NNPC Limited hosts Chess Championship in Lagos.
NNPC Limited hosts Chess Championship in Lagos.
NNPC Limited hosts Chess Championship in Lagos.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Commission (NNPC )Limited and the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) limited in partnership with Chess in Slums Africa (CiSA), hosted a Chess Championship in Lagos for secondary school students, led by the founder of CiSA, Tunde Onakoya.
This was made known on the verified Facebook page of the NNPC Limited.
It stated, – “NNPC-SNEPCo Champions Chess Talent in Lagos Schools Through Landmark Tournament.
The Lagos State School Chess Championship, powered by NNPC-SNEPCo in partnership with Chess in Slums Africa (CiSA), led by founder Tunde Onakoya, took place on November 30, 2024. The event brought together 30 teams from secondary schools across Lagos and participants from the Chess in Slums initiative.”
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It continues, “The competition featured five intense rounds, with the teams accumulating the highest points emerging as winners:
1st Place – Platform Schools.
2nd Place – Shasha Community Junior & Senior Secondary Schools.
3rd Place (Tie) – Abiolu Schools and Impetus Dominion Academy.
Special Prizes
Best Performing Male: Luke Miracle (Shasha Community High School)
Best Performing Female: Ogbonna Confidence (Chess in Slums Africa)
For champions from underserved communities, this championship was a platform to showcase their skills and resilience. For school participants, it was an opportunity to learn from peers who have overcome significant challenges, highlighting that brilliance and determination know no boundaries.”
Reacting to this update, here are some negative comments on the post.
Ola Aileru – “Chess playing has now become science. How low can the country go replacing studies with game playing?”
Sadiq Bukar Mbudiye – “I think this is the way our fuel subsidy is appearing.”
Blessed Boy – “Is this the next thing? You claim your refinery has started producing fuel and keep quiet about price reduction that every Nigeria was anxiously waiting for, so you are now talking about chess, is that what Nigerians will eat amidst this hardship, you don’t have shame at all.”
Banamaisia Israel – “Useless br@inless NNPC, they would have spent billions of Dollars on this.”
Auwal Abdulqadir Sani – “As if chess has anything to do with the mandate of the NNPC Limited.”
