Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has taken its energy security and industrialisation advocacy to the University of Ibadan with a commitment to education, youth empowerment, and community development.
Speaking on Friday at the university’s alumni homecoming event, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance, Tony Attah, hinged the economic emancipation and growth of Nigeria on the eradication of energy poverty and the embrace of sustainability, leveraging the country’s vast oil and gas resources.
Attah delivered the university’s Distinguished Alumni Lecture titled: ‘Energy, Security and Economic Sustainability: The Role of Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Sector in National Development’.
He described energy and economic growth as inseparable, noting that with energy security comes economic opportunities with the potential to transform the lives of millions of Nigerians.
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Attah was earlier received at the Faculty of Technology by the Dean, Professor Isaac Bamgboye, and other principal officers of the faculty.
The homecoming event witnessed the inauguration of a state-of-the-art synthetic mini football pitch donated by Renaissance and its joint venture partners – NNPC Limited, TotalEnergies, and Agip Energy and Natural Resources. Attah described the pitch, named ‘Renaissance JV Arena’, as a lasting “symbol of excellence, vision, and commitment to youth and community development within the university,” by the joint venture partners.
One of the highlights of the Friday event was the conferment of an Award of Excellence on Attah, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the oil and gas industry, leadership in sustainable energy development, and commitment to education and community empowerment.
