A destroyed refinery By Favour Ifeoluwa & Akinola Ajibade The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited( NNPCL) says it has destroyed 134 illegal refineries in the last few weeks. Also, the company said 63 illegal pipeline connections were uncovered during the the weeks . The corporation, In a visual report, stated that at about 2 am on Sunday, a joint team of security agents discovered a large wooden boat illicitly loading stolen crude oil from Barge AGS01 within the OML 18 operating area, noted intelligence report a large wooden wooden boat was caught receiving crude oil from the barge. According to the state-owned oil firm, while the barge was towed away with a tugboat in custody, five speedboats used in towing the large wooden boat to the illegal loading site were also detained and the particulars of the tugboats and barge used for the operation were reportedly seized for further investigation. It further said that two large boats, which involve
By Akinola Ajibade
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited has opened an animation academy in the Niger Delta region.
The project, which cost N100 million to execute,, aimed at providing practical training for youths on 3D and visual effects .
Executed in partnership with a non-govermentsl organisation, Foundation for Multimedia Creativity and Innovations(FMCI), the project would help in promoting knowledge and skills of youths in the region, as well as preparing then for a better tomorrow.
The academy was opened in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by SPDC, an operator SPDC joint venture in the country
“The academy, SPDC in a statement signed by its Director and . Country's Head, Corporate Communication, Igo Weli is primed to support in closing identified gaps in knowledge and skills that will enable Niger Delta youths to participate fully in the new opportunities that are now available in digital technology,.
Quoting Weli who spoke at the inauguration of the academy last week.the statement said that the academy is set to strengthening the capacity of youthsin in the country.
Represented by SPDC’s Corporate Relations Manager for Project and Opportunities, Hope Nuka, Weli said ;: “At Shell, we believe digitalisation will enable billions in incremental value creation over the coming years for which reason we are happy to partner with others to offer the benefit of evolving fields in technology to youths in the Niger Delta,
According to himi, entrepreneurial skills development would be a core part of the curriculum of the academy, adding that for sustainability, the project incorporated a multimedia creative hub to meet corporate and individual needs in digital technology services.
Also, the Group General Manager of the National Petroleum Investment Services (NAPIMS), the investment arm of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Bala Wunti, described the 21st century as the era of digital growth, with various strides being made globally in the Information and Technology space.
Wunti, who was represented by the Deputy Manager External Affairs, Mrs. Bunmi Lawson, said that the academy would provide viable self-employment opportunities for youths in River State and its environs, adding that the “opportunities would further create a pool of professionals in the new growth sector of multimedia services.
In a related development, the FMCI's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Nimi Amachree, said admission into FMCI is open to all youths in the Niger Delta and called on other corporates in the region to emulate the SPDC joint venture initiative by supporting the vision to equip youths with multimedia skills relevant to several industries including 3D manufacturing.
He said FCMI was working to have its graduates absorbed by a partner production company, Light Era Animation and VFX Studios.
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