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| L-R: Manager, Corporate Communications, Seplat Energy Plc, Stanley Opara; Senior Manager, Process, Planning & Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Akinyemi Akinyoade; and Lead Nigerian Content, Simeon Ogari, at the OGTAN Annual HCD Awards, where Seplat Energy was recognised for its Outstanding National HCD Scholarship Scheme in Lagos … recently |
OGTAN, at its 2024 Annual HCD Awards ceremony themed
‘Consolidating Human Capital Development Through Domestication of Skills’,
commended Seplat Energy for building human capacity through its scholarship
programmes, which have been sustained over the years across Nigeria. The
ceremony was held in Lagos with industry operators, regulators, the academia,
and media, amongst others, in attendance.
Since inception, OGTAN has continued to enhance human
capacity development in the oil, gas and energy sector by interfacing with all
industry stakeholders to build local human capital capacity in Nigeria.
OGTAN was issued with a 15-point mandate by the Nigerian
Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on creation in 2010. This 15-point
mandate can be summarized as: Supervision, Standardization and Certification of
training bodies, curriculum and methods of training delivery in the oil and gas
industry.
The Seplat Energy National Undergraduate Scholarship started
in 2014 for its host communities, States, and the Nation. Since then, the
programme had provided scholarships to several Federal and State University
undergraduate students. The Scholarship Scheme is the Company’s educational
programme to assist indigent students in Federal and State universities fulfil
their educational aspirations.
The scholarship Is open to students from their second year
of study and above, who have scaled a pre-set criterion in selected courses of
study. A scholarship grant is disbursed yearly to successful applicants till
they graduate, so long as they maintain the set cumulative grade point average
(CGPA).
The Chairman, Board of Trustees, OGTAN, Dr. Afe Mayowa,
whilst presenting the Award for Outstanding National HCD Scholarship Scheme to
Seplat Energy, said the Company has distinguished itself in the area of human
capital development and has demonstrated leadership amongst its peers in the
industry.
“We are here to recognise excellence and reward the same. Seplat Energy is a trailblazer as far as this is concerned; and for us, the award today is aimed at encouraging the company, and further propel it to do more,” Dr. Mayowa said.
Seplat Energy was represented at the ceremony by: Akinyemi
Akinyoade, Senior Manager, Process, Planning & Performance Management,
Supply Chain Management; Stanley Opara, Manager Corporate Communications; and
Simeon Ogari, Lead Nigerian Content.
Responding, Akinyoade thanked the association for its
commitment to the growth of the energy sector and for the recognition of the
contributions of Seplat Energy in Nigeria. “Sustainability is embedded in our
strategy and is the driving force behind our operations and investment
decisions, our management and culture. We will continue to nurture talents from
the school level till they are ripe to join the workforce and contribute to
national development,” he added.