SHELL Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) Joint Venture has donated modern geophysical equipment, accessories and books to the Department of Geology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife to uplift research and study of geosciences at the institution.

During the commissioning of the equipment at the university Managing Director of SPDC and Country Chair Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor, stated: “In 2014, we donated equipment worth nearly N50 million to the Geology Department of this institution. The equipment have since been in use and their quality assured. In addition to the equipment, we are now donating geophysics textbooks to ensure quality learning.”

Acting Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Anthony Elujoba thanked SPDC for a long-standing support that has taken the university to greater heights and pledged that several departments in the university would put the donation to good use for the improvement of academic development and contribution to the nation’s economy.