BY  CHRIS OCHAYI

ABUJA—Determined to enhance educational development in Nigeria, the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, NLNG, has announced a donation of $12 million for the construction of modern engineering laboratories in six Nigerian universities.

Managing Director of NLNG, Mr. Babs Omotowa, at a media briefing, yesterday, in Abuja, explained that each of the universities selected from the six geo-political zones will get $2 million to execute the modern laboratory project which will be equipped with cutting-edge equipment.

Omotowa, who said the projects will be completed in the next one year, added that the NLNG will partner the benefiting universities to ensure effective joint monitoring of the projects.
Benefitting universities of the project include, University of Ibadan, University of Ilorin, University Port Harcourt, University of Maiduguri, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

He said: “No Nigerian university is ranked amongst the 500 best universities in the world today, neither is our ranking among African universities impressive.”