IN a bid to encourage learning and academic excellence, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and its Joint Venture partners in OML 18 – the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Total Energies EP Nigeria Ltd, Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd, and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Deepwater) Ltd – have donated a 2,300-seater digital library to the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, Bayelsa State.
The digital library, a two-story complex outfitted with information technology amenities such as 100 computer systems, e-learning and research facilities, interactive smart boards, projectors, camcorders, e-books, e-journals, an e-learning portal, and reading halls, was handed over to the school board in Bayelsa State yesterday.
The library also has a Wi-Fi Lounge, a print and document hall, video and audio recordings, a photography and online education centre, an e-distant learning hall, the Chief Librarian’s and departmental offices, an IT rack room, a newspaper archive, a stack room for new arrivals, and conveniences.
According to a press statement signed in Abuja by the NNPCL’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi O. Soneye, the library complex also has a 500KVA power generator, a 500KVA transformer, and a dedicated water well with water purifying facilities.
The e-library is intended to promote ICT education and create a favourable learning environment for students and researchers at the institution, keeping them up to date on global IT practices and advancements.
Present at the commissioning and handover ceremony of the project were the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Evwrudjakpor; Pro-Chancellor of the NDU, Matthew Seiyefa; Vice-Chancellor of the NDU, Prof. Allen Agih; representative of the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board, Dr. Ama Ikuru; Deputy Manager, External Relations, NNPC Ltd, Edith Lawson; Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company and Country Chair, Shell
