Eni Awards Post Graduate Scholarship To 30 Nigerians – Independent Newspaper Nigeria

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LAGOS – 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 Ni­gerian and overseas Universities under its 2025/2026 Scholarship Awards Scheme.

Ten beneficiaries will under­take postgraduate studies in vari­ous Universities in different parts of the world under the scheme. The remaining awardees will pursue their postgraduate stud­ies in Nigerian universities in disciplines such as Engineering, Geosciences, Petroleum and En­vironmental Technology, Energy Economics, Renewable Energy and Energy Transition.

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 will offer them 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 capacity build­ing in Nigeria” he stated. He ad­vised the beneficiaries to utilize the opportunity to study and gain valuable skills for the benefit of the country, especially within the energy industry.

The Chief Upstream Invest­ment Officer of NNPC Upstream Investment Management Ser­vices (NUIMS), represented by the Manager of External Rela­tions, Mrs. Edith Bunmi-Lawson, and the Deputy Manager PSC As­set A3 Mr. Paul Duke, were also present at the ceremony.

The postgraduate scholarship scheme was instituted by NN­PC-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.

Hitherto,350 graduates have benefitted from the Postgraduate Scholarship Schemes, instituted by the company to contribute to the training of local profession­als, providing the knowledge and skills required within the industry.

Eni, through NAE, has im­plemented other sustainability initiatives in Nigeria in areas of health, education, access to wa­ter and infrastructure provisions, as well as specific initiatives for stakeholder empowerment in local communities.