A Safe Pair Of Hands
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At the moment, we only deliver to customers in Ibadan and Abuja. If you will like to have books delivered to you anywhere else in Nigeria, please visit our konga store to make your order.A Safe Pair of Hands is the story of Austin Avuru and his rise from provincial Abbi in what is now Delta State to the pinnacle of corporate Nigeria. At the same time, it is the story of Seplat, the small company he co-founded in 2010, turning it into Nigeria’s pre-eminent Oil an Gas Company over ten short years. It is a compelling story of excellence, resilience, doggedness and that unique can-do Nigerian spirit.
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