FUPRE To Install Akarigbo of Remo Land As Chancellor To Mark 3rd Convocation Ceremony 24 First Class emerge out of 1409 graduating Students -- Engr Rotimi Williams Ajileye --- Mr Alfred lrabor Okoigun --- Owen Omagiafo --- Sir Monday Jonh Onyeme and --- Engr Daniel Elizino All Slated for Honourary Doctorate Award By Wilson Macaulay WARRI The Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun Delta State as part of the special

 FUPRE  To Install Akarigbo of Remo

Land As Chancellor To Mark 3rd Convocation Ceremony 

 24  First  Class emerge  out

of 1409 graduating Students

-- Engr Rotimi Williams Ajileye

--- Mr Alfred lrabor Okoigun

--- Owen Omagiafo

---  Sir Monday  Jonh Onyeme and

--- Engr Daniel Elizino

 All Slated for  Honourary  Doctorate  Award 

By Wilson Macaulay

WARRI

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun Delta State as part

of the special events to mark the 3rd convocation ceremony  is set to install His Royal   Majesty , Oba Babatunde Adewale Ajayi, the Akarigbo

& Paramount Ruler of Remo land as the new Chancellor of the Petroleum   University.

The convocation ceremony which is slated for Friday 17th - 18th  Saturday June 2022 Will feature Engr Simbi Wabote (FNSE,FIPS) the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) as the Guest Speaker

with a titled theme: " Defining the Value of Local Content in Petroleum Education"

Engr (Prof )Akpofure Rim-Rukeh the

Vice Chancellor of Federal University

of Petroleum Resources Effurun Delta State who held a press briefing as a prelude to the 3rd convocation ceremony stated that a total number of 

1409 students will be graduating,,made  up of 24 first class,438 Second Class upper division,619 Second Class Lower Division and 120 Third Class respectively.

 Engr (Prof) Akpofure Rim-Rukeh the Chief Executive/ Chancellor of the University disclosed during the media chat that this 3rd edition of the University graduation ceremony is

delibrately tinkered as a paradymn shift

from the past ones  where convocation is based on double helix model of Government and University to embrace

the triple helix model of Government, the  University and the key players in the Petroleum and Gas industry.

He stated further that, in line with the

new objective to bring the industries

on board, there will be a roundtable 

where Petroleum industry experts Will be discussing a topic: " Facilitating a formidable industry , government and

academia partnership to foster  energy

sector innovation" and  " Energy transition:Offshore Asset Divestment by

l0Cs -what's  is next for Nigerian indigenous companies and local content ."

According to Engr Prof Akpofure, the

key points highlighted above will be deeply looked into professionally and pragmatically to position the Petroleum  industry in Nigeria in line with the reality of the moment and  the challenges of tomorrow.

 

The academic Don pointed out 

that, five prominent Nigerians that have contributed immensely to the growth of the nation's economy were also slated

for award of honourary doctorate of FUPRE .

The list of the awardees in the press release   are Engr Rotimi Williams Ajileye ,a dynamic Chief Executive with a penchant  for excellence, currently leading a team of 

diverse professionals to create a niche

for Alpha lntegrated Energy Services

 Limited in the oil and gas industry.

 Second on the list is Mr Alfred lrabor Okoigun, the Group Managing Director of Arco Group Plc , next is Owen Omagiafo, President and Group

CEO of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria . We have also on the list   Sir, Monday  Jonh Onyeme and Engr Daniel Elizino

who have all proven their mettle as Worthy ambassador that merits the award.

Engr (Prof )Akpofure Rim-Rukeh explained during the press briefing 

that when  he assumed duty on May 4,2020 his first assignment was to  quickly articulate and produce  a

 Blueprint for the "Accelerated Development of the University" to make FUPRE a globally connected Petroleum

University whose transformative research and teaching places the University at the forefront of leadership

and this vision is anchored on the tenets of academic excellence, increased funding, attraction of international Faculty and Students amongst others.

 The FUPRE boss added that, within the

the past two years of his assumption of office, the university has made significant progress in the area of introduction of New Academic Programmes, Linkages añd affiliations with different Organizations,like Onose

Deep Oil and Gas Ltd Abuja,Weltec Research,  Madewell, Water Research institute Kaduna etc,, FUPRE within this period became became a member of

the Education and Training Sectorial Working Group For the Nigerian Content Consultative Forum (NCCF) have a memorandum of understanding with the

University of Witwatersand , Johannesburg ,TLOG Trinidad Limited,etc 

He continued saying : " In the area of infrastructural development, we have done much with the massive support of 

TETFUND , Federal Government Capital Budget,and industry support, today as I speak we have completed School of Postgraduate Studies Building, College of Petroleum Management and Policy Studies Completed, 500 capacity University auditorium completed, lCT

Centre Completed , Three Storey A Administrive Building , ongoing, Students Hostel Complexes , ongoing,

University main Library Building ongoing

etc.

He stressed that though it is impossible

to exhaustively mention the  numerous academic milestones achieved within the two years of his saddle on the seat

as the Vice Chancellor, he would like to

put it on record that :"The University

have recorded some special awards /Grants which include, Dr Otanocha Omonigho Benedict of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, who has been appointed as a UNESCO Chair on Advanced  Manufacturing.

He added : "Engr Dr Chinedum Mgbemena has perfected design and construction of Solar battery electric auto rickshaw

Tricycle, FUPRE won Petro -Quiz 2022

Local Ventilator design to fight Covid-

19. Engr Dr Ejofodomi got forty million naira to Work on MEDLINK an instrument that measures Electro cadiography and lots more he, concluded."