Petroleum Training Institute Matriculates 1,901 Students in Delta

The Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, near Warri, Delta State yesterday matriculated 1,718 students for its 2022/2023 academic session.

The acting Principal/Chief Executive, PTI, Dr. Henry Adebowale Adimula, who administered the matriculation oath on the students called on them to shun all sorts of vices on campus.

Some of the vices, he said, included examination misconduct, all forms of physical abuse, bullying, cultism, use of drugs, narcotics and drug peddling as well as certificate forgery, exposure of body parts, indecent dressings, stealing and misuse of social media.

The Principal warned that the management does not tolerate any social vices as spelt out in the Institute’s Handbook, adding that anyone caught would face the consequences.

Adimula urged the students to take their study with all seriousness which was their primary aim of coming to the PTI.

The Acting Principal /Chief Executive disclosed that PTI, which is the foremost institute of oil and gas in Africa, was being re organised in line with the current trend in the oil and gas industry.

He noted that, PTI being a specialised institute for the training of manpower for the oil, gas and allied industries, placed the students at advantage over their peers in other tertiary institutions.

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