NNPC/SNEPCO Donates 20 Computer Sets to ESUT
By Amaechi Agbo
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCO) have donated 20 computer sets to the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT.
The Donation which took place on Thursday, was handed over to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Aloysius Michaels Okolie on behalf of the University Management
Making the donation on behalf of NNPC/SNEPCO, Mrs Catherine Osinachi Madukwe said that the 20 sets of HP Desktop Computers are donated to the University to promote academic excellence, innovation and preserve the future of the students.
While noting that ESUT was among several schools selected for the donation, she noted that NNPC/Shell and their partners are ready to provide more support to ESUT but emphasized that the existing ones must be maintained.
“We got your requests on donations for the things that you need and the Company and its partners in their magnanimity have decided to donate some sets of computers to you, 20 sets from the NNPC, Shell and its partners.
“We are reaching out to schools and it’s a pleasure to meet you today to make this donation. I am very sure that by next year, they will still do more support because they like young people, innovation, effective leadership and they like reaching out. They also want to see that when they come here in five years, the computers should be working. They emphasis on maintenance culture. When they come and see that you have maintained it well, they will give more,” Madukwe stated
On his part, the Vice Chancellor expressed gratitude to NNPC/Shell and their partners for the gesture and explained that the 20 computer sets will go a long way in helping the university to expand its ICT Unit.
He explained that the University and NNPC and other donors already have existing relationship which led to the award of Honouray Degree to the former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the NNPC, Dr Osagie Okunbor during the University’s 19th Convocation Ceremony in 2023
“Let me thank you so much for this donation, we are very happy that you are here and we are much happier that you have been working with NNPC, Shell and other donors on this linkage.
“Recall that it was the mark your former MD was making that made the Management and Council to nominate him as one of our awardees in 2023 during our convocation. He came here for the Honourary Award because we found him worthy based on what he has been doing within the system. We are happy that today you are remembering us.
“At the ICT, we are making efforts to expand the space. The building was donated by NNPC and it’s over 10 years now. Management has been making effort to expand the ICT baseline, a five hundred computer capacity building has been completed and will be handed over to the management on 30th March.
“The space we have there in the new building, both on ground and first floors will take 500 computers each. Few days ago, we conducted sites inspection and recommendations were made.
“We have developed softwares here that will help us in CBT examinations and we can only deploy and test them when we have deployed five hundred computers so that when that is done, other universities including your organisations, can rely here for what you need because we have the expertise.
“We thank you so much, we are not relenting. The 20 computers will go a long way, if we are looking for 500, we are now looking for 480. Here we aim to achieve the best and to do that, we must maintain existing infrastructure,” the VC said.
