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Bernef Resources Limited is a corporate organization registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria on March 4, 2002. The primary purpose of incorporating Bernef Resources Limited as a profit-making organization is to meet customers’ procurement and engineering needs in the Nigerian oil, gas, and other industrial markets, and to develop manpower to serve these industries. Since its inception, Bernef Resources Limited has grown from a two-man Instrumentation and Controls Company into an organization with an established system for meeting internal requirements for growth and external needs of our various customers. At the current level of twelve key personnel, the company, in partnership with many multinational companies, is creating products and services that are almost indispensable in our local industries.

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What Sets Us Apart

At Bernef Resources, we solve complex engineering challenges with certified expertise, advanced technology, and proven processes.

  • Professional Excellence: Our certified engineers apply global best practices to ensure top-tier results on every project, right here in Nigeria.
  • Quality Assurance: Every single component is meticulously sourced and rigorously tested, so you can trust your systems to perform.
  • Trust & Reliability: We deliver on our promises, on time, making us the go-to engineering partner for businesses across Nigeria.
  • Innovative Solutions: We use our technical excellence and creativity to integrate new technologies that meet your specific needs.

Our Mission

Solutions come through awareness. Bernef Resources Limited is readily making efforts to continually create platforms where customers, company workers, and all other stakeholders become aware of the need to live right by designing profitable and mutually beneficial products and services for man and his environment.

Our Vision

As a company operating currently in an emerging market (Nigeria), our corporate vision is to continually create and develop products and services that will be capable of projecting Bernef as one of the most reliable companies in the country to guarantee manpower development, technology development, and enhancement of the overall economic growth of the nation.

Industries We Serve

We deliver various services spanning instrumentation and control systems to meet the diverse needs of different industries.

  • Oil & Gas
  • Pulp & Paper
  • Water & Wastewater Treatment
  • Nuclear
  • Food & Beverage
  • Chemical & Petrochemical
  • Power Generation
  • Municipal Utilities
  • Mining

Meet the Team

Fred Ekeleme

President

Fred is a seasoned Control Systems Engineer with more than 25 years of field experience in the Nigerian process industry. He is a Certified Quality Inspector, an active member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), an active member of the International Society of Automation (ISA), and an active member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He has worked with over 100 different organizations globally, ensuring the quality delivery of projects and applying the best engineering principles.

Wayne Coody

Vice President

Wayne has over 30 years of field experience as an oil and gas professional. He is passionate about providing cost-effective solutions for his customers’ reliability and quality assurance concerns in both the hydrocarbon and the electrical utilities industries. He has worked in Saudi Arabia, China, Norway, Indonesia, the UK, Mexico, and the US, and with Chevron Gulf Oil, Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, Shell Oil, and SINOPEC, to name a few.

Benjamin Nwankwo

Director, Engineering Services

Benjamin Nwankwo is the Director of Engineering Services (Electrical Engineer, Project Manager, and Mentor) at Bernef Resources Limited. With over 20 years of professional experience, he has led major electrical design and project management efforts while mentoring the next generation of engineers.

He previously taught engineering at a Nigerian polytechnic, where he rose to the position of Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. Demonstrating his commitment to technical excellence and leadership both in the field and the classroom.

A Corporate Member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and a COREN-registered engineer, Benjamin continues to champion innovation, quality, and talent development in the engineering space.

Ngozi Nwosu

Business Development Manager

Ngozi Nwosu is the Business Development Manager at Bernef Resources, focused on driving growth, building strong client relationships, and securing new business opportunities. She brings energy, strategy, and a passion for helping clients succeed.

He previously taught engineering at a Nigerian polytechnic, where he rose to the position of Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. Demonstrating his commitment to technical excellence and leadership both in the field and the classroom.

A Corporate Member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and a COREN-registered engineer, Benjamin continues to champion innovation, quality, and talent development in the engineering space.

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