LIFELONG AND LIFEWIDE EDUCATION IN TWENTY FIRST CENTURY NIGERIA: CONTRIBUTIONS OF ELF PETROLEUM NIGERIA LIMITED FROM 2005-2016

More awareness is being created for lifelong and life-wide learning and education particularly in this twenty-first century that is driven by new, complex and challenging innovations and inventions in science and technology. This discourse examined the concepts of lifelong and life-wide learning and how they can be incorporated into the school curricula across all levels of education. The various contributions of ELF Petroleum Nigeria Limited towards the promotion of lifelong and life-wide learning in educational institutions and in non-formal and informal situations were also examined. It was observed that through the provision of scholarships to students in secondary and tertiary schools, provision of school infrastructure (building) and equipment particularly for science and technology, revival of reading culture, internship placing and field trips to the company's industrial sites, skills development programmes and the improvement of teachers knowledge and skills for personal and professional development through workshops and seminars some degree of impact has been made on the operational areas in particular. This discourse heavily depended on secondary sources from publications on the internet and those produced by the company which they refer to as newspapers, magazines, and journals. It was recommended that all other companies should emulate ELF Petroleum Nigeria Limited (EPNL) now known as Total E&P Nigeria (TEPNG) so that there would be more awareness and opportunities for lifelong and life-wide learning in this twenty-first century Nigeria.