NLNG, Navy commission co-funded Navy School hostel in Calabar

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) and the Nigerian Navy recently commis­sioned a public-private partnership funded hostel at the Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Akpab-Uyo, Calabar as part of the company’s contribution to the development of education in Nigeria.

The 320 capacity boys hostel facility, which was taken over by NLNG for completion in 2015 at the cost of N45 million, was commis­sioned by the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, accompanied by Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Com­mand (FOC ENC), Rear Admiral J.O. Oluwole, and senior officers of the Nigerian Navy.

In his remarks at the commis­sioning, Vice Admiral Ibas said the leadership of the Nigerian Navy was delighted with NLNG’s intervention in helping to address the accommo­dation deficit in the school.

He said: “On behalf of the Nigerian Navy, our officers and the students, we thank NLNG for this kind gesture. I want to acknowl­edge that NLNG has been a great partner to the Nigerian Navy in ensuring the provision of security in the maritime sector.

The Nigerian Navy will con­tinue to appreciate NLNG’s contri­butions towards capacity building in the nation and assures you that this building will be utilised to cre­ate positive impact on students of this school.”

Kudo Eresia-Eke, General Manager, External Relations at NLNG, said NLNG through this and other CSR initiatives across the country has consistently dem­onstrated its commitment towards the advancement of education, which is the bedrock of any sustain­able development in the society.

 

“As part of NLNG’s vision of helping to build a better Nigeria, we  have shown uncommon commit­ment to advancement of education at all levels, as well as infrastructure and manpower development in all strata of the society. This is why NLNG took up the responsibility of completing this Hostel Block at the cost of N45million; thus complementing the efforts of the Nigerian Navy.

He added that it was diffi­cult putting a monetary value to NLNG’s contribution to education in the country, adding that the company has won accolades for its University Support Programme through which six universities across the six geopolitical zones of the country (University of Ibadan, South-West, University of Port- Harcourt, South-South, Univer­sity of Nigeria Nsukka, South-East, University of Ilorin, North Central, University of Maiduguri, North- East and Ahmadu Bello University, North-West) were provided state-of-the-art engineering laboratories to support technical/engineering education at a total cost of more than two billion Naira. He added that four of the aforementioned laboratories have been commis­sioned while the remaining two would are expected be completed and commissioned before the end of 2016.