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| Dr. Mayowa Afe shaking hands with General Yakubu Gowon |
A renowned
Petroleum Geologist who is the President of the association, Dr. Mayowa Afe, who disclosed this
recently at a news conference in Lagos, said research funds running into
millions of dollars are set aside by oil majors annually for R&D, but are
diverted because tertiary institutions in the country are ill prepared for such
tasks.
According
to him, the association is exploring ways by which Nigerian institutions and
the oil industry can collaborate particularly in the area of Research and
Development (R&D).
He
also unveiled plans by the association to hold an education summit in Lagos, to
proffer solutions to the challenges facing the oil and gas industry and
tertiary institutions.
The
theme of the conference, ‘Sustaining
Nigerian Content through Quality Education and Training: Challenges and
Prospects,’ Dr. Afe said, would offer the association a chance to diagnose
real problems before solutions can be offered. “This is
the only way the Nigerian content development can be sustained,” he
added.
The celebrated
Petroleum Geologist also said there is a need for a review of curriculum to
meet contemporary needs, because the university curriculum doesn’t meet the
practical needs of the industry.
The
Chairman, Conference Planning Committee, Austine
Ogu, also remarked that if the objective of the conference is achieved,
more in-country trainings would open employment opportunities as well as
address capital flight in that regards.
The
one day conference will be chaired by former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, under whom the
first indigenisation law was signed in 1969.
Other
stakeholders expected include the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu; the Minister of Energy Ghana, Boakye Agyarko; Nigerian University Commission, (NUC); Vice
Chancellors of universities; National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and
a host of others.
The
Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) was formed with the support
of the Nigerian Content Division of the Nigerian National. (Guardian)
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