Manager, Corporate Communications, Seplat Energy Plc, Stanley Opara (left); Senior Manager, Process, Planning and Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Akinyemi Akinyoade and Lead Nigerian Content, Simeon Ogari at OGTAN Annual HCD Awards to Seplat Energy for Outstanding National HCD Scholarship Scheme in Lagos
Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy company , Seplat Energy, has been recognised by the Oil and Gas Trainers’ Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) for its Outstanding National Human Capital Development (HCD) Scholarship Scheme.
During its 2024 Annual HCD Awards ceremony with the theme: Consolidating Human Capital Development Through Domestication of Skill, OGTAN commended Seplat Energy for building human capacity through its scholarship programmes, which have been sustained over the years across Nigeria.
The ceremony, which was held in Lagos, was attended by industry operators, regulators, the academia and the media, among others.
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’s energy sector.
On its creation in 2010, the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) issued OGTAN a 15-point mandate which could be summarized as: Supervision, Standardization and Certification of training bodies, curriculum and methods of training delivery in the oil and gas industry.
Seplat Energy’s National Undergraduate Scholarship started in 2014 for its host communities, states and the entire and since then, the programme had provided scholarships to several undergraduate students in federal and state universities.
The indigenous oil and gas firms explained that the scholarship scheme is the company’s educational programme to assist indigent students in federal and state universities to 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 until they graduate, as long as they maintain the set cumulative grade point average (CGPA).
Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of OGTAN, Dr. Afe Mayowa, who presented the award 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,” he said.
Seplat Energy was represented at the ceremony by Senior Manager, Process, Planning & Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Akinyemi Akinyoade; Manager, Corporate Communications, Stanley Opara and Lead Nigerian Content Simeon Ogari.
Speaking, Akinyoade commended 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 stated.
