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Seplat Pearls Quiz Has Impacted 45,140 Students Since Inception – GM

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5 years ago

November 19, 2020

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Dr Chioma Nwachuku, General Manager, External Affairs and Communications, Seplat Petroleum Development Company PLC, says Seplat has impacted 45,140 students under the company’s Pearls quiz since its inception in 2012.

Dr Nwachuku, while making the disclosure on Thursday in Benin at the Seplat 2020 annual Pearls Quiz Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, added that the company has also introduced a programme called STEM–Seplat Teachers Empowerment Programme, which according to is kicking off with 100 teachers from Delta and Edo.

At the end of the quiz, St. Michael academy, Benin City, winner of this year’s Seplat Petroleum Development Company plc’s Pearls Quiz Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme was awarded a cash prize of N7million, while the participating students (three) from the school went away with N100,000 each.

Dr. Chioma Nwachuku handling over the trophy to the winner.

The runner up, MC Nell secondary school, Delta State clinched N3m, and participating students (three) from the school went home with N75,000 each while the third place school, Gloryland academy, Igarra secured N1m and students who participated in the quiz went home with N50,000 each.

According to Dr. Nwachuku, the Pearls quiz which began in 2012 is targeted to improving the educational standards of the host states of Edo and Delta.

She said, “Let me reel out some of the benefits we have directly impacted in this programme. We have impacted 45,140 students since 2012, and over 35 of them are in the universities. And two of them have benefited from our scholarship scheme in the university, while one of them has served the internship programme at Seplat.

“It is a course that is very rewarding because we know that If you look at the Sustainable Development Goals, this one addresses number four which is education.

“We know as a nation, education is one part that play a key role because the impact it has is for economic growth of the country.

“As a core from Seplat, we know the importance of education, we have ran this program for 8 years. In addition to the students, we have also introduced a program called STEM–Seplat Teachers Empowerment Programme.

“So, this programme will target the teachers and it is beginning next week; we are taking a 100 teachers for a start, and through the period of six months we will put them through how to teach in a way and manner that will impact the students.”

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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court

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May 6, 2026

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The division in the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), took a new dimension on Wednesday as Prof. Monday Monday Lewis Igbafen-led caretaker committee approached the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Benin Judicial Division, seeking to affirm its authority and restrain a rival executive from parading itself as the council’s leadership.

Joined in the suit are the Edo State Government, the Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.

In a suit marked: NICN/BEN/12/2026, and filed before the court in Benin, the claimant, Igbafen, acting for himself and on behalf of the NLC Caretaker Committee in Edo State, is challenging the continued occupation of the union’s secretariat and control of its assets by members of the Bernard Egwakhide-led factional State Executive Council.

The claimants are asking the court to declare that the caretaker committee (Igbafen-led faction), constituted on August 11, 2025, by the NLC national leadership, remains the only lawful authority to administer the affairs of the Edo State Council pending fresh elections.

They further seek a declaration that the continued occupation of the NLC secretariat located at No. 1 Teboga Road, Benin City, as well as the retention of union assets, financial records, and official instruments by the defendants, is illegal and void.

The suit also prays for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from parading themselves as officials of the NLC Edo Council or interfering with the functions of the caretaker committee.

In addition, the claimants are seeking a mandatory order compelling the defendants to immediately hand over the secretariat, vehicles, financial documents, cheque books, and all other properties belonging to the union.

The caretaker committee further urged the court to restrain the state government and its officials from interfering in the internal affairs of the union, alleging undue support for the dissolved executive.

The claimants further demand N50 million as general and exemplary damages against the defendants for alleged unlawful usurpation of office and acts prejudicial to the administration of the council.

According to court documents made available to our correspondent, the crisis followed the dissolution of the Edo State Council by the NLC National Executive Council on February 27, 2025, over allegations of misconduct, anti-union activities, and constitutional violations.

However, the matter has yet to be assigned a hearing date.

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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru

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7 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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Lazio midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is a subject of interest from three Premier League clubs, according to Sky Sports.

Lazio reportedly rejected offers from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth for the Nigeria international in January.

La Biancolesti are bracing for more interest in Dele-Bashiru ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.

The 24-year-old has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club.

The attacking midfielder joined the Rome-based club from Turkish Super Lig outfit Hatayspor in 2024.

He has been a regular feature for Lazio this season.

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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Students To Picket MTN, MultiChoice, Other Businesses

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May 6, 2026

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The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-West Zone D, has announced plans to picket South African companies in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.

DAILY POST reports that some Nigerians were recently killed in South Africa over the violent attacks.

A statement issued to newsmen by Comrade Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, Coordinator, NANS South-West, Zone D, said that the association is mobilizing to take decisive and lawful action by organizing peaceful picketing and mass advocacy against South African business interests operating in Nigeria.

“We categorically state that the continued targeting of Nigerians under any guise is unacceptable and must come to an immediate end.

“This will include major corporations such as MTN Group and MultiChoice Group. It is morally indefensible for businesses to thrive in an environment where the lives of Nigerians are protected, while Nigerians are subjected to fear and violence elsewhere.

“This contradiction will no longer be tolerated,” the statement said.