The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has signed a N2 billion Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with six Nigerian universities, one representing each of the six geo-political zones in the country, to develop their engineering education capacity.
The beneficiaries are the University of Ilorin, representing the North-Central; the University of Ibadan, representing the South-West; the University of Port Harcourt, representing the South-South; the University of Maiduguri, representing the North-East; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, representing the North-West and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, representing the South-East.
Speaking at the MoA signing ceremony in Abuja on Friday, June 20, 2014, the Managing Director of NLNG, Mr. Babs Omotowa, said that the agreement, which was sequel to the plan unfolded by the company in March this year, was for the implementation of phase one of the company's University Support Programme.
Mr. Omotowa disclosed that the NLNG would spend $2 million (about N340 million) on the construction of modern engineering laboratories with cutting-edge equipment in each of the six universities.
