WED NOV 11 2026-theGBJournal| NLNG and NCDMB on Tuesday launched a US$9 million Professorial Chair Endowment Programme across six Nigerian universities, with US$1.5 million per institution to build specialised research chairs focused on the oil and gas industry’s most pressing challenges.
Beneficiary universities:
University of Ibadan
Rivers State University
Modibbo Adama University, Yola
Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Kano
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
University of Abuja (Yakubu Gowon University)
The focus areas include gas processing, digital engineering, energy transition, emissions management, green energy and satellite intelligence for resilient gas infrastructure.
The goal is move from research for publication to research for application, building home-grown solutions, stronger institutions and the next generation of Nigerian researchers and industry professionals.
The MD/CEO, Adeleye Falade, noted, sustained research is essential to the future of the energy industry, and this is why government, industry and academia must work as one.
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