PTDF is building capacity in Nigeria’s oil, gas sector – Galadima
By Ahmed Kaigama
Mr Ahmed Galadima, the Executive Secretary, Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), says the fund has initiated scholarships programmes to improve capacity in the Nigerian oil and gas sector.
He said this in Bauchi while supervising the screening/selection exercise of 400 candidates in the North-East zone for the 2025 Overseas Scholarship Programme.
Galadima said the fund had set up eight centres across the country, to select best talents to study overseas and contribute towards shaping the future of the Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
He said the fund adopted effective screening mechanisms, to select best candidates base on merits across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Represented by Mannir Abubakar, Manager, Strategic Planning, Reserach and Innovations, (PTDF), Galadima said that Masters and PhD candidates would be sponsored to study engineering, computing, management, environmental and geo-sciences in the UK, China, and Malaysian universities.
He said the fund also designated desk officers to address challenges that might affect students in their country of study, to encourage academic excellence.
According to Galadima, PTDF is implementing viable programmes including overseas scholarships, to develop and improve capacity in the oil and gas sector since inception.
“PTDF is providing postgradute scholarships to develop and improve capacity in the oil and gas sector in line with its mandate.
“The students upon completion of their studies will return to Nigeria and contribute to the development of the oil and gas industry,” he said.
While reiterating commitment to capacity building, Galadima urged the successful candidates to dedicate themselves to studies.
One the candidates from Gombe State, Bello Abubakar-Dauda, lauded the initiative, describing the screening exercise as “seamless.”
Abubakar-Dauda, who applied for a PhD programme in Soil and Water Quality, said the study was relevant in preventing water contamination in oil producing communities.
“Soil and Water Quality is a preventive measure against water contamination in oil producing areas.
“It will prevent the recurrence of water contamination witnessed in the Niger Delta region,” he said.
About 400 candidates drawn from Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe participated in the exercise. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Rabiu Sani-Ali
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