Bauchi to establish oil and gas institute | EduCeleb
EduCeleb
1st March 2020
Bauchi State government has approved the establishment of Oil and Gas Institute in Alkaleri local government area to be called Oil and Gas Academy Alkaleri Bauchi State with acronym (OGAABS)
State commissioner of Power, Science and Technology, Umar Sade said already, an inter ministerial implementation committee has been constituted for the immediate take off of the academy.
Mr Sade said the state government shall set the necessary machinery in motion to enact the enabling law establishing the institute to give it the required legal backing.
“A project implementation committee has been constituted and a consultant engaged to initiate, plan and coordinate the project, including the preparation of the academy brief for the institute.”
EduCeleb.com understands that Alkaleri is the site of the first discovery of petroleum products in northern Nigeria.