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 [...]
Oloibiri Community of Bayelsa State achieved another milestone as the Hon. Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva inaugurated two steering committees and five project teams to provide necessary support and supervision for the implementation of the Oloibiri Museum and Research Center project. President Muhammadu Buhari recently approved the establishment of the project which [...]
PTDF SUSPENDS ONGOING SCHOLARSHIP INTERVIEW Following concerns over the spread of coronavirus in Nigeria, the Management of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has suspended the ongoing selection interviews for the award of 2020/2021 Overseas Scholarship. The suspension affects the conduct of the second week of the interview scheduled to review shortlisted PhD applicants in Four [...]
