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American scientists keep pig’s brain alive outside body
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have made a successful use of the innovative extracorporeal pulsatile circulatory control (EPCC) device to isolate a mammal’s head from its body for as long as…
Ebereonwu canvasses industry-academia collaboration to close skill gaps
Sopuruchi Onwuka Emerging Nigerian petroleum industry policy analyst, Dr Charles Ebereonwu, has called for effective collaboration between the nation’s industrial sector and the academia in order to deepen innovations that propel economic development of the country. Dr Ebereonwu, who currently…
Kyari decries theft, vandalism as threats to Nigeria’s energy sufficiency
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has tasked educational institutions in the country to join forces with the petroleum industry in evolving solutions to challenges that threaten the nation’s energy security. The Group Chief Executive Officer, Mallam Mele…
Seplat Energy earns SERAS Africa’s Award for Education Intervention
Seplat Energy Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the London Stock Exchange, has emerged winner of the Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAS) Africa’s Education Intervention category for 2023. The SERAS Africa…
Eni takes 29 Nigerians on post-graduate scholarship
Eni’s subsidiary, Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE), has awarded scholarships to 29 Nigerian graduates for post graduate studies. The scholarships which form part of the company’s 2023/2024 Awards Scheme will see the beneficiaries funded through their studies at Universities within…
NCDMB, Waltersmith train graduates on petroleum industry skills
Sopuruchi Onwuka Venture partners in the Ibigwe Refinery in Imo State are now in partnership to prepare indigenous technical crew that would respond to labour demands in the domestic petroleum industry which is undergoing rapid transformation. The Nigerian Content Development…
Essay contest: NCDMB rewards varsity students with cash, digital tools
Sopuruchi Onwuka Three university students weekend received computers and cash as the prizes for winning different categories of the 7th Nigerian Content Annual National Undergraduate Essay Competition, 2023. The winners including the top 10 finalists in the essay competition were…
NCDMB commissions three ICT centres in Akwa Ibom
Sopuruchi Onwuka Three secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State will now conduct academic activities with the ease of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure, courtesy of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). The agency which is leading capacity…
FG shoots up varsity, FUC school fees
Sopuruchi Onwuka Following the fiscal policies of the present administration of the Federal Government and the inflationary trends sparked in the domestic economy, educational institutions supported by the government are raising fees. Weekend the Director of Senior Secondary Education at…
‘Nigerian petroleum industry is ripe for indigenous crew change’
The upstream petroleum industry is witnessing transition from IOCs to independents. And issues of operating capacity are throwing up disputes. How do you think Nigeria should manage the challenges associated with the emerging crew change? At this stage, I think…
