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  • PTI applicants for UTME

    Applicants who want to study at the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) in Effurun, Delta State are now to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has listed the institute in its brochure in line with the Federal Government’s directive to ensure uniformity in admission processes into all tertiary institutions.

    The institute’s Deputy Director of Public Relations, Mr Brown Ukanefimoni, said PTI was established to train skilled technologists and technicians required for oil production.

    The institute awards National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in diverse fields related to oil exploration and processing. Ukanefimoni said the government’s planned to ensure sanity in the admission process.

    Applicants hitherto sat for entrance examinations conducted  internally by the institute. They were were conducted in Delta, Lagos, Rivers, Enugu, Sokoto, Kaduna, Jigawa and Abuja, the Federall Capital Territory. The HND applicants only went for interviews conducted by the institute’s management.

    With the development, Ukanefimoni said applicants who pick PTI as their first choice would be admitted through UTME, adding that the institution would conduct entrance examination to make the admission competitive.

    He said the institution would retain one-on-one interview as part of the criteria for HND programme.

    Students’ Affair Officer, Mr Ajima Jackson, welcomed the decision, but said it would affect the institute’s Internally-Generated Revenue (IGR).

    He however, added: “This will definitely improve the exposure of PTI more and also make mobilisation for National Youth Service easier.”

  • PTI gets Registrar

    THE Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) in Effurun, Delta State, has got a new registrar. He is Mr Abubakar Sadiq Kwarbai Tanimu.

    In a statement, the institute’s Assistant Director Public Affairs, Brown Ukanefimoni, said the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Dr Emmanuel Kachickwu, gave the approval for the new registrar on October 21.

    Tanimu, who is also the secretary to the institute’s Council, was born in 1958. A seasoned journalist, Tanimu worked with Triumph, Community Concord, Concord Group, Democrat and Kaduna State Media  Corporation, where he resigned as Acting Director, News and Current Affairs, to join PTI as Head, Corporate Affairs Unit, in 1992.

    Since then, he has headed Exams and Records and Pension and Insurance divisions of the institute. Until his elevation, Tanimu was PTI’s Chief Officer (Administration).

  • Memorable union poll at PTI

    Memorable union poll at PTI

    Students of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) in Effurun, Delta State, have elected leaders in a process described as free and fair. GBENGA OJO reports.

    The Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) in Effurun, Delta State, last weekend, came alive with Students’ Union Government (SUG) elections. The election came after weeks of electioneering, which made the campus tense.

    Prior to the polls, the aspirants moved round the faculties and departments to canvass for votes. The campus was covered with posters and banners of various shades, but none  contained detailed programmes. Students vowed not to vote for any candidate who did not show how he would achieve his programmes.

    The electioneering took a dramatic turn when some faceless students pasted a list of aspirants they labelled as “arrogant” and “stingy”. While some of the aspirants rendered free haircuts and tutorials to students, others offered free fumigation in hostel rooms, clearing of drainages, sweeping of corridors and supplying generators to hostels to enable students charge their phones.

    To ensure the salient issues of the election were not lost, The Actualisers Team (TAT), a campus press club, organised a debate for the four candidates vying for the union president. They were Theophilus Ukuyoma, Success Ogbe, Joseph Omezi and Wesley Onokpite.

    Students listened to the candidates and assessed their manifestoes. Some of the aspirants were booed for their ‘bad grammar’.

    Theophilus, was, however, named  Obama, because of his command of the English language.

    Wesley, a physically-challenged person, got the audience excited during the manifesto when he said: “Deformity of a man is the deformity of his mind and not his physical deformity.”

    The highpoint of the event was the sudden change of the music being played at the debate from hip-hop to worship songs. This doused the tension durimg the debate, as aspirants and their supporters went on their knees to ask  for divine intervention in the election.

    The election held last Saturday across the faculties of the Institute. Members of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) and National Association of Polytechnics Students (NAPS) monitored the process to ensure transparency.

    When the voting ended, Students’ Affairs Officer Prince Audu Shakamele, declared Theophilus,  HND 1 Mechanical Engineering student, president-elect. Wesley, the physically-challenged candidate and Welding Engineering and Offshore Technology (WEOT) student, came second.

    Others elected were Vice President, Jeremiah Bass; General Secretary, Evans Eriamiatoe; Social Director, Obasuyi Osayande; Financial Secretary, Ernest Ememeruria; Assistant-General Secretary, Daniel Udomah, Treasurer, Blessing Monye; Public Relations Officer (PRO), George Anadi; Sport Director, Anthony Igbigbi, and Welfare Director, Cyril Obiora.

    Shakamele praised Wesley for displaying “uncommon courage” to contest the election, despite his physical condition. The Students’ Affairs Officer placed Wesley on scholarship as reward for his courage.

    Students’ Representative Committee (SRC) member-elect for WEOT, Amadi Nyekachi, promised to pay Wesley’s school fee in the coming session.

    In an interview with CAMPUSLIFE, Wesley said he lost the ability to walk when he was two. He said he had never allowed his disability to affect his ambition to be a professional welder. He said: “If intellectuals are to be counted on this campus, I would be one of them.”

    Independent Students Electoral Committee (ISEC) Chairman, Daniel Omeife, expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the election, stressing that process was not easy.

    Rita Chukwu, a student of Electrical Electronics Engineering, described the election as free and fair, urging the losers to accept the results in good faith.

    Joseph Omezi, a presidential contestant, said he was satisfied with the outcome of the process, saying: “I lost the election, because Theophilus touched the areas I could not get to.”

    The president-elect, Theophilus, thanked students for electing him, promising to execute his programmes.

     

     

  • PTI matriculates 1,507

    A total of 1,507 took the matriculation oath of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun in Delta State for the 2015/2016 academic session.

    The Principal/Chief Executive of the institution, Mr. Avuakporeta Orukele, said they were the ones admitted out of the 6,413 who applied to pursue National Diploma ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) and certificate programmes.

    Orukele the new students to surpass the high academic standard set by their predecessors in the 40-year-old institution.

    He said: “It is my hope that as you are all gathered here this morning, you all will also assemble here for the convocation at the end of your career. However, this cannot be achieved by a mere wishful “Amen”.

    “According to Shalee Alexis, ‘Success does not come by wishing and hoping but hard work, smart work and enthusiasm’. You must work very hard to attain it ,” he said.

     

  • 620 part-time students matriculate at PTI

    620 part-time students matriculate at PTI

    THE Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun in Delta State has matriculated 620 Industrial Continuing Education (part-time) students.

    Its Acting Principal Mr Jacob Orukele said the students should count themselves lucky that of the 1300 students who applied for admission in the 2014/2015 academic session, they were among them.

    He advised them to be focused and be serious with their studies to make it. Orukele said: ‘’Time, they say, is a resource, which should be used optimally to strive for good grades. To achieve this, you must draw a line between academic and social activities.’’ He warned that to shun vices and be disciplined.

    ‘’You must be disciplined. It is the hallmark of the oil industry for which you are being groomed. Management, therefore, does not encourage any type of social vices and deviant behaviours, such as drug abuse and peddling, cultism, examination malpractice and unlawful protest on campus.”

    He said there was need for the students to acquire relevant skills to complement their academic qualifications to enable them compete in the labour market.

    PTI, he said, was founded to actualise the then Nigerianisation policy of the government, now known as Local Content, by training middle and high level manpower to take over from the expatriates in the oil and gas sector.

    ‘’The concept of local participation in the oil and gas sector activities, which provides at least 80 per cent of the country’s foreign exchange earnings has since been in the front burner. To facilitate this drive, the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGID) Act, 2010, was signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan on April 22, 2010 to provide the needed impetus to build local capacity and value addition to the economy,’’ he added.

    When the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is passed Orukele said PTI’s  by the National Assembly, role in content development would be further enhanced. He said the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), has equipped the institute with state-of-the-art facilities to train manpower.

    The part-time programme, he said, started in 1995 to assist workers, adding that its curriculum is not different from that of full time.

     

  • PTI fetes 233 long serving workers

    THE Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta State has honoured 233 long serving members of staff during the fourth edition of its Long Service Award.

    Acting Principal/Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Nnenna Dennar, said at the event at the PTI conference centre that the workers rewarded put in between 10 and 35 years at the institute.

    She praised their contributions to the development of the institute, saying they were worthwhile.

    She said: “The honour you are earning demands greater commitment and more efforts to the realisation of the objectives and aims of the PTI.

    “It is worthy to mention that PTI, for 41 years, has been a hub of petroleum expertise with a notable reputation for providing high quality technical education and research in Petroleum-related disciplines. It has continued to develop competent technical manpower that is driving the wheels of the oil and gas sector in the country.

    “You will agree with me that there is cause to celebrate; as the institute has recorded immense feats in meeting the Federal Government’s aims and objectives of establishing it.”

    She praised the workers for helping the institute to computerise its registration and checking of entrance examination result, as well as the training of 260 youths in collaboration with UNDP/UNOPS, urging them to continue giving their best.

    “I urge you to seize this esteemed opportunity to consolidate your service to the strategic development of the institute. In spite of these successes, there is still a lot to be done. As you are aware, the oil and gas sector is undergoing a very aggressive reformation and competition from similar institutions with ours. We must rise up to surmount these challenges and to play active role to meet the yearnings of our regulators and the oil and gas sector. I therefore, implore you to be creative and bring your wealth of experiences to bear on the job. We must evolve new training techniques in line with global best practice to move the PTI to the next level,” she said.

    The principal also thanked the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), and others for their support to the institute.

     

  • PTI admits 809 of 7,666 applicants

    Only 809 of the 7,666 who applied to the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), in Effurun, Delta State were admitted.

    The Acting Principal/Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Nnnena Dennar said at the matriculation that the students deserved kudos for being among the lucky ones.

    She said: “The selection process, which made it possible for you to be admitted, was vigorous and transparent; this is to ensure that the best candidates were admitted.”

    She advised them to be focused and hardworking in order to achieve their dream.

    She said: “Today, you are keeping date with history as the matriculation oath taking makes you bonafide students of this great institute. The oath taking should be taken seriously, as the consequences of its breach could be monumental to any offender.”

    She also said the institute was established by Act No. 37 of September 19, 1972, and was amended by Act No. 52 of January 1, 1975 provides training and research in oil technology and produces technologists and technicians and other skilled personnel required for the oil industry, among others.

    “Since inception, 41 years ago, the institute has been a hub of petroleum expertise with a reputation for providing high quality technical education and research in petroleum related disciplines. It has to develop competent technical manpower that is driving oil and gas sector in the country. I am glad to say that PTI is a household name in the oil industry, as there is no oil company that does not have PTI graduates in its employment. You are, therefore, expected to maintain the high academic standard set by your predecessors.”

    She said the institute is well-equipped with professionals and state-of- the-art equipment that are second to none in the sub Saharan Africa to develop its students.

    “You must, therefore, pride yourself very high above students from other higher institutions. For the institute to be at the cutting edge of technology, the academic standards are raised. From 2014/2015 academic session, the minimum entry qualifications for admission into the institute will be five O’level credits, including English language and Mathematics.

    “With this development, prospective students will be required to meet the minimum requirements for admission into this great institute.”

    , “Success does not come by wishing and hoping but hard work, smart work and enthusiasm.”

    She added: “You must work very hard to attain it and avoid any social vices that could dash your dream. Management is poised to provide a conducive learning environment for you to excel in your chosen career. It now behooves on you to make wise use of the available opportunities.”

  • Group rewards winners of National Chemistry Competition

    Group rewards winners of National Chemistry Competition

    The Delta State chapter of the Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN) has held an award ceremony for the state winners of the National Chemistry Competition.

    The award ceremony was held at the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Conference Centre, Effurun Delta State in honour of the winners of the state’s competition and its standard bearers, who came second and third at the national competition.

    The competition tagged “Awokoya Memorial Competition,” was organised in collaboration with Chevron Nigeria Limited in memory of the late Prof. Stephen Awokoya, Nigeria’s first chemistry graduate and a founding member of the CSN.

    In his welcome address, the chairman of Delta State chapter of CSN, Pastor Gideon Irerhievwie, said the competition was an off-shoot of the Awokoya Memorial Competition in chemistry for secondary school students across the country. He said that the CSN is committed to encourage and sustain students’ interest in the all-important subject at the grassroots.

    He further explained that the competition at the Delta State chapter of CNS was organised in two stages; with the first stage involving two students each from public and private secondary schools in the 25 local government areas. The students wrote qualifying examinations in the 20 centres simultaneously.

    “The second stage involved students from stage 1 who are made to write another examination at a designated centre. The best two students were then selected to represent the state at the National Final Examination usually held during the Annual International Conference of the Chemical Society of Nigeria.”

    Pastor Irerhhievwie said 508 students from 248 secondary schools in the 25 local government areas took part in the first stage of the competition; a 100 per cent increase in the 2012 edition that witnessed 235 students from 125 schools vying for the top position.

    He commended Master Durojaiye Victor of Our Saviour Secondary School, Sapele and Master Oguns Oghenetega Wisdom of Lords and Kings Academy, Warri who came 2nd and 3rd respectively in the National Chemistry Competition, describing them as “worthy ambassadors of the state.”

    Mr. Deji Haarstrup, General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs of Chevron, expressed happiness that the robust partnership between NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture, Chemical Society of Nigeria and the Delta State government on the Awokoya Memorial Competition in Chemistry has continued to grow over the years, adding that the reason for initiating and supporting the competition are being met.

    Haarstrup, who was represented by Mr. Tunji Idowu, Area Manager West, congratulated the two Delta State candidates on their excellent performance.

    He said: “Over the years, we have demonstrated commitment to quality education through investments in education infrastructure, sponsorship of man-power development programmes and provision of scholarships. Our corporate belief is that education remains a veritable tool for personal, societal growth and sustainable development. We are pleased that our contributions to education are helping to improve the ability of Nigeria to develop quality man- power in different fields,” he said.

    Speaking in the same manner, Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Prof. Patrick Muobaghare, said the state government was happy with the giant strides made by CSN, Delta and Chevron partnership in education.

    Speaking on the topic “Being an Entrepreneur,” the guest lecturer, Prof. Peter Egbon challenged the youth not to depend on the private sector for jobs but rather should create their own jobs.

    Prof. Egbon also urged the youth to combine ‘book wisdom’ with ‘street wisdom’ in order to succeed in business, adding that they must put the knowledge they have acquired into use.

    The ceremony also saw a technical presentation/lecture by Chevron.

    High point of the event was the presentation of prizes to Oguns Oghenetega Wisdom and Duojaiye Victor.

    Other winners included Ajari Ejiroghene Esther from Merit Secondary School Sapele and Azuowu Odinma of College of Education Demonstration Secondary School Warri, among others.

  • ‘Technology vital to local content’

    THE acquisition of technology is imperative to the achievement of local content in the petroleum industry, Prof Abiola Kehinde of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has said.

    Speaking at a workshop for Learning Managers by the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta State, Kehinde of the Chemical Engineering Department of UNILAG,identified the various methods and strategies through which these technologies could be acquired in areas such as production, engineering, and transport.

    Kehinde, who spoke on Expanding the frontiers of petroleum business in Nigeria through knowledge management and cutting edge research, reiterated that the only way to harness the vast business potential in the oil and gas industry is through a paradigm shift from the import supply mentality to development of indigenous technology through research and development and patronage of locally fabricated consumables.

    He said: “Technological developments in the world, particularly in the later half of last century (1900) and the first decade of this century (2000) have been taking place at such a pace that it is not possible for an industrial enterprise to survive if it does not modernise, expand or add new product lines to its existing business activities. i.e. diversify. Examples include multinational oil companies operating in Nigeria such as Shell, Chevron, Exxon Mobil etc.

    In a communiqué, participants who included experts from the industry, noted that the creation of synergies between players in the sector and the institute could lead to their improved performance, achievement of competitive advantage and innovation.

    It urged the various oil companies to collaborate with PTI to forge synergies to optimise the utilisation of the state-of-the-art equipment and facilities provided by PTDF for technical research and development of appropriate solutions to the contemporary challenges of the industry. It observed that security for potential investors posed one of the greatest challenges to the harnessing of the tremendous business potential that abound in the industry. It urged the Federal Government to address the issue and expedite the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to enable potential investors to exploit investment opportunities in the Industry.

    The workshop challenged the institute to establish an innovation and production centre to manufacture products and offer services to the needs of the industry. It observed that technical ideas and innovative concepts could be gleaned from collaboration between PTI and operators.

    Participants recommended the initiation of local production of drilling equipment /fluids; research on design and fabrication of drilling bits and drilling mud; local fabrication of bolts and nuts, government legislation that encourage the production of local components for use in the industry; collaboration between the academia and the industry, retired experts to be recalled to impart knowledge of the industry in the institute, mentoring /coaching/teamwork programmes and construction and operation of mini-refineries to serve the teeming demand of petroleum products.

  • My Vision Is To Transform PTI Into World-Class, Says Minister

    THE Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Maduake, has said it is her vision to transform the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun into a world-class training and research institute that can function like its counterparts, such as American Petroleum Institute (API), in the United States, and the Venezuela Petroleum Institute (VPI) in Venezuela.

    Mrs. Alison-Madueke, who spoke at Effurun in Delta State, during the graduation of the institution, said the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), before the National Assembly was to enable Nigeria, including the PTI, to gain optimally from oil and gas to maximise value for money earned through the resources.

    She said it was common knowledge that increased activities in the oil and gas sector were getting more complex, diversified and highly challenging, especially now that oil operations are moving to the downstream sector, emphasising the need to constantly train and re-train the work force in the industry, mostly when the ministry is envisaging that PTI can provide locally, the same quality training standards obtainable abroad.

    Speaking further, Mrs. Alison-Madueke said for PTI to key into the Federal Government transformation agenda in the oil and gas sector, she is challenging the institute to undertake studies on how to use local materials in providing solutions to the myriad of problems confronting oil exploration and production.

    The Acting Principal of the institution, Mrs Nnenna Dennar, said since the establishment of the institution, it had justified its 40 years experience with many achievements.

    Dennar since President Goodluck signed into law the Nigeria Content Act and established the Nigeria Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) the Federal Government has demonstrated an uncommon will to push through the policy of increased indigenous participation in the Nigeria oil and gas industry.

    She reiterated that for forty years of the existence of the institution, it is on record that the Petroleum Training Institute has been consistent as the sole supplier of fit-for-purpose technical manpower to the Nigerian and other African countries’ oil and gas industry, advising the over 4,826 graduants to imbibe the institute’s culture of excellence through hard work and the fear of God.

    The highlight of the ceremony was the conferment of the Fellow of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) on the Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Dieziani Alison-Maduake, former Chairman, PTI Governing Council/Director, DPR, Chief Mac Ofurhie and Mr. C. A. Pagano, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Eni companies in Nigeria.

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