Mobil Nigeria Scholarship for Undergraduate Students 2011

TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011

The Mobil Nigeria National Undergraduate Scholarship Awards 2011 is currently open for students in Nigerian Universities. The scholarship is available to qualified and suitable students from every state of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mobil Producing Nigeria, operator of NNPC/MPN Joint Venture awards scholarships annually to qualified undergraduate students in Nigerian Universities.

Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for the Mobile-Esso National Scholarship Scheme;
• Candidates must hold SSCE or its equivalent with at least six subjects passed at a sitting with a minimum of 5 Distinctions.
• Applicants must be registered full-time undergraduates in their 1st or 2nd year of study in any Nigerian University.

Non-Eligibilty
Students who are currently on similar scholarship awards from other oil and gas companies need not apply.
• Undergraduate students above their Second year in the university are not eligible to apply for scholarship.
• Dependants of employees of Mobil Producing Nigeria, Mobil Oil Nigeria plc and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited are not eligible.

Fields of Study
Applications in the following list of approved disciplines will be considered:
1. Electrical/Electronics Engineering
2. Medicine (MBBS Only)
3. Mechanical Engineering
4. Petroleum Engineering
5. Agricultural Science (And related fields)
6. Geology/Geophysics
7. Chemical Engineering
8. Civil Engineering


How to apply/Application Deadline
To apply for this scholarship, complete and submit the online application form on the link below as instructed within Two Weeks of this annoncement.
Applications not received within two weeks from the time of the scholarship announcement will not be accepted.

Selection Procedure
Shortlisted candidates will have to take a qualification test. Students will be required to come with the original and photocopy of the following documents for screening prior to taking the Test:
 Evidence of current year of study
 Current University Identify Card.
 Evidence of SSCE result or its equivalent.
 Evidence of admission into a Nigerian University.
 Evidence of State of Origin obtained from the appropriate Local government Area and duly signed by the Chairman or Secretary.
 2 Current Passport Photographs.
Names of short-listed candidates for the qualifying Test will be published on the MPN website and in National Dailies.

Click here to the Online Application Form

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One dies, another amputated as rainstorm ravages Ogun State community

MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011 00:00 BY DAVID IBEMERE

THESE are not happy times for people of Ifesowapo, Ifo Local Council of Ogun State.

Though they have over the years witnessed heavy rainfall, last week’s two-day downpour, accompanied by a ravaging windstorm, was the most devastating.

Worst hit in the disaster, among the Ifesowapo community of nine towns and villages, are Oyero, Oluke and Arugudu.

At the end, a man died in Arugudu, another lost an arm at Okugbolu, the only Primary School that has been serving the whole Ifesowapo community for about 95 years, the local Anglican Church, and the Community High School at Oluke, were wrecked.

Several houses in Oyero, including that of Senator Kunle Oyero, were destroyed in the rainstorm, while orange and mango orchards, plantain plantations and others for which the area is widely-known, were all damaged.

“The only way to make them fruitful again is to cut them down to allow for fresh growth, 85-year-old Chief David Adebesin, one of the affected farmers told The Guardian.

A devastated Adebesin, said: “We have not seen this before.”

Also, 80-year-old Mrs. Alice Odeyale, whose family house was among those destroyed, lamented the loss of the only property left for her by her husband who died over 25 years ago.

“Where do I go from here? Whom do I turn to for repair of this house? At my age, which work or farm produce can I sell now to get N50,000.00 to rehabilitate the house,” she said in tears.

The Vicar of the Anglican Church, which lost its roof, expressed his shock at the ill -wind that completely destroyed the church’s overflow attached to the main building.

“This is my fifth year in Oluke and I have never experienced this type of rainstorm.”

A community leader, James Adewale Ajibawo, said he could not believe what he saw, left by the storm of his family compound.

“As you can see, the roofs on the two buildings have not only been blown off, some of the blocks too have been destroyed. To affect any repair on roof would not work except a substantial repair of the building is also affected,” he said.

People Democratic Party over the struggle for ministerial

By Niyi Odebode, Abuja and Tunde Odesola, Osogbo

Saturday, 14 May 2011

People Democratic Party over the struggle for ministerial and other Federal Government appointments ahead of the May 29, 2011 inauguration of the Goodluck Jonathan Administration.

Countrywide investigations by SATURDAY PUNCH showed that the latest crises were triggered by Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party leaders’ directive to the state chapters.

The President and the PDP leaders, it was learnt, had directed each state chapter to submit 10 names for federal appointments.

It was gathered that in the PDP states, governors, state chairmen and ministers were expected to compile the lists

Ministers and state chairmen of the party are doing the compilation in states where the PDP is not in control.

The lists were expected to be submitted to the President through the national chairman of the party, Dr. Haliru Muhammed.

But in spite of the compilation of the names, it was gathered that the President was keeping his plan on ministerial appointments close to his chest.

“Although the President has asked for names, he knows how to separate the wheat from the chaff. He is his own man. Nobody can dictate to him,” a party official told SATURDAY PUNCH on Friday in Abuja.

Uduaghan Swears In 11 Perm Secs

Saturday, 14 May 2011 05:10 Asher

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta on Friday in Asaba swore-in 11 new permanent secretaries into the state civil service.
Those who took the oath of office were: Mr Cyril Agbele, Mrs Erihire Young, Mr Chukwududua Okobi, Dr Eberechukwu Omodon, Engr Onochie Okolie and Mr Erhieyovwe Ukey.
Others were Mr Chuks Nkenchor, Mr Oneoritsebawo Uklubeyinje, Mr Djesure Ishoka, Mr Kingdom Amukoyo and Mr Temi Ebijuwa.

Nigeria Renames Acquired Warship NNS Thunder

Friday, 13 May 2011 22:59 Abiodun Oluwarotimi, Reporting From California

To further improve the regional security in the country, the Nigerian Navy has taken delivery of a United States donated warship (WHEC-718), renaming it NNS Thunder.

Speaking during the transfer ceremony of the warship  to the Nigerian Navy at the Coast Guard Island, Alameda, California on Friday, Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States, Prof. Adebowale Adefuye said that  the transfer of the ship would strengthen  and improve Nigerian defence capability.

He also said that the warship will give the ability to operate  a free and uninterrupted production in the Gulf Coast.

Two Policemen Killed By Unknown Gunmen In Niger

Friday, 13 May 2011 22:51 Chika Mefor, Abuja

Madalla, a town in Niger State was thrown into pandemonium on Thursday at about 9pm as two policemen were shot by unknown men in the area.

When leadership visited the Madalla Police Station to ascertain what happened, it was directed to the Police Public Relations Officer at  Minna, the  Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ugwuche Richard who in a phone interview  confirmed the incident adding that  efforts were being made to fish out the culprits and bring them to book.

Unknown Gunmen Kill Police Inspector, District Head

Friday, 13 May 2011 22:55 Dauda Mbaya, Maiduguri

A police inspector attached to Borno Government House, Maina Kadai was on Friday morning shot dead in Maiduguri by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram, with two other persons, including another policeman and a district head were also shot in separate attacks.

Our correspondent learnt that the district head of Mairari in the metropolis was killed on Thursday night while the other police was lucky as he reportedly sustained serious injury from the gun shot.