To advertise science and expertise training throughout Nigeria, the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPCL) Basis, yesterday, in Abuja, launched the second section of its Science, Know-how, Engineering, and Arithmetic Books and Cabinets Distribution Undertaking, donating 40,000 textbooks to public secondary faculties nationwide.
The muse famous that comparable occasions could be held in 24 states throughout the six geopolitical zones in April 2025 as a part of its broader nationwide rollout.
Talking throughout the unveiling ceremony on the College for the Gifted, Gwagwalada, Abuja, the Managing Director of NNPCL Basis, Emmanuella Arukwe, emphasised the initiative’s significance in bridging the academic useful resource hole and making ready Nigerian youths for a technology-driven future.
She added that the initiative aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Improvement Targets (SDGs), significantly in making certain inclusive and equitable high quality training and selling lifelong studying alternatives for all.
Arukwe stated: “As a part of our instructional initiatives, we’re happy to introduce the STEM Books and Cabinets Distribution Undertaking, designed to reinforce the examine of Science, Know-how, Engineering, and Arithmetic (STEM) in secondary faculties throughout Nigeria. That is the second section of the initiative, which we commenced in 2024, with 15 faculties from the six geopolitical zones of the nation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“A complete of 40,000 STEM textbooks, from each the primary and now second phases of this initiative are to be distributed to public secondary faculties within the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with the recognized faculties receiving 1,000 copies every of the textbooks, and a chosen library bookshelf for storage and accessibility.
“It is very important observe that there’s restricted entry to STEM training in Nigeria, particularly with the paucity of requisite supplies to reinforce the training course of. STEM is a veritable technique of bridging the hole in financial development and technological innovation.”
