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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja pledged his continued support for the socio-economic development of the Niger Delta region.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu said he gave the assurance at a brief ceremony in the State House to sign the bill establishing the University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State, into law.
According to the President “this administration is fully committed to supporting the Niger Delta in its endeavours to achieve socio-economic development.”
He appealed to all communities in the region to strive for peace through dialogue in resolving all conflicts not only among them, but also with business entities and the authorities.
With the signing of the bill into law, the path has been cleared for the establishment of the specialised university in the Niger Delta, charged with training and research in petroleum technologies.
The University was established by the previous administration with the first ground breaking ceremony performed at the permanent site in March, 2010.
The Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun(FUPRE), Delta State, Nigeria was first proposed in 2007 and was built as a specialized University to produce unique high level manpower and relevant expertise for the Oil & Gas sector in Nigeria and worldwide.
The University is also said to be the first of its kind in Africa and it is destined to be the premier international institution-of-choice with the state-of-the-art facilities to provide the petroleum and allied sectors, world class education, training, research, consultancy and extension services.
