Company Chairman
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Following are the Companies Opened By Him :
- Admiralty Fleet Ltd a property development and real estate management company with head quarters in Port Harcourt, Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria as well as London (UK) and Florida in the USA.
- BICS Garden and Boat Club this is a one-stop events arena that offers both outdoor recreational facility and a boat club. The BICS Boat Club is one of the fastest growing boat clubs within Lagos metropolis providing marine related services for boat and other personal water craft.
- BICS Oil and Gas Ltd a wholly indigenous oil and gas servicing company that provides drilling and other related oil services to companies in the petroleum sector.
- Konaliz Investment Ltd an indigenous company that is into construction and general contracts.
- Konaliz Energy Ltd incorporated as a limited liability company in 2009, to exploit opportunities in the downstream sector of the Nigerian oil and gas industry with headquarters in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. It provides Oil and Gas and other support services safely and efficiently to customers in Nigeria.
- Konamnet Ltd is an indigenously owned Information Technology Company (ICT), registered as an independent Limited Liability Company in 2000. By 2001, the company was awarded the NCC (Nigerian Communications Commission) licenses. First as an ISP (Internet Service Provider) and also as a Private Network License (PNL ) operator.
- Stonecraft FZE Calabar a company engaged in mining and processing of granite and marble into world class standards.
- Prodeco Nigeria is a construction company with an outstanding record in providing building, port infrastructure and maintenance works. It specialises in producing pre-fabricated concrete technology for the commercial build-to-suit construction sector that is well recognized across RESUME AMBASSADOR (ADMIRAL) FESTUS BIKEPRE IGBENIYADUN PORBENI (rtd)mni CFR the industry. The company also boasts of highly trained professional staff of over 200 from Europe and North America.
- Micasa Auto Services an indigenous automobile services company offering car hiring services to clients in the oil and gas industry as well as other multinational companies.
- Micasa Auto Services an indigenous automobile services company offering car hiring services to clients in the oil and gas industry as well as other multinational companies.
Ambassador (Admiral) Festus Bikepre Igbeyinadun Porbeni(rtd) mni CFR
Ambassador (Admiral) Festus Bikepre Igbeyinadun Porbeni was born on the 28th of May, 1946. He hails from Aduku in Toru Aboubo Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
He had his early education at Ereko Methodist Primary School, Lagos in 1952 and obtained the First School Living Certificate in 1959. He then proceeded to Hussey College, Warri and Government College Ughelli where he obtained his WASC and HSC in 1964 and 1966 respectively.
In 1967, Rear Admiral Porbeni gained admission into the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna where he passed as the best Cadet in service subject as a member of 3rd Regular Course. In 1970, he was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant. He took various courses in and outside Nigeria, some of which include Sub-Lieutenant Technical Course India, Seamanship Course Portsmouth United Kingdom, Navigation Specialist Course India, Command and Staff College Jaji (Air Faculty) and National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies Kuru.
As a professional Navigator, Admiral Porbeni also specialized in underwater diving. He held a number of appointments such as Commanding Officer (CO) of both ashore and afloat units, such as Commanding Officer NNS ARGUNGU, which he sailed from Bremen Germany to Lagos Nigeria; Navigating Officer NNS OBUMA; Pioneer Officer- in- Charge, Basic Seamanship Training School NNS AKASO; Commanding Officer NNS RUWAN YARO; Executive Officer, NNS AKASO; Pioneer Base Commander, Nigerian Naval College ONURA-Onne; Commanding Officer NNS EKPE, Squadron Commander, Patron IV and Commanding Officer NNS ARADU, the Nigerian Navy Flag ship.
While in office as a senior military officer, he held several leadership, strategic and operational positions. Notably, he was the Commandant of the Nigerian Navy College, ONURA and Director of Research and Analytical Studies (DARAS), National War College (NWC). In addition, the Deputy Commandant, National War College (NWC), Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command (FOC East). Others are the Deputy Commandant, RESUME AMBASSADOR (ADMIRAL) FESTUS BIKEPRE IGBENIYADUN PORBENI (rtd)mni CFR Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna and the Chief of Defence Administration, at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters.
He received numerous personal and military awards during his distinguished Nigerian Navy career. Admiral Porbeni has been awarded many military honours including Member Nautical Institute, London (mni), Fellow War College (fwc), Distinguished Service Star (DSS), Meritorious Service Star (MSS), Forces Service Star (FSS) and a Fellow, Institute of Administration Management of Nigeria. He is a Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR), an award conferred on him for his unalloyed dedication and service to the Nigerian Nation.
Admiral Porbeni has served the Nigerian Government meritoriously as a pioneer Defence Adviser to Equatorial Guinea with accreditation to Gabon, Cameroon, Sao Tome and Principe. Thereafter, he became the Resident Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea from 1986-1989 and was subsequently awarded National Honour by the Equatorial Guinea Government.
Admiral Porbeni served the Nigerian Navy for 32 years before retiring in 1999. Prior to his retirement, he was the Nigeria Minister of Transport and a member of the Provisional Ruling Council. He was one of the architects that steered Nigeria from military rule to a democratically elected government in 1999. Presently, he is the Honorary Consul General, South- South, of Romania in Nigeria and has now turned his search light onto the business world.
Ambassador (Admiral) Porbeni mni CFR, is the Vice Chairman of the African Circle Pollution Management Limited. The company operates waste reception facilities for ship generated waste and cargo residues at all Nigerian seaports as well as providing waste management services to the oil and gas industry. The company is chaired by General Abdulsalam Abubakar GCFR (rtd), former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
As an achiever he is also the Chairman of several companies. He brings on the board unique operational and strategic experience in developing and managing portfolios of unrelated businesses in different industries within and outside Nigeria. The industries range from Defence, Security, Mining, Maritime, Housing, Oil and Gas to Tourism, Transport, Telecommunication as well as ICT.
With his wealth of experience and sound business acumen, he led most of the companies through a significant period of re-engineering and growth. This invariably improved their competitiveness in the market place while at the same time cutting costs and enhancing their profitability.