Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited And First E&P JV Empower NGOs with N53.4m

<h4>Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility &lpar;CSR&rpar; initiatives&comma; the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited &lpar;NNPC Ltd&rpar; and First Exploration &amp&semi; Production Limited &lpar;First E&amp&semi;P&rpar; joint venture &lpar;JV&rpar; has donated the sum of N53million to non-governmental organizations &lpar;NGOs&rpar; in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This was made known through a statement signed by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Olufemi Soneye<&sol;a>&comma; Chief Corporate Communications Officer&comma; NNPC Ltd and made available to OpenLife&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The statement stated that under the JV’s Impact First Initiative&comma; the donation&comma; targeted towards enhancing societal welfare&comma; would address areas such as good healthcare and well-being&comma; quality education as well as economic growth within the nation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking during the cheque presentation ceremony&comma; NNPC Ltd’s Chief Upstream Investment Officer &lpar;CUIO&rpar;&comma; NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services &lpar;NUIMS&rpar;&comma; Mr&period; Bala Wunti&comma; expressed gratitude to First E &amp&semi; P for initiating the laudable programme&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;24987" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-24987" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-24987" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;05&sol;E-P-1-300x180&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited And First E&amp&semi;P JV Empower NGOs with N53&period;4m" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"180" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-24987" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Cheque presentation<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Represented by the Deputy Manager&comma; External Relations&comma; NUIMS&comma; Mrs&period; Edith Lawson&comma; Wunti highlighted NNPC Ltd’s belief in the power of CSR&comma; stressing that the Company remains committed to working with its partners to impact the lives of the less-privileged&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Wunti said under the initiative&comma; projects and programmes executed include the provision of classrooms&comma; ICT Centres&comma; laboratories and other infrastructural intervention projects&comma; scholarships&comma; quiz competitions&comma; skill acquisitions&comma; and economic empowerment&comma; a testimony to NNPC&&num;8217&semi;s dedication to fostering sustainable development in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Wunti described First E &amp&semi; P’s foresight and leadership as commendable&comma; adding that the partner has spearheaded the initiative towards meaningful change that will ensure a better future for all Nigerians&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;24394" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-24394" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-24394" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;03&sol;NNPC-300x137&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited And First E&amp&semi;P JV Empower NGOs with N53&period;4m" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"137" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-24394" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>NNPC Limited<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Among the beneficiaries of the donation were the<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;"> Irede Foundation<&sol;a>&comma; which provides custom-made artificial limbs to child amputees aged 0-18 and Human Development Initiative &lpar;HDI&rpar;&comma; which focuses on tackling fundamental issues of poverty&comma; injustice&comma; neglect&comma; deprivation&comma; and equality among vulnerable people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Others were the OISA Foundation&comma; which transforms lives through interventions in the education and healthcare sectors&semi; Cerebral Palsy Center&comma; which renders support to families with children with cerebral palsy as well as the Niola Cancer Care Foundation&comma; which organises awareness talks and screens communities for colon cancer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;24986" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-24986" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-24986" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;05&sol;E-P-300x167&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited And First E&amp&semi;P JV Empower NGOs with N53&period;4m" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"167" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-24986" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited And First E&amp&semi;P JV Empower NGOs with N53&period;4m<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;