- Winners were selected among over 600 shortlisted applicants, based on their excellent academic standing and performance at a Computer-Based Testing (CBT) conducted recently.
Eni’s subsidiary, Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE), on behalf of NNPC Limited and NAE PSC, has awarded scholarships to 30 Nigerian graduates for Post Graduate studies in the Nigerian and Overseas Universities, under its 2024/2025 Scholarship Awards Scheme.
Under the scheme, 10 beneficiaries, according to the Company’s release posted to Energy Window International, will undertake postgraduate studies in various universities in the United Kingdom and Canada. The remaining awardees will pursue their postgraduate studies in any of the Nigerian Universities, and in the following areas of study like Engineering, Geosciences, Petroleum and Environmental Technology, Renewable Energy and Petroleum Law.
At the ceremony held to award the beneficiaries in Abuja, the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of NAE, Mr. Fabrizio Bolondi congratulated the awardees, stating that the scholarship award has presented them with the opportunity to pursue their dreams and achieve their career objectives. “The award ceremony highlights our continuous commitment to the future of education, innovation, and progress in Nigeria, and a moment of pride for the company to recognize the incredible talent and dedication of the scholars”, he stated, enjoining the beneficiaries to remain focused on their studies to capture the full benefits of the initiative.
The postgraduate scholarship scheme it would be recalled was instituted by NAE PSC partners in 2007 as part of the company’s human capital development initiatives to promote knowledge acquisition and bridge the skills gap in specialized fields relevant to deep offshore Oil&Gas operations in Nigeria.
Till date according to the statement, 320 graduates have benefited from the Scholarship Scheme which has also contributed in nurturing local professionals while providing the knowledge and skills required within the industry.
Eni, through NAE says it has also implemented other sustainability initiatives in Nigeria especially in areas of health, education, access to water and infrastructure provisions, alongside other specific initiatives for stakeholder empowerment in local communities. It includes provision of 22 integrated water schemes for domestic consumption and irrigation purposes in North-East Nigeria and the Abuja Federal Capital Territory, carried out in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and geared towards improving access to water for the communities affected by the humanitarian crisis in North-East Nigeria. Others were provision of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) equipment to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Port Harcourt; Cardiothoracic equipment including Heart-Lung Machine LivaNova (Sorin/Stockert), S5 complete system at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano; as well as a Research and Innovation Laboratory at the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Incorporated in 1996 to manage the company’s deep offshore exploration and production assets, Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE) has the distinction of being the first oil and gas company in Nigeria to produce oil from the country’s deep offshore. It has interests in 6 deep offshore blocks in Nigeria, either as Operator or as Co-Adventurer.