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Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited disburses ₦2 billion in scholarships to 600 Bayelsa students

Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited PINL has disbursed ₦2 billion for a scholarship scheme benefiting 600 undergraduate and postgraduate students from Bayelsa host communities. This announcement was made during a stakeholders’ meeting organized by PINL in Bayelsa. PINL is the private security firm responsible for the Eastern Corridor of the Trans Niger Pipeline and the Eastern Gas Network. Akponime Omojevwe, Head of Field Operations, Eastern Corridor, Project Monitoring Office, NNPCL, expressed satisfaction with the relationship between PINL and the Bayelsa communities, urging continued progress and calling for an end to pipeline vandalism and illegal bunkering. Akpos Mezeh, General Manager, Community and Stakeholder Relations at PINL, presented the scholarships, which range from ₦500,000 to ₦1,000,000 per student, and also announced the start of women empowerment and youth skill acquisition programs. Mezeh stated that these initiatives reflect the company's commitment to education and human capital development in its host communities. Beneficiaries, such as Canus Samuel, a civil engineering student at Niger Delta University, and another postgraduate student from NDU, expressed gratitude, noting that the financial support would alleviate burdens and allow them to focus on their studies, while also committing to protecting the pipeline.