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AFRICAN PETROLEUM PRODUCERS ORGANIZATION (APPO) CONSIDERS REGIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE, VISITS PTDF COLLEGE IN KADUNA

By |2022-08-07T20:32:52+00:00August 5th, 2022|News|

In a mission to find a suitable location for the establishment of the APPO Regional Training and Research Centre of Excellence for African oil and gas producing countries, a delegation from the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) visited the PTDF-established Centre for Petroleum and Energy Studies (CPESK) in Kaduna. Secretary General, APPO, Dr Omar Farouq

EXPERTS IN THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR CHAMPION THE COURSE OF RURAL DWELLERS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH

By |2022-07-19T09:34:08+00:00July 19th, 2022|News|

Participants at the 2022 15th Annual Nigerian Association for Energy Economics (NAEE) in collaboration with the International Association for Energy Economics have advocated the decentralization of Renewal energy to the rural dwellers to empower them economically and reduce the over-dependence on electricity. The theme of this year’s Annual Conference is ‘Energy Transition and Climate Change

DISCLAIMER NOTICE!!

By |2022-06-30T06:27:03+00:00June 27th, 2022|News|

PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUND (PTDF)  PTDF TOWER, PLOT 1058 MEMORIAL DRIVE, OPPOSITE SHEHU MUSA YAR’ADUA CENTRE, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, CADASTRAL ZONE A00, ABUJA www.ptdf.gov.ng DISCLAIMER NOTICE!! It has come to the notice of the Management of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) that some unscrupulous elements in their bid to scam the public have been

OVER 3000 CANDIDATES FACE INTERVIEW PANEL AS PTDF OPENS IN-COUNTRY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD OPPORTUNITIES

By |2022-06-16T18:18:23+00:00June 16th, 2022|News|

Three Thousand, Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven (3237) shortlisted candidates who applied for the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) In-country Scholarship Scheme (ISS) are presently participating in an oral interview exercise being conducted by experts from the academia and the oil and gas industry to access candidate’s eligibility for a possible recommendation for the award of

VIRTUAL SELECTION INTERVIEW: PTDF SCREENS 900 CANDIDATES FOR THE 2022 OSS AWARD

By |2022-05-29T23:47:55+00:00May 26th, 2022|News|

In continuation of the hybrid selection interviews for the award of the 2022/2023 overseas scholarship scheme (OSS) which began this week, the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) is set to screen about 900 candidates online. Manager, Education and Training and Head, Overseas Scholarship Scheme (OSS), Unit of the Fund, Mr. Bello Mustapha who confirmed the

SELECTION INTERVIEW EXERCISE FOR SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES FOR THE 2022/23 OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME (OSS) MSc AND Ph.D. AWARD.

By |2022-06-01T06:24:33+00:00May 19th, 2022|News|

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) wishes to announce the commencement of the selection interview for the 2022/2023 Overseas Scholarship Scheme (OSS) MSc and Ph.D. programme. The interview that will lead to the award of the scholarship is scheduled to hold from Monday 23rd May to Friday 10th June 2022. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted

PTDF TO EXPAND PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENT WITH ITS GERMAN PARTNERS

By |2022-05-17T14:58:39+00:00May 16th, 2022|News|

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) hosted the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) German Academic Exchange Service, who are the Fund's German partners responsible for managing the Fund's German bound students, as part of its efforts to strengthen and boost its Overseas Scholarship Scheme. The visit was necessary for both parties to renew their existing partnership

2022 OLEF EXPERTS CAUTION AGAINST A COMPLETE ABANDONMENT OF FOSSIL FUEL

By |2022-04-13T16:58:18+00:00April 13th, 2022|News|

It was another gathering of key players in Nigeria’s oil, gas, and energy sector. The event was the 2022 Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum (OLEF) organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Council.  The theme of the Conference is ‘Global Energy Transition: Implications on Future Investments in the Nigerian Oil and Gas

THE SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS VISITS THE FUND, SHOWERS ENCOMIUMS ON THE MANAGEMENT

By |2022-04-07T22:44:07+00:00April 7th, 2022|News|

Members of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Council led by its Chairman, Professor Olalekan Olafuyi, paid a thank you visit to the Executive Secretary, Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), Dr Bello Aliyu Gusau. The essence of the visit the Chairman said is to appreciate the efforts of the PTDF to the Council by

STEM: PTDF TRAINS EXPERTS ON VIRTUAL LABORATORY SIMULATION SOFTWARE

By |2022-03-27T10:33:50+00:00March 24th, 2022|News|

About twenty-five (25) Professors, eleven (11) PhD holders and other qualified experts in teaching and learning of science subjects were assembled by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) on a train the trainer programme on how to take advantage of technology to simulate laboratory experiments in virtual form for the delivery of Science, Technology and

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