At Bingham Varsity Convocation, Ex-NUPRC Boss, Komolafe Shines With PhD In Law

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The speedy previous Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Dr Gbenga Komolafe, has added one other tutorial distinction to his illustrious profession, incomes a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) diploma in Law from Bingham University, Nasarawa State.

Komolafe, who just lately exited public service after serving as the pinnacle of Nigeria’s upstream petroleum regulatory company, was among the many graduands on the college’s convocation ceremony, marking one other milestone in a profession spanning public service, petroleum regulation and trade improvement.

At the convocation, Komolafe and 58 others bagged doctorate levels from the School of Postgraduate Studies, whereas 206 college students graduated with tutorial grasp’s levels in varied disciplines.

Similarly, 219 college students graduated with skilled grasp’s levels, whereas 96 others obtained postgraduate diplomas.

At the undergraduate degree, a complete of 1,315 college students graduated, with 71 incomes first-class levels and 472 acquiring second-class higher levels throughout varied disciplines.

Speaking throughout an unique interview with THE WHISTLERshortly after the seventh convocation ceremony of the college on Saturday, the previous NUPRC boss mentioned his resolution to pursue a doctoral diploma was pushed by his longstanding perception within the transformative energy of training and his dedication to deepening data, notably within the oil and fuel trade.

He defined that the choice was not motivated by the need to amass one other tutorial title or show an instructional achievement, however by the necessity to strengthen his mental capability, interrogate established practices and make additional contributions to data {and professional} apply.

Komolafe mentioned his conviction in regards to the significance of training had remained a significant supply of inspiration all through his skilled journey, stressing that instructional improvement was important to constructing human capital and advancing nationwide improvement.

“My inspiration is based on my belief and commitment to deepening knowledge. I’ve always believed that education is the foundation and the tool to human development, national development and the development of humanity.

“Education, like I’ve said, is very, very important because it is the foundation. For a nation, it is very important to pay premium attention to our educational development as a tool to developing national resources and building our human capital.

“My inspiration is my implicit belief and commitment to deepening knowledge,” he mentioned.

He cited American statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin, recalling his well-known commentary about training being among the many Most worthy investments due to the returns it generates.

According to him, Nigeria should proceed to prioritise training as a strategic funding in its human sources, including that the event of human capital stays central to the nation’s means to realize sustainable progress.

For Komolafe, the PhD represents greater than a private tutorial accomplishment. Rather, it offers a possibility to interrogate established practices, problem typical pondering and contribute extra meaningfully to the physique of data within the oil and fuel sector.

He mentioned the doctoral programme was designed to equip him with the mental capability to look at current assumptions and develop contemporary views that might contribute to the development of his chosen area.

“Pursuing a doctoral degree for me is not a trophy. It is not a display of trophy, but the beginning and the need to deepen knowledge.

“Rather, it is a tool for preparing oneself to interrogate the status quo, to interrogate conventional thinking and conventional wisdom. It is an equipping tool for equipping oneself in a manner that one could better contribute to the body of knowledge in one’s chosen area of endeavour, as it applies to me in oil and gas,” he mentioned.

The former regulator added that his expertise within the petroleum trade, notably his years of involvement in regulating Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector, had strengthened his dedication to make additional contributions to the event of the trade.

He defined that pursuing the doctoral programme was partly knowledgeable by his want to convey further mental depth to the data he had acquired via years {of professional} apply.

“Having had the privilege to regulate the oil and gas landscape in Nigeria, I was inspired by the need to make further contributions to this area of endeavour.

“I believe that acquiring a higher degree, at the postgraduate and doctoral level, will further equip me to contribute to this area of endeavour,” Komolafe mentioned.

Beyond the tutorial recognition related to the doctorate, Komolafe disclosed that his exit from public service had opened one other part {of professional} engagement in academia.

He mentioned he had commenced lecturing at Nile University, the place he was sharing his sensible expertise within the petroleum trade with college students, notably within the space of oil and fuel regulation.

The former NUPRC chief described his transition into the classroom as a possibility to contribute to human capital improvement by serving to younger folks perceive the sensible dimensions of the petroleum trade.