- Seplat Energy and NNPC E&P awarded ₦18m to winners of the 2025 PEARLs Quiz in Edo and Delta, with Pioneer Education Centre, Edo, taking ₦10m.
- The initiative promotes academic excellence and leadership among students in host communities.
Seplat Energy Plc and NNPC Exploration and Production Ltd awarded ₦18 million to secondary school students in Edo and Delta states at the 2025 PEARLs Quiz competition in Asaba, Delta State, on Saturday, October 25.
Pioneer Education Centre, Edo State, won the contest and received ₦10 million. Notre Dame College, Uzoro, Delta State, came second and earned ₦5 million, while Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Model College, Benin, Edo State, placed third and took home ₦3 million.
The PEARLs Quiz, short for Promoting Exceptional and Respectable Leaders, is part of Seplat Energy’s flagship corporate social investment programme. This programme promotes academic excellence, critical thinking, and leadership among students.
Seplat’s Director of External Affairs and Social Performance, Chioma Afe, represented by Hadiza Garbati, General Manager, Government Relations, thanked the Edo and Delta state governments and congratulated the participants. She also said Seplat launched the initiative in 2012 to help nurture future leaders in its host communities.
“The students’ performance this year shows that the programme is achieving its goal. One school may take the top prize, but every participant is already a winner,” Afe said.
Students also competed in the STEAM Innovation Challenge, presenting creative projects in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
Meanwhile, NNPC Exploration and Production Managing Director Nicolas Foucart, represented by Godwin Ijiga, commended the students’ enthusiasm and innovation.
Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, represented by Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Orode Uduaghan, praised Seplat and NNPC for their long-standing investment in education.
He said the initiative showcases corporate responsibility and supports the state’s vision of youth development and academic excellence.