ROAD CLOSURE: Arcadia Patriotic Festival

First Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Huntington Drive and Santa Clara Streets starting at 11:00 p.m. Friday, June 30th. The closure will be in place through approximately 10:00 p.m. Saturday, July 1st. to accommodate the Downtown Arcadia Patriotic Festival.

Weekly Activity Highlights for June 18 - 24, 2017

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Weekly Tip - NO Fireworks are Permitted in Arcadia! Enjoy a Professional Show!

Fireworks stands will soon be popping up in some surrounding communities. We would like to remind everyone, use or possession of any form of fireworks is illegal in the City of Arcadia. In addition to our officers watching for violations, the Arcadia Fire Department will also have area patrols through the 4th of July holiday. Violations may result in arrest or citation, and seizure of all fireworks.

The best and safest source of 4th of July entertainment can be found at a professional fireworks show. The Los Angeles County Fire Department has provided a list of many shows throughout LA County beginning on June 30th through July 4th. Be safe and enjoy the show! You can also call 888-654-FIRE (3473) for show locations near you. 

UPDATE: The LACo FD link is being updated. The Patch has also provided a list of local shows HERE.               

15 business you should never avoid to start

The economy is fast growing, and people tends to make more money during
this reccesion period. you should not be left out in making cool cash even from your convenient, to start a business is quite challenging but i will highlight 15 business you can start without stressing your pocket.

1). Personal Shopper:

The fast-growth of Instagram has led to the rapid proliferation of personal shoppers. They setup Instagram accounts, flaunt highly trendy fashion collections by mostly rocking them themselves, and help people asking questions on how to get them, acquire them.

These personal shoppers have used the fashion rave of the Instagram platform to carve a niche for themselves, where they earn good profits from styling prospects without leaving their environs.

2). Event Planner:

Before a large event occurs, an event planner is usually consulted. Event planners handle everything from drawing up a good event plan, to organising the event staffs that will make the event turn out, a success.

In Nigeria and many other countries in the world, thousands of events happen everyday. These widespread spontaneous gatherings pose a great opportunity to individuals talented at successfully organising small get-togethers. With a focus on a much larger picture, these same individuals can grow successful event management businesses.

3). Home-Based Food Canteen:

From home, you could start an on-demand food service for businesses and people living in your local vicinity. Most workers don’t get to have breakfast before rushing off to work. A lot of people also find it stressful preparing meals during the day.

With these daily meal problems, the potential for an on-demand meal service grows even larger. You could open a small canteen outside your home for people in your environs to visit for a meal, and you could also deliver meals to white collar folks at their various places of work.

See Also: How To Pick The Right Bank For Your Small Business

4). Errand Service:

Time is too precious to everyone, and waits for no man or woman. With a lot of people tied up in hectic busy schedules during the week, you could set up an errand service to cater to the other tasks they would love to have completed at home or wherever, whenever they’re too engrossed in work to make out time.

Offering a great service, would make your customers talk about you to their fellow colleagues at work. This word of mouth gesture, would slowly grow your business, till you can’t handle it anymore alone.

Errand servicing is a great small business idea for potential entrepreneurs.

5). Computer & Mobile Phone Maintenance & Repairs:

With an electronic world rapidly taking over, the demand for computer and phone servicing experts is on the rise. When most individual’s mobile devices or computers develop issues, they send it to a repairer to fix. These individuals usually have a lot on their plates to handle, and so, sometimes delegate the work to other people.

With the right mobile and computer engineering skills, you could setup a maintenance centre. You can groom your knowledge and skills by undergoing further advanced trainings from centres like New Horizons and NIIT.

6). Cleaning Service:

Large organisations like banks, hospitals, hotels, and more require the services of really good cleaners. Further more, they prefer to outsource the cleaning services to professional cleaning agencies so they can be constantly assured of a neat environment to carry out their daily operations.

7). Recycling:

With thousands of plastic bottles, nylons, newspapers, and more been constantly tossed into the street, trash cans, and several other places daily, picking for example, plastic bottles to sell to recycling plants, can prove to be a profitable business.

There’s a detailed article on how to start a lucrative plastic recycling business here.

Hire a few people to pickup these recyclables daily, and you could have a good business running in no time.

8). Social Media Consultant:

While many businesses have social media pages, how many are truly driving great user engagements? As a social media consultant, you could help these businesses handle their social media the right way, increase their customer base, and also grow their revenues.

With every successful business you satisfy, your client base would grow faster through word of mouth, and you’d end up a top earner.

9). Online Store:

You could start up an online store to sell various products. Make sure the items you sell are truly needed by people. Before you start, you’d need to do a detailed feasibility study on the e-commerce sector you’re venturing into.

You can setup your online store quickly with Wordpress. Starting for as low as only $3.95 per month, anyone can follow this link to create a WordPress site in minutes for a really cheap rate (this low price is only through my link). In addition to the low pricing, you will receive a free website domain (a $15 value), a free site builder, and a 30-days money-back guarantee through my Bluehost link if you purchase, at least, 12 months of web hosting.

You can find the real cost it takes to launch an e-commerce business in Nigeria here, and here are also 10 e-commerce marketing strategies that work.

It’s important you understand the online market ecosystem well, before you take a dive.

10). Copywriter:

Media websites, newspapers, and other media outlets are constantly looking for creative individuals that can churn out great content that connects emotionally with their readers. If you have a great portfolio showing the creative contents you’ve written, you can send a pitch to various media outlets to see if you could get a chance to write for them.

Over time, you’d finally get a gig, and as you write for several media platforms, your reputation and fee as a copywriter rises.

11). Home Day Care:

While parents are off to work, they need a trusted individual to take really good care of their kids in their absence. You could take advantage of this problem and start a home day care service right in your sitting room.

Connect with various mothers in your neighbourhood, build a reputation as a loving and charming woman, and mothers would feel a lot more comfortable leaving their kids in your hands during the day.

As your day-care grows, you could someday setup in a larger, more adequate space to expand your business, and subsequently, your revenues.

See Also: 6 Profitable Home Based Business Ideas You Can Start Today In Nigeria

12). Online Retail Consultant:

Online retail consultants show e-commerce businesses how to start, run, and grow their online stores. They work hard to ensure their client’s online store(s) succeeds, and do everything to increase their revenues at the lowest cost possible.

If you’ve sometime worked for an e-commerce company, or previously ran an e-commerce business, working as a consultant, would be a great way to earn some income.

13). Career Coach:

Many individuals need guidance in their life endeavours. It could be about making the right job choices, picking the right college degree to earn, or even picking the right spouse. As a career and life coach, you’d help your clients achieve their full potential, and become the best of themselves they can be.

14). Accounting, Tax Preparation, & Bookkeeping:

Every business must prepare it’s books for an audit, at least once every year. As a professional accountant/auditor, you could offer a cheaper low cost alternative to business owners looking to prepare their tax statements. The larger the number of clients you’re able to secure, the higher your revenue figures.

15). Agriculture:

With the wide clamour for agricultural development in Africa, now seems to be a good time to get involved. Governments are also creating easy access to agricultural loans.

David Oyedepo Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme – 2017

David Oyedepo Foundation postgraduate scholarship scheme application form for the 2017/2018 academic session is out.

The David Oyedepo Foundation Covenant University Postgraduate scholarship award is one of our major platforms for promoting the Foundation’s vision and goals. The scholarship, which grants students the opportunity to study in Covenant University, Nigeria seeks to develop youth leaders who are ready to put their learned skills to work in leading organizations, communities and their local countries.

In addition to maintaining a high academic standard and demonstrating a commitment to continuous capacity development as leaders, students on the scholarship would be expected to carry out a community development project and would be expected to work in a social impact driven organization each summer for a 6-week period as a volunteer under standard work conditions.

Field(s) of study:

Programs covered by the DOF CU Postgraduate Scholarship Award are

AccountingEconomicsInternational RelationsArchitectureBiochemistryMicrobiologyIndustrial ChemistryIndustrial PhysicsComputer ScienceIndustrial PhysicsCivil EngineeringElectrical and Electronics EngineeringInformation and Communication TechnologyMechanical EngineeringChemical Engineering

Target group:

The scholarships are open to citizens and residents of African Countries. Scholarship value/inclusions:

Full academic tuition as stipulated by school for selected course.

Duration of Scholarship:  The scholarship is for a maximum of 2 years (this is in accordance with the university’s stipulated time for course completion).

Eligibility:

The DOF CU Postgraduate Scholarship Award is open to Young Africans who:

Are eligible to commence postgraduate studies in 2017.Are citizens and permanent residents of any African NationAre eligible to receive a Nigerian student visaAre proficient in oral and written EnglishHave a record of exceptional performance at the Undergraduate school level which is benchmarked by a First-Class CGPA from any accredited and approved University.Already have begun admission applications to a Master’s degree program in Covenant University.In good health.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Scholars must meet set DOF criteria in order for the scholarship to be renewed at the commencement of each new session.

Maintain a 4.5 CGPA at the end of each semester.Volunteer for 6 weeks in an organization committed to social impact during the long summer holiday.Carry out a community development project each year which can occur at any time during the year but must be in the scholar’s local community.Maintain a high standard of character in line with the University’s requirement throughout duration of study within and outside the school premises.

Application instructions:

Applicants should visit the foundation’s website http://www.davidoyedepofoundation.org/dof-scholarships. Read the application instructions and complete the offline application. To submit, you are to send an email containing the scanned copy of the application form, CV as well as the essays in doc, docx or pdf formats.The subject of the application submission email is to be in this format: PG SCHOLARSHIP – NAME OF APPLICANT (SURNAME FIRST), e.g. PG SCHOLARSHIP – JOHNSON PETERS.All essays and required submissions must be completed by the applicant. Under no circumstance is any third party expected to write essays on behalf of applicants.Each applicant must be available for online interviews that would be scheduled upon completion of application.Proof of Admission/Studentship is required only at the point of award. Hence applications can be submitted before admission letters have been received.

CLICK HERE to download the application form.

Note: The Foundation does not secure admission to Covenant University. All admission to is to be secured independently by going through the CU admission process. All inquiry for admission can be directed to the University through their website http://covenantuniversity.edu.ng/.

Scholarship Award is CONDITIONAL on University admission. For foreign applicants, All VISA processing would be handled by the applicant and ticket details would only be sent across after proof of Secured Student VISA has been sent to the Foundation after award has been granted.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Selection panels will use the following criteria to evaluate applications (not in order of importance):

A proven record of superior scholastic abilityDisplayed financial needApplicant must not be older than 30 years of age by September 2017.Outstanding characterA proven record of leadership and community involvementA commitment to influence home community with skills learned

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For further enquiry, send an email to scholarships@davidoyedepofoundation.org.

The deadline for applications for the David Oyedepo Foundation Covenant University Postgraduate Scholarship Award is 11.59 pm GMT + 01.00 on Friday 30^th June, 2017. All applications are purely by email submission.

Lagos State Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Scheme Program – 2017 [Ready Set Work]

Lagos State Ministry of Education Ready Set Work Entrepreneurship Programmme application for final year and Penultimate (Second-to-last) students of tertiary institutions in the state.

ABOUT LAGOS STATE READY SET WORK.

ReadySetWork is a 13-Week programme that was conceived to address employability and employment challenges that face today’s graduates, empowering them with the right skills and knowledge that will make them valuable in the marketplace.

Target Audience
The targets for this project are final and penultimate year students of:

Lagos State UniversityLagos State PolytechnicLagos State College of Health TechnologyAdeniran Ogunsanya College of EducationMicheal Otedola College of EducationUniversity of Lagos

Programme Curriculum
It consists of the following:

General ModuleCombined Entrepreneurship and Employability moduleTeachers track purely for participants from AOCOED & MOCPEDPenultimate year module (RSW Online Academy)

Students Application

Final year students desirous of enhancing their skills in preparation for the world of work, should go to the Ready.Set.Work website, carefully fill and submit the application form providing all required information and documents.Penultimate year students desirous of meeting the eligibility criteria for Ready.Set.Work in their final year should go to the Ready.Set.Work website, carefully fill and submit the application form providing all required information and documents.

HOW TO APPLY FOR LAGOS STATE READY SET WORK.

For penultimate(third year or fourth year for those studying a 5-year course) year students, kindly use this link to register for the RSW online academy : http://readysetwork.com.ng/penultimate-register./

On the other hand, final year students are to register via this portal : http://readysetwork.com.ng/register/

The competition among schools is rife.

Registration is on and will close Saturday 24th June, 2017.

Arrest of Interest / Crime Trends

One of our officers was working burglary suppression in the area of Holly and Longden Avenues yesterday when he stopped a car for vehicle code violations at about 11:00 a.m. After contacting both the driver and passenger, the officer learned the pair had outstanding arrest warrants and the male was on probation for burglary. During the investigation, items of jewelry, a laptop, 28 cell phones, narcotic paraphernalia, burglary tools, identification and a passport in other names, and additional property was found in the car. The officers believed the majority of these items to be stolen property and were able to identify some items as being taken in a recent auto burglary in a nearby city.

Christopher A. Duarte, a 28-year-old Upland man, and Christine L. Beyers, a 35-year-old Rosemead woman, were both arrested and booked at the Arcadia City Jail on felony charges and warrants.

(Christine L. Beyers / Christopher A. Duarte)

Anyone with information on this case or other cases is encouraged to contact the Arcadia Police Department at 626-574-5156. Or, if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” mobile app on Google play or the App Store, or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org. 

Weekly Activity Highlights for June 11 - 17, 2017

https://www.arcadiaca.gov/home/showdocument?id=10007

Weekly Tip - Never Leave Kids, Pets, or Older Adults in a Parked Car

With the summer months upon us, now is the time to learn about the dangers of heatstroke and being trapped in a hot car. Learn how the temperature outside may affect the temperature inside your vehicle.

Heatstroke is dangerous and can be deadly. Never leave children, pets, or older adults unattended in a parked car.

Use the following life saving tips from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to remind yourself and others to check the back seat before walking away from a vehicle. Children mistakenly being left in hot vehicles make up many of the tragedies reported each year.

·         Look Before You Lock. Get into the routine of always checking the back seat of your vehicle before you lock it and walk away.

·         A Gentle Reminder. Keep a stuffed animal or other memento in your child’s car seat when it is empty, and move it to the front seat as a visual reminder when your child is in the back seat. Alternatively, place your phone, briefcase, or purse in the back seat when traveling with your child.

·         A Routine Check. If someone else is driving your child, or you alter your daily routine, always check to make sure your child has arrived safely.

·         A Key to Safety. You know to keep your vehicle locked, but also keep your keys out of reach; nearly 3 in 10 heatstroke deaths happen when an unattended child gains access to a vehicle.

Learn more extreme heat preparedness at www.ready.gov/heat.  (Tips courtesy of Ready.gov)

Happy Father's Day 2017

"Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever." ~Author Unknown

The Arcadia Police Department would like to wish a Happy Father's Day to all dads, and to anyone who has the role of a father in a child's life!

Arrest of Interest / Crime Trends

Identity theft includes more than crimes with just financial loss. An arrest on Saturday, June 10th, involved a man in possession of medical information, prescriptions, and ID's belonging to in excess 30 persons. Shortly after 1:00 pm, an officer contacted the man riding a skateboard near Panorama and Golden West Drives. The man was found to have an outstanding warrant, was in possession of a controlled substance, and was arrested. During the investigation numerous papers with medical & healthcare identification to other persons, prescription bottles with a variety of medications, new and used cell phones, drug paraphernalia, and other items were found in the suspect's possession.

Michael K. Izon, a 33-year-old man from Los Angeles, was arrested and booked at the Arcadia City Jail on felony charges along with the outstanding warrant.

Anyone with information on this case or other cases is encouraged to contact the Arcadia Police Department at 626-574-5156. Or, if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” mobile app on Google play or the App Store, or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org. 

Weekly Activity Highlights for June 4 - 10, 2017

https://www.arcadiaca.gov/home/showdocument?id=9965

Weekly Tip - Temps Are Rising, Watch for Heat Related Illness

Heat waves can be dangerous and it seems the high temperatures have hit the area. A very high body temperature can damage the brain and other vital organs. Some health conditions can make it harder for the body to stay cool in hot weather. These include old age, obesity, fever, dehydration, heart disease, poor circulation, sunburn, or drug and alcohol use. Our senior population can be especially at risk during times of high temperatures.

Some general tips for all of us to help prevent heat illness may include:

• Stay hydrated by getting plenty of water to drink
• Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing
• Apply sunscreen before you venture into the sun
• Schedule activities during cooler hours of the day
• Stay indoors, preferably with air conditioning
• Take advantage of Cooling Centers
• Pay attention to friends, family, and co-workers for any warning signs
• Check in on elderly family and neighbors twice a day during heat waves

Visit the CDC website for additional information and tips.

Weekly Activity Highlights for May 28 - June 3, 2017

https://www.arcadiaca.gov/home/showdocument?id=9923

Weekly Tip - Host or Join Neighborhood Watch

Neighborhood Watch is one of the oldest and most effective crime prevention programs in the country, bringing citizens together with law enforcement to deter crime and make communities safer. Neighborhood Watch can trace its roots back to the days of colonial settlements, when night watchmen patrolled the streets. The modern version of Neighborhood Watch was developed in response to requests from sheriffs and police chiefs who were looking for a crime prevention program that would involve citizens and address an increasing number of burglaries. 

 

Launched in 1972, Neighborhood Watch counts on citizens to organize themselves and work with law enforcement to keep a trained eye and ear on their communities, while demonstrating their presence at all times of day and night.

Give Community Service Officer Mike Vercillo a call and ask about joining your local neighborhood watch. Or, consider hosting a neighborhood meeting if there is not an established group near you. CSO Vercillo can be reached at 626.821.2648. 

SHELL NIGERIA STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES

SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES

Postgraduate Scholarship

2017 Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) is delighted to announce the seventh annual SPDC Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for applicants from Rivers, Delta, Imo and Bayelsa States. The objective of the scheme is to provide an opportunity for qualifying students from these Niger Delta states to further their education in courses that are relevant to the oil and gas industry.

In the six years of this programme, 60 students have won the opportunity to study at top rated universities in the UK on an all-expenses paid scholarship.

For the academic year commencing September, 2017, SPDC in partnership with three universities in the UK--Imperial College London, University College, London and the University of Leeds—will award ten scholarships for one year post-graduate MSc studies.

The following courses qualify for award of scholarships at the three institutions

Imperial College London

• MSc PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
• MSc PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE
• MSc PETROLEUM GEOPHYSICS

University College London

• MSc CHEMICAL/PROCESS ENGINEERING
• MSc MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (Rotating Equipment or Metallurgy)
• MSc CIVIL ENGINEERING (Geotechnics)

University Of Leeds

• MSc EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS
• MSc ELECTRONIC/ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Eligibility Criteria

• To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must:
• Display sound intellectual ability and leadership potentials
• Meet the individual universities’ English Language requirements (usually at least 6.5 in IELTS score valid for Sept. 2017 admission).  Please note that TOEFL is no longer recognised by most UK universities. Candidates are advised that failure to meet each university’s English Language requirement at the time of selection may invalidate their application.
• Be aged between 21-28 years by 30/09/2017
• Be an indigene of Rivers, Delta, Imo or Bayelsa states (documentary proof of this will be required and will be verified)
• Currently reside in Nigeria
• Return to Nigeria on completion of the proposed programme of study
• Have obtained a university degree (at least of equivalent standard to a UK Second Class Upper (Honours degree)
• Not have studied previously in the UK or any other developed country
• Have a Nigerian international passport valid to end December 2018
• Be neither a current nor former employee (who has left employment less than 5 years before) of SPDC or the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies
• Not be a spouse, child or ward of staff of Shell Companies in Nigeria

Application Process

• Submit application for admission to the  any of the prospective universities for any of the qualifying courses 
• Application forms for the scholarship will ONLY be available through the websites of the participating universities following an offer of admission by the university
• Universities will process applications and select candidates to attend interviews  before being considered for final selection
• Completed scholarship application forms must reach participating universities not later than 30th  January 2017.

The scholarship will cover tuition fees, one economy return flight ticket from Nigeria to the UK and a contribution towards living expenses only*.

MORE INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC COURSE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED from the websites of the individual universities.

• Please note that the stipends are based on the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) published living rates and are limited to this only
• This is a non-committal scholarship. Note that NEITHER SPDC  NOR any of its affiliate companies is obligated to offer employment of any sort to any candidate upon graduation neither are successful candidates bonded to SPDC for any period of time on account of the scholarship award. 

University Scholarship Scheme

Education, as all parents and guardians admit, is a long-term investment with an equally long gestation period, but it is one of the best legacies to bequeath to individuals, groups and society. That has been the belief of Shell Nigeria since 1952. In 2014, $14.8 million was invested in scholarships by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo).

The University Scholarship Scheme, a programme run by SPDC on behalf of the NNPC/Shell/Elf/Agip Joint Venture, makes a quiet but very profound commentary on the company’s interest in the promotion of capacity building in the country.

Every year, more than 4,000 Nigerian undergraduates write aptitude tests to join the evergrowing list of students which Shell Nigeria supports in Nigerian Universities. The applicants are shortlisted on the basis of the national SSCE and JAMB examination results. This is followed by an aptitude test at the PortHarcourt, Warri, Enugu, Lagos and Abuja centres.

There are two categories of the Scholarship Scheme, the National Merit Award (NM), open to Nigerian undergraduates and Areas of Operation Merit Award (AOM), for students from communities in which Shell Nigeria operates. Only first year students are eligible for the awards in both categories.

An average of 16,000 applicants respond to advertisements by Shell Nigeria every year, inviting qualified candidates to apply for the scholarships which are tenable only in Nigerian Universities.

Application for the 2016/2017 University Scholarship Award closes on December 31 2016.

Secondary School Scholarship

The Shell Nigeria Secondary School Scholarship Scheme is for host communities in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Imo and Rivers states.

Every year, an average of 2,600 post-primary scholarships are awarded in the seven states. The Secondary School Scholarship Scheme is to help students pay through school, as well as enhance academic achievement in host communities.

The scheme, which is also a welcome relief for many parents and guardians in the education of their children, has become so popular that annually, thousands of parents and children look forward to it as a golden opportunity.

Indeed, it has today become a welcome feature of educational development, especially in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria.

Cradle-to-Career Scholarship

The Cradle-to-Career Scholarship is an all-inclusive scholarship programme that provides opportunities for brilliant pupils of less-privileged background to attend reputable secondary schools in Nigeria.

The Cradle-to-Career scheme is designed to bridge educational inequalities resulting from geographic and socio-economic difference as well as help to enhance high literacy level in the Niger Delta and Nigeria in general.

There are two categories of the Scholarship Scheme;

1. The SPDC JV Cradle-to-Career Scholarship scheme managed by Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) on behalf of the joint venture.
   Started since 2010, candidates are selected from key Niger Delta States of Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta. Three hundred and fifty (350) talented students are already enrolled in quality secondary schools.
2. The National Cradle-to-Career Scholarship scheme, managed by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) on behalf of itself, its co-venture partners and the NNPC.
   Candidates are selected from each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, out of which the best three (3), who also meet all other award criteria are awarded the scholarship.
   The scheme is in its second year with 60 beneficiaries already placed in very good private secondary schools.

Shell Nigeria Cradle-to-Career scholarship has received several local and international commendations. At the 2011 United Nations (UN) Innovations Fair in Geneva, the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon described the scheme as “a landmark initiative” and acknowledged its impressive contributions to educational development in the Niger Delta and Nigeria.

Shell Scholars

The Shell scholarship programme commenced in the 1950s. with awards to qualified Nigerians in various fields of study, both within and outside Nigeria. Many of them returned home to occupy key positions in public service, commerce and industry.

Shell Scholars' Forum - Promoting Academic Excellence in Nigeria

As Shell worked to produce and export the first barrel of crude oil for Nigeria, it also had the foresight to think of the generations of Nigerians who would one day drive the development of the newly independent nation. A quick way of achieving this was to train the required manpower through scholarship awards.

The Shell scholarship programme commenced in the 1950s with awards to qualified Nigerians in various fields of study both within and outside Nigeria. Many of them returned home and some still occupy key positions in public service, commerce and industry.

The Shell Scholars’ Forum inaugurated in 2013 is intended to create an avenue for older beneficiaries to mentor the younger ones. Relatedly, a new Shell education portfolio strategy was launched also in 2013. The objective is “to generate the intellectual and creative energy required for sustained economic performance and global competitiveness of Nigeria”. Element of the strategy include; Building Scholars, Promoting Digital Transformation and driving Growth and Development in Nigeria.

As a mark of recognition and appreciation of Shell’s effort in supporting quality education in Nigeria from the 1950s to date, the company emerged “Best Company in Education” at the 2013 Social Enterprise Report & Awards (SERAs).

Have you ever been awarded a Shell scholarship? You are part of a distinct club! Join the Shell Scholars' Forum.

The Shell Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has established the Shell Scholars’ Forum for all past recipients of Shell university and postgraduate scholarship awards. The Shell Scholars’ Forum is a great networking forum.

Why join the Forum?

Over 14,000 people have passed through Shell’s scholarship programmes over the past 50 years. Most of these scholars have excelled in their various fields and occupy exalted positions in commerce, banking, industry, academia etc.

The forum provides a common platform for networking and relationship-building among the scholars, afford them the opportunity not only to contribute to future improvements in SPDC’s education strategy, but also provide communiqués that may positively influence government policies on education. The forum would also serve as a platform to impact the younger generation of scholars and help address the educational challenges of today.

To join this forum, kindly fill out the registration form.

FOR SHELL

http://www.shell.com.ng