Over 300 Students from 112 host communities of Heritage Energy operational services limited operators of OML 30 Joint Venture Partners on Saturday wrote Scholarship Selection Tests.
Our Correspondent Reports that the 2022/2023 university scholarship programme examination was conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC)
As early as 7 am on Saturday, November 26,2022 , 300 shortlisted undergraduates from different institutions across the Nation from the 112 host communities under OML 30 Joint Venture Partners, arrived college Of Education Warri to write the 2022/2023 university scholarship programme examination .
The General Manager, Government Joint Venture and External Relations of Heritage Energy Operational Service limited operator of OML 30 Joint Venture, Mr Adesola Adebawo, said the scholarship selection processes are highly competitive, fair and transparent, stressing that About 185 beneficiaries in tertiary institutions are targeted in the exercise.
Mr Adebawo, represented by the head, Community Relations and security, Mr Sylvester Okoh added that operators of the joint venture decided to conduct the examination with experienced independent examination management body, WAEC in order to ensure only the best candidates are selected from the beneficiary communities.
He added that an estimated total number of 800 scholars will benefit from this year’s scholarship programme in both the secondary and university categories.
Mr Adebawo further stated that the company has just concluded the payment of the annual scholarship funds to eligible beneficiaries for 2021/2022 academic session.
He Also added that a total of 2,121 eligible beneficiaries, which consist of both secondary and university students, received direct payments valued at over One Hundred and Twenty-Five Million Naira to support their educational pursuits.
The Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Energy, Ado Oseragbaje, affirms that “the scholarship programme is one the cardinal streams in the OML 30 JV partnreship’s support for education and appealed to the communities to continue providing a peaceful and enabling environment for the company’s business to thrive.
Some of the parents including Mr Ufuoma James from Ibruvwe kokori ,Mrs Mercy Awharieyowe ,Apostle Onoyovwere thanked OML 30 Joint Venture Partners for the gesture .
They urged the company to increase the scholarship funds.
Some of undergraduates that wrote the examination also call for the increase in the number of those to be shortlisted and thanked the organisation for organizing the exercise.
Since inception, the OML 30 scholarship scheme has supported over 4,300 scholars from the 112 host communities.
