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Seplat Energy Plc, a starring Nigerian autarkic vigor company, successful concern with its Joint Venture (JV) partner, the NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS), says they are gathering the full prime kid done the PEARLs Quiz contention successful Imo State.
According to them, the PEARLs Quiz is 1 of Seplat Energy’s signature acquisition Corporate Social Investment programmes successful Nigeria.
At the expansive finale of the PEARLs Quiz Eastern Asset 2nd variation successful Owerri, Imo State, the associated task demonstrated a wide absorption connected instilling confidence, tone of fair-play and sportsmanship successful the participants by encouraging those who mislaid retired to measurement guardant and congratulate the winners.
This determination was roundly applauded by stakeholders, including authorities officials, educators, assemblage leaders and regulators, amongst others, successful attendance and the participating schools.
They explained that Avana Model Secondary School, Owerri, won the 1st prize trophy astatine the Seplat JV PEARLs Quiz and a prize wealth of N5 cardinal for schoolhouse development.
In addition, the 3 students who represented the schoolhouse each received a assistance assistance of N100,000, portion the teacher received a laptop.
While highlighting that the 2nd spot was Delight International School, Owerri, which got a trophy and prize wealth of N3 million, the 3 students who represented them got N75,000 each successful assistance grants and their teacher besides got a laptop.
Seplat indicated that the 3rd spot was awarded to St John Leonardi Model Secondary School, Owerri, which besides received a trophy and a prize wealth of N1 million.
The 3 students who represented the schoolhouse went location with N50,000 assistance grants and their teacher, a laptop for teaching.
Speaking, the director, External Affairs and Social Performance, Seplat Energy, Chioma Afe, represented by Grace Amadi, wide manager, Partner Relations, Seplat Energy, thanked the associated task partners, the Imo State authorities and the participating schools for making the PEARLs Quiz worthwhile for each the stakeholders.
“This is simply a laudable inaugural by the NNPC/Seplat JV, dating backmost to implicit 12 years and we are blessed that this has got to Imo.
“This is to guarantee that we person students who tin vie globally and mould them into satellite beaters.
“It is not conscionable astir teaching them, we request them to besides practicalise what they are being taught; and successful fact, germinate into originative minds and ideas, truthful that they tin innovate, which is what the satellite is looking for today”, she said.
Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, represented by the commissioner for Education, Prof BTO Ikegwuoha, commended Seplat Energy and the JV partners for the inaugural and for bringing the Quiz to Imo State.
Pledging Imo State’s continuous enactment for the PEARLs Quiz, helium said,
“Seplat, fto america bash this again adjacent year. We guarantee you of the backing of the authorities government, a conducive situation to run and interaction connected the big assemblage meaningfully arsenic we are witnessing today.”
And to the students, “I lend my dependable to the information that the accent should not beryllium connected winning, but drafting invaluable lessons from participating, which should spur you to taking connected greater challenges successful the aboriginal to marque yourselves and Imo State proud.”
In his contribution, Salihu Garba, of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) commended the Seplat Energy Plc for upholding excellence successful concern operations and taking the inaugural to the acquisition assemblage to assistance groom leaders of tomorrow.
He expressed optimism that the students volition marque the astir of the opportunities afforded them by the Seplat JV PEARLs Quiz.
In the aforesaid vein, Dr. Henry Okafor, Commissioner for Niger Delta Affairs and Intelligence, Imo State, represented by Chinyere Ibe, imperishable caput successful the ministry, extolled the organisers and encouraged the students to clasp the opportunity.
Managing manager of Eastern Asset, Seplat Energy, Ibi-Ada Itotoi, represented by Emmanuel Otokhine, basal manager, Eastern Asset, congratulated the finalists for making it this acold successful the competition, describing each of them arsenic winners.
“All of you are winners already. We promote you to physique connected the assurance earned from participating successful the Seplat PEARLs Quiz to usher you successful achieving large heights successful your aboriginal endeavours,” helium said.
He noted that crossed Imo State, 314 secondary schools entered for the 2025 PEARLs Quiz, 100 of which made it to the adjacent stage. After keen competitions, 4 of them made it to the expansive finale.
In summation to the PEARLs Quiz, Seplat Energy Plc held the STEAM contention done which it rewarded six schools who excelled successful innovativeness with the sum of N250,000 each.
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