SHELL Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) said it has invested over $5.6million in postgraduate scholarship and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in Nigeria since 2010. “In November 2018, SPDC hosted the maiden SPDC Education Day in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Other scholarships valued at over N1.3 billion were awarded to 1,035 beneficiaries on that day by SPDC and its JV Partners,” it stated. The number represents 13 per cent increase from the outgoing 19 academics who recently rounded off their attachments with SPDC. Recruitment for sabbatical and research internship scheme begins with advertisements in national and local newspapers in March with selection interviews for shortlisted candidates in July each year.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 10, 2019 14:48 UTC