NLNG POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

NLNG ANNOUNCES POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) is pleased to announce the commencement of its postgraduate scholarship scheme. The post graduate scholarship program of NLNG is an overseas programme aimed at supporting the emergence of indigenous experts especially, but not exclusively, within the oil and gas industry. The scheme which will commence in September 2013 will support 10 students with scholarships to pursue various studies in Engineering, Geosciences, Environmental Studies, Management Sciences, Information Technology, Law and Medicine at Masters Level with leading universities in the United Kingdom.

The British Council - an internationally recognised service provider in the area of scholarship management and partnership brokerage in higher education around the world is the administrative partner of the NLNG post graduate scholarship scheme.

Speaking at a media launch that held in Portharcourt on Wednesday the 31^st of October, the General Manager,  External Relations of the Nigeria LNGN Limited, Siene Allwell Brown said the company decided to leverage on the experience of British Council in managing the scholarship to ensure  that it is administered professionally and with transparency.

‘We hope the scheme will contributes in no small way to the emergence of a crop of thoroughbred professionals who shall help midwife the birth of a better and stronger Nigeria.’

Also at the event, British Council country director David Higgs said that the purpose of the British Council is to develop trust and understanding between the UK and the countries it works in. He said that although British council also works in Arts, English and exams, it is best known for its work in education.

‘Up to 16000 Nigerian students are studying in the UK currently and they enjoy high reputation because of their study ethics and success.’

While dispelling the ‘brain drain’ myth, Mr Higgs said that Nigerian students were not likely to remain in the UK for lack of jobs and are returning home. He added that students going on scholarships would definitely return home to add to the growth of the Nigerian economy.

Up to 10 students are to benefit from this scholarship.

British Council’s Project manager, Ijeoma Arguba said that the applications portal was opened from midnight, the 1^st of November to the 16^th of November.

Five of the 10 awards will be earmarked for students from NLNG’s host communities; two will go to students from other communities within Rivers State and three to students from other parts of Nigeria. The number of awards and allocation may change in subsequent years.

The scholarship will cover full tuition fees, a monthly stipend towards living expenses and, one return ticket from Nigeria to the United Kingdom. Potential beneficiaries of the programme must be Nigerians resident in Nigeria and that possess a 2^nd Class Upper degree in a relevant field of study. They must have completed the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) programme and be no more than 30 years of age. 

Application into the scheme opens on Thursday 1^st of November 2012. Interested and eligible applicants are advised to visit the British Council website for information on the application process and the application forms. Application closes on 16^th November, 2012.

British Council is the main point of contact for the Nigeria LNG post graduate scholarship scheme. The choice of a third party to administer the scholarship is to ensure independence and fairness. The British Council has over 40 years experience in scholarship management within the sub Saharan Africa region and globally, having administered schemes such as the Ford Foundation, the Commonwealth Plan and the prestigious Chevening Programme.

The NLNG Post-Graduate Scholarship Scheme is part of its Community Development programme which aims to contribute to long-term socio-economic development in its host communities and Nigeria at large.

Nigeria LNG Limited is jointly owned by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) (49%), Shell (25.6%), Total LNG (15%) and Eni (10.4%)

 

 

NLNG

NLNG was incorporated as a limited liability company on May 17, 1989, to harness Nigeria's vast natural gas resources and produce Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) for export.
The company has a wholly-owned subsidiary, Bonny Gas Transport (BGT) Limited, which provides shipping services for NLNG and Nigeria LNG Ship Manning Limited which provides personnel for all of NLNG’s Vessels.

British Council

The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We operate in 220 towns and cities in 110 countries and territories worldwide. In Nigeria, we opened our first office in 1943. Today, we have offices in 4 cities across Nigeria - Abuja, Kano, Lagos and Port Harcourt.

We work in the areas of Arts, English, Education and Society. We build trust and understanding between people worldwide by enabling them to share ideas and knowledge.

Details of this scholarship can be found on www.britishcouncil.org/nigeria

BE THE BEST NOT THE FIRST

Hello Everyone
'Spear the rod spoil the child ' was the way i was raised and i believe for most Africans. also the good book says train a child in a way to go and when he grows he shall not depart from it.these where the fundamentals we were taught and has sustain our society over the years but i personally frown at this principle when its wrongly applied in the life of child in the area of life path and career; where your folks would tell you to take this line or that line of career for the know what's best for you, whilst a child might otherwise find interest in some other field of endeavor and would be forced not to fulfill potential because they have been taught that this is the right path to good living. but some folks fail/refuse to notice potential in some other career paths because the are viewed not to be 'professional' enough, or because of the experience of economic challenges and the perceived notion that such career path can not put food on the table.
Oh well! gone are those days such trends where prominent in African homes at least that is what i thought until i heard a story recently of a young chaps dilemma beyond the impressive successes recorded by the youths in various endeavors outside the conventional Law, Medicine, Engineering just to mention a few. Please don't get me wrong theses are noble career, but all i am saying is that; alternative career paths were not given equal attention in the past.
This write up was sparked up by a story i heard of a anonymous young chap like i mentioned earlier, born in the United Kingdom and raised in Nigeria when he was old enough to enroll into the University his father wanted  him to go study Medicine in the UK,while the chap wanted to read Business Management on his arrival he decided to tow the path of his heart desire and when his father was aware of this development he decided not to pay or support this young chaps tuition fee and up keep leaving the young chap dependent on government benefits which is an entitlement for every UK citizen. Anyways,only time will tell what this young chap would eventually become in the future. it is vital folks guide kids on the right path of career but to be careful not to impose their own desires on kids rather they should be more sensitive to the interest their kids develop at a tender age  and encourage them on those activities,who knows they might just become the next ; Pablo Picasso, Quincy Jones, or Bob Marley.
The moral of the story is that personally i was never raised by my folks to try to be the first in some other field that seem more 'professional or lucrative' to them, rather i was taught and encouraged to be the best at what ever i can do as long as it was noble. look around you today several young men and women are doing great things and making honest and comfortable living in the entertainment industry and can afford to provide that 'security' every folks would desire for their kids. Let the children BE!
Yours truly, Cheers!!!