HSE issues as priority and

engage in all HSE activities.

From the HSE department, we wish you all a safe and healthy Merry Christmas and a

green and blissful New Year in advance.

The year 2013 has been an eventful one for the Internal Control Unit, though this

wasn't without it's attendant challenges which were overcome with our collective

resolve.

As the year draws to a close, we hope to accomplish our compliance tasks whilst

strategizing in preparation for the next coming year.

We, in the internal Control Unit, wish the management and staff of this organization a

merry Christmas, promising and prosperous New Year

HSE

ICU

C E N T U R Y P O S T

Season’sSeason’sSeason’sGreetingsGreetingsGreetings

May the love and joy of this seasonbe with you and your family

this day and through the new year.

Season’s Greetingsfrom the

Century Group