The challenges faced by the oil and gas industry in Nigeria has necessitated a need for the industry players to optimize their performance in their operations especially as the industry like every other sector has felt the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This gave rise to the theme of this year’s Annual Oil and Gas [...]
The Federal Government’s plans to leverage its gas resources in the industrialization and economic growth of Nigeria was the subject of the PTDF 2021, Industry Lecture series with the theme “Nigeria’s Decade of Gas – A capability perspective”. The event took place virtually on Thursday, the 11th of March 2021. Dr. Osteen Oluronsola who delivered the lecture is [...]
Dr Bello Aliyu Gusau, Executive Secretary, Petroleum Technology Development Fund(PTDF) has commended the members of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) for their devotion in ensuring that the PTDF STEM Initiative meets the desired objective of building a firm foundation for teaching and learning of science and technology based subjects at the senior [...]
Abuja based private University, the Nile University is seeking to collaborate with the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) in the training of skills development needs for the Nigerian Oil and Gas and other related industries. The University’s Vice Chancellor Professor Osman Nuri Aras who led a team of the university faculty to PTDF Towers on [...]
The 4th quarter 2020 PTDF quarterly In-house lecture series was held virtually with the topic: Oil and Gas Operations Post Covid 19 Pandemic: Effects on Skills and Competencies and the Way Forward. The Guest Speaker, Mr. Emeka Akabogu, Chairman of Oil Trade Logistics and convener of OTL Africa Forum while delivering the lecture said that [...]
Six Hundred (600) successful postgraduates have been invited for documentation exercise under the PTDF Local Scholarship Scheme that will lead to the presentation of award letters. The successful candidates are made up of Four Hundred and Fifty-Two (452) Msc and One Hundred and Forty-three (143) PhD candidates drawn from each of the 36 states of [...]
The Executive Secretary of PTDF, Dr. Bello Aliyu Gusau has been reappointed by President Muhammadu Buhari, for another 4-year term. The announcement, which was made by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on the 25th of September, 2020, stated that his reappointment was based on the recommendation of the Honourable [...]
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund took delivery of an Ultra-Violet Walk Through Disinfection Chamber (UV-WTDC) developed and donated by one of its ex-scholars Major Dr. Abubakar Surajo Imam. The disinfection chamber will serve as an additional supportive layer to the protective measures already put in place by the Fund against the dreaded Corona virus. Maj. [...]
In furtherance of its engagement with scholars studying in different countries overseas, the PTDF conducted online surveys to determine how they were coping with the impact of COVID-19 Pandemic. Interviews were conducted online with the scholars to have further insight on the impact of the pandemic on their studies and well being. Here are [...]
As the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic made its entry into Nigeria the familiar pattern of disruptions already reported by global news media in countries that had recorded cases began to play out in Nigeria. From school closures and suspension of all local and international flights, various policies limiting large gathering of people were made and [...]
