The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion, Director General Dan Ibrahim, has revealed that the establishment of standard laboratory in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University will support the discovery of crude especially with analysis.
Ibrahim said the laboratory is part of his organisation’s synergy with the private sector to encourage research in varsities, adding that due to the success of the pilot exercise, six others would benefit across the geographical zones.
He made this disclosure during the North East Zonal Launching of Technology Story Board for basic education.
“I’m happy to say that out of the six, two have been commissioned, one of which is Alex Ekwueme University and it was commissioned at a critical time of the school they were expecting accreditation team from National Universities Commission and by the time the NUC officials saw the equipment functioning they had no option than to give full accreditation.
“The second one is in Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Chemical Engineering Department, it is serving two purposes because both Bauchi and Gombe by God’s grace will be among the oil producing states. It would be used for analysis that they will not have to take it to other areas to confirm.
On his part, Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, said his administration was committed to supporting the advancement of science and technology following its importance to the economy.
Represented by the Deputy Governor Manassah Jatau, Yahaya said a lot were being done to ensure science took centre stage in the state.
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