NNPC, SNEPCo, NCDMB commission geosciences centre at University of Lagos
A joint partnership involving the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has commissioned and donated a newly built Geosciences Centre of Excellence to the university.
The facility, designed to strengthen geosciences education and research in Nigeria, was inaugurated on Friday by the Chief Upstream Investment Officer of NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services Ltd. (NUIMS), Olanrewaju Igandan.
Other dignitaries present at the event included the Managing Director of SNEPCo, Ronald Adams; Director of Capacity Building at NCDMB, Abayomi Bamidele; Lagos State Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Tolani Sule; and the Vice-Chancellor of UNILAG, Professor Folasade Ogunsola.
The centre features a 250-seat auditorium, geoscience and instrumentation laboratories, a rock preparation workshop, and specialised laboratories for hydrogeology, mineralogy, environmental geology, sedimentary and palaeoenvironmental sciences.
It also includes a seismic interpretation room, a modern library, a digital museum, and collaborative spaces for students and researchers.
To ensure steady operations, the facility is supported by a 600 kVA transformer, a 40 kVA solar power system, and a field investigation coaster bus.
Stakeholders said the centre would serve as a hub connecting academia, industry, and government, providing students and researchers with practical exposure to modern energy tools.
They added that the initiative would reduce reliance on foreign facilities for training and testing, while enhancing local expertise in Nigeria’s energy sector.
