Stephen Lazi Akhere

28, Toni Adokwu Avenue,Ext. F.O.1, Kubwa, F.CT. Abuja. Nigeria.
+2348065086499, 8180368480.
drstephenlazi@gmail.com
www.drstephenlaziakhere.com

Operations and Administrative Director
Accomplished program director with nearly 19 years of experience in international political economy.

Demonstrated ability to reduce costs and improve ROI through operations improvements. Highly developed conflict resolution and mediation skills. Adept at working with public and private officials across functions to meet organizational goals. Multicultural team leader with the proven ability to interface smoothly with people from diverse backgrounds. Proven communication and research abilities; track record of academic success.

Highlights of Expertise

  • Oil & Gas Industry
  • Political Economy
  • Public Administration
  • Human Resources
  • Office Management
  • Data Management
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Process Improvements
  • Staff Supervision and Training
  • Committee Leadership

Career Experience

STARTED PUBLIC LIFE WITH VOICE OF NIGERIA (VON) AS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 1 FROM 2000-2004 WHERE I JONED THE THEN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PRICING REGULATORY AGENCY (PPPRA) NOW NIGERIAN MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM REGULATORY AUTHORITY (NMDPRA) 2004 to 2022.

Deputy Manager (Gas & Renewable Energy)

  • Superintend on Human and Material activities of LPG Supply Chain, Distribution and Gas Pricing Division

Deputy Manager (Corporate Services) 4/2021- Date

  • Administrative role on all Public Affair matters as it relates to Stakeholders and Government.
  • Managing activities of the Publications, library, Protocol, and Stakeholder Relations.

Deputy Manager (Operations) 1/2019-2020

  • Became the Ag. Head (Operations) of the entire South-West Region in October 2019.
  • Managing about 120 Jetties and Depots within the Region
  • Ensure effective and efficient management of human resources to achieve target result.

Head, Lagos Zone, 10/2019-2/2020.

  • Superintend on Human and Material Resources of the entire South-West Geopolitical Zone.
  • Overseeing all Depots & Jetties Operations and Administrative activities of Lagos Zone.

Posted to Gas & Renewable Energy Department at the Corporate Headquarters as Manager (GRE), 12/2019.

Assistant Head, Lagos Zonal Office, 3/2018

  • Reports to the AGM/Head of the entire South-West Operational Zone.Reports to the AGM/Head of the entire South-West
  • Operational Zone.Supervising and managing human and material resources of the Zone.
  • Ensure prompt products receipt and documentation, viz its supply and distribution network.
  • Ensure International best practices on Petroleum price parity within the supply chain.

Head, Port Harcourt Zonal Office, 5/2016 – 4/2018

  • Oversaw human and material resources management within the Port Harcourt zone.
  • Generated the US equivalent of appx. $4.5M in administrative tariffs for the PPPRA in 2017.
    Co-initiated and deployed a nation-wide petroleum retail gas stations census across Nigeria to develop oil & gas consumption knowledge from 2006 to date.
  • Participated on the Federal Committee with responsibility for drafting Petroleum Support Fund (PSF) policies, which maintained in operation for 10 years.

Operations and Administrative Head, Calabar Area Office, 12/2015 – 5/2016

Supervised a team of 13 staff members to coordinate transportation data collection and documentation used to construct daily national consumption ratio of national petroleum products.

Director of Administrative Division, Corporate Headquarters, Abuja, 12/2014 – 12/2015

Directed Human and Material resource management across the division. Spearheaded operations improvements to minimize waste while still conforming to agency materials requirements. Established periodic drills to maintain the skillsets of agency personnel according to global best practices.

  • Improved security by redesigning the visitor’s movement tag according to the number of floors in the Agency.
  • Created a standardized Scientific Achieving model for maintaining confidential records.
  • Reduced vehicle usage and fuel utilization by creating and deploying a new form for route management records.

Additional PPPRA Experience:

 

Acting GM (Head), Alternative Energy Department (2011 – 2013)
Assistant Chief Data Officer, Operations Department (2010 – 2011)
Senior Data Officer, PRD Department (2006 – 2010)
Data Officer I, Pricing Economist Division (2004 – 2006)
Administrative Officer 1, Promotion & Discipline VON (2000 – 2004)

Director of Administrative Division, Corporate Headquarters, Abuja, 12/2014 – 12/2015

Directed Human and Material resource management across the division. Spearheaded operations improvements to minimize waste while still conforming to agency materials requirements. Established periodic drills to maintain the skillsets of agency personnel according to global best practices.

  • Improved security by redesigning the visitor’s movement tag according to the number of floors in the Agency.
  • Created a standardized Scientific Achieving model for maintaining confidential records.
  • Reduced vehicle usage and fuel utilization by creating and deploying a new form for route management records.

Education & Credentials

  • PhD in Oil and Gas Management – IIC University of Technology, Cambodia – 2022.  
  • Post-Doctorate in Management – Atlantic International University, Honolulu Hawaii, USA. Academic Distinction – 2016.
  • PhD in Political Economy

       Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nigeria – 2012.

  • MSc in Political Economy and Development Studies

      University of Abuja, Nigeria – 2003.

  • BSc in Business Administration

     University of Benin, Nigeria – 1996.

Professional Certifications

  • American Chartered Oil & Gas Manager – 2023.

(Awarded by the Chartered Institute of Management and Leadership USA.)

  • Fellow Chartered Institute of Management, USA – 2023.
  • Professional Fellowship Doctorate in Economists of the Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria – 2022.
  • Doctorate Economists of the Institute of Professional Economists and Policy Management – 2021.
  • Fellow Environmentalist of the Environmental Management and Risk Disaster Reduction Institute of Nigeria – 2021.
  • Fellow Chartered Corporate Administrator of the Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria – 2020.
  • Fellow Chartered Administrator of the Chartered Institute of Administration of Nigeria – 2019.
  • Fellow Manager of the Institute of Leadership & Management of Nigeria – 2013.
  • Fellow Chartered Examiner of the Chartered Institute of Fraud Examiners of Nigeria – 2012.
  • Fellow Economists of the Chartered Institute of Economists of Nigeria – 2012.
  • Fellow Manager of the Microfinance Management Institute of Nigeria, 2012.
  • Fellow Public Administrator of the Public Administrator of England & Wales, 2012
  • Member Political Science Association of Nigeria — 2017.
  • Member, International Association for Energy Economics – 2014.
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Management – 2007.
  • Member Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists – 2012.

Honorary Award

Honorary Doctorate in the field of Divinity awarded by the America Trinity University, California USA – 2023.

Career Training Attended

  • Managing Performance in Workplace by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Leadership Academy – 2019.
  • Downstream Operation Value Chain (Fuel Storage, Tank Monitoring & Health and Safety) by Deebeete Project Limited, Nigeria – 2019.
  • Truck out Automation Training by Allegro Technologies, Nigeria – 2017.
  • Oil & Gas Sector: Business Environment and Market Regulation Training by London Corporate Training, Dubai – 2013.
  • New Trend in Strategic Negotiation Skills by Conflict Management and Leadership Institute, Dubai -2013.
  • Advance Petroleum Management Program: Enterprise-Wide Leadership in Time of Change by International Human Resources Development Corporation (IHDC), Boston, USA – 2012.
  • Regulatory Aspect of Downstream Petroleum Business in a Unionized Sector by Energy Worldwide Resources Nigeria Limited – 2012.
  • International Gas Business Management Certificate Program (A One Unit) Upstream Gas Business Technology, Economics, Project Development and Markets by International Human Resources Development Corporation (IHDRC), Boston, USA – 2011.
  • Nigerian Institute of Safety Professionals, Nigeria – 2011.
  • Oil & Gas Supply and Distribution Fundamentals by Petronomics Training, Nigeria – 2011.
  • Oil & Gas Surface Production Operations by PetroSkills, Dubai – 2010.
  • Manager-as-Mediator by Mediators Training International by Chiefy Consults, Dubai, 2010.
  • Gas Contract and Network Access by IPA, Nigeria – 2010.
  • International Course on: Conflict Management and Leadership, Canada, held at Dubai – 2010.
  • World Fiscal System for Oil & Gas by CWC School, UK, at Singapore – 2009.
  • Industrial and Labour Relations Management as Stimuli for National Development: Critical Issues and Challenges for Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry by Petroleum & Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria – 2009.
  • Oil Trading Transportation & Logistic Conference by OTL/Admiralty Resources Service, Dubai -2008.

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