NCDMB commissions science laboratory in Bayelsa
Lagos -- The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, has commissioned and handed over a renovated and upgraded science laboratory block to the Federal Science and Technical College, FSTC, Tungbo, Bayelsa State.
The block comprises physics, chemistry, and biology laboratories, fully furnished and equipped with equipment that meets the standards set by the Bayelsa State Ministry of Education.
In an address, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabot,e represented by Deputy Manager, Capacity Building, Engr. Mofe Megbele, conveyed the Board’s delight to finally commission the project after the floods of 2022 had delayed the completion of the project by seven months.
The Executive Secretary maintained that embarking on rehabilitation and upgrade projects in technical schools across the country, where critical manpower is produced is key to the Board’s mandate in the oil and gas industry as well as an integral part of achieving the Nigerian Content 10-year strategic road map.
He said: “Projects such as this are key to achieving technical capability development, which is one of the pillars of our 10year strategic plan. We have started and we shall not relent in our pursuit of empowering Nigerians to play the leading role in the activities of the Nigerian oil and gas industry and indeed on the global stage”.
He expressed hope that the facility will improve the teaching competencies of teachers and translate to improved performances by the students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, STEM, subjects. The laboratories should also motivate more students to take up an interest in science subjects and serve as a training ground for young minds who would do exploits beyond the shores of this country in the future, he added.
In their separate remarks, the principal of FSTC, Mrs. Umunnakwe Joy, expressed delight at the commissioning of the project within two years of the commencement of work. She further sought the Board’s continuous partnership with the school to make it one of the
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Commissioning of science laboratory in Bayelsa
best science and technical colleges in the country.
Similarly, the Chairman of the school’s Parents Teachers Association, Mr. Oseibi Kubuye, thanked NCDMB for initiating the project, which has contributed
immensely to the economy of the community. He acknowledged that some youths of the community were gainfully employed during the construction of the laboratory block.