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U. S Varsity Offers PhD Scholarship to 4 LAUTECH Students

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Rhoda Onuzulike
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The Louisiana State University (LSU), Los Angeles in the United States of America (USA) has awarded a fully funded scholarship to the four best graduating students of chemical engineering from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso.

Principal assistant registrar, public and alumni relations unit of LAUTECH,  Olalekan Fadeyi, disclosed this on Tuesday, August 23 in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.

Fadeyi revealed that the four students who are Otusanya Gabriel Tobi, Oluwole Titilayo Deborah, Dauda, Monsuru Olatunji, and Balogun Toyeeb Olamide were directly admitted into PhD programme with their first degrees into Louisiana University.

The LAUTECH’s spokesman explained that it was the first time that four graduates of chemical engineering of the institution were admitted into a PhD programme in the same academic session.

“Based on the previous interactions between LAUTECH and LSU, the Department of Chemical Engineering got a call from Louisiana State University to present scholarship awards to the best students from the department.

“The students are Otusanya Gabriel Tobi (Class of 2017), Oluwole Titilayo Deborah (Class of 2018), Dauda, Monsuru Olatunji (Class of 2019) and Balogun Toyeeb Olamide (Class of 2019).

“The development testifies to the dedication of LAUTECH in producing students that can compete with its peer anywhere in the world.

“It also justifies the belief of members of staff of the Department of Chemical Engineering in the ability of its students and presenting them for this opportunity,” he said.

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) was established on April 23, 1990 under the old Oyo State with the name Oyo State University of Technology, Ogbomosho.

The name was changed in 1991 upon the creation of Osun State out of the then Oyo State.

The university is jointly owned by both states until November 20, 2020 when it became solely owned by the Oyo State government following a mutual agreement between the two states.

Government Wants Multinationals To Take Over Farmlands – Indian farmers

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Elizabeth Williams
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Farmers protest in Indian capital Delhi. The Protesters broke barricades and shouted slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Indian capital of New Delhi, after thousands of farmers gathered to protest against what they said were unfulfilled promises by the government.
More than eight months after farmers called off a year-long protest and the government conceded to several of their demands, more than 5,000 farmers gathered in the centre of the capital to protest against Modi and his government.


In December, 2021- Indian farmers called off a year-long protest after the government conceded a clutch of demands, including assurances to consider guaranteed prices for all produce, instead of just rice and wheat, union leaders said.
The move comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would roll back three farm laws, seeking to end the longest-running farmers’ protest that galvanized millions of growers who remained resolute in opposing the legislation.

Fleet of Hydrogen Passenger Trains Begins Service In Germany

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Elizabeth Williams
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German officials launched what they say is the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains Wednesday, replacing 15 diesel trains that previously operated on nonelectrified tracks in the state of Lower Saxony.
The 14 trains use hydrogen fuel cells to generate electricity that powers the engines. The German government has backed expanding the use of hydrogen as a clean alternative to fossil fuels.
State governor Stephan Weil said the 93-million-euro ($92 million) project was an “excellent example” for Lower Saxony’s efforts to make its economy greener.


The trains manufactured by French company Alstom are operated by regional rail company LNVG on routes between the northern towns of Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervoerde and Buxtehude.
Alstom says the Coradia iLint trains have a range of up to 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) and a maximum speed of 140 kph (87 mph). By using hydrogen produced with renewable energy the trains will save 1.6 million liters (more than 422,000 gallons) of diesel fuel a year.
The hydrogen is currently produced as a byproduct in chemical processes, but German specialty gas company Linde plans to manufacture it locally using only renewable energy within three years.

Whistleblower Could Help Musk With Legal Battle as Twitter Suffers Reputation Problems

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Elizabeth Williams
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A whistleblower’s complaint that Twitter Inc misled federal regulators about the company’s security risks could provide Elon Musk with fresh ammunition in his bid to get out of buying the company for $44 billion.
Until now, Musk’s legal showdown with Twitter has primarily centered around claims that the company misled the billionaire about the number of bot and spam accounts on its platform.
The whistleblower complaint by Twitter’s former security chief Peiter Zatko gives Musk new angles to pursue in his legal battle, such as claims that Twitter failed to disclose weaknesses in its security and data privacy.

Canada, Germany Sign New Hydrogen Export Deal

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Elizabeth Williams
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Canadian and German leaders signed a ‘hydrogen alliance’ aimed at accelerating efforts to export clean fuel to Germany by 2025.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed a deal on Tuesday for Germany to import green hydrogen from Canada.
The two leaders signed the deal in the port town of Stephenville, Newfoundland.
The first deliveries are expected in just three years. Germany seeks options as it tries to move away from Russian gas
hydrogen is a clean, versatile fuel that doesn’t produce any direct greenhouse gas emissions — all it takes to release the energy is oxygen, and the only byproduct is water.
In principle, hydrogen can serve as a basis for fuels to replace coal, oil and natural gas in industry and transport. Because its production is very energy-intensive, hydrogen is currently still significantly more expensive than fossil fuels.
Both LNG and green hydrogen are seen as medium-term solutions and will not be able to help Germany in the next few months. Canada does not yet have the means to export LNG internationally, and the production of green hydrogen is still in its infancy.
Industry has long been in on the benefits and has been using hydrogen for decades in the petrochemicals sector — mainly for oil refining, producing ammonia for fertilizers, and in the production of methanol and steel. But it has also been touted as a means of speeding up our transition to clean energy. Even the European Commission has described hydrogen as “the missing part of the puzzle to a fully decarbonized economy”.

TETFund Moves To End Foreign Publications’ Dominance, Sponsors 10

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Rhoda Onuzulike
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Federal government of Nigeria has moved to end the dominance of foreign publications in the nation’s higher education institutions as it unveiled 10 new textbooks sponsored by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).

Speaking at the public presentation of the books in Abuja, the minister of education, Adamu Adamu, said the dependence on foreign academic publications portends great danger to the nation’s education sector, adding that boosting indigenous authorship would address the problem.

He said the paucity of indigenously authored and produced tertiary level textbooks and related academic publications in the nation’s tertiary education institutions is a known fact overtime.

Adamu, who was represented by the minister of state for education, Goodluck Opiah, said Nigeria’s tertiary education institutions became dependent on books published outside the country with the attendant consequences of the pressure on the demand for foreign exchange.

He said: “It is equally worrisome that the quality of most academic publications in our country leaves much to be desired. It is therefore expected that nurturing the culture of quality authorship and the production of indigenous books will not only ensure the availability of relevant books in the diverse subject areas that take cognizance of our local environment and sensitivities but will also safeguard national pride and reduce the demand for foreign exchange.”

He commended TETFund for establishing the higher education book development project to tackle scarcity of tertiary level textbooks which has before now reached a crisis proportion, while hailing the fund for putting in place the technical advisory group (TAG) whose mandate includes collaboratively working with the agency to ensure quality books are churned out by Nigerian authors.

Also speaking, executive secretary of TETFund, Arc Sonny Echono, who expressed delight over the quality of the 10 books, said additional 30 books sponsored by the fund would be unveiled before the end of the year even as he assured of the readiness of the agency to sponsor production of 50 textbooks in 2023.

Primary Health: Nigeria To Beef up Relations With Traditional Rulers To Increase Services

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Olasunbo Okoromi
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The Nigerian Government is strengthening partnership with the Traditional institutions to expand the services and delivery of Primary Heath Care to the citizens of the Country.

This was the resolution at the maiden quarterly review meeting between the National Primary Heath Care Development Agency and Nigeria’s Southwest Traditional Leaders Committee on Primary Heath Care Delivery.

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, while addressing them said that the partnership with the Traditional institutions is key in the realization of Primary Heath Care access and Delivery to communities across the Southwest and Nigeria as a whole.

Dr. Ehanire noted that traditional rulers are pivotal to the promotion of health, hygiene, sanitation and advocacy to immunization.

Dr. Ehanire explained that, traditional rulers across the country have been very supportive of government initiatives in the health sector especially in mobilization, disease surveillance and reporting.

Also, the Executive secretary National Primary Heath Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shu’aibu, said traditional rulers are the closest to the people, who play significant roles in the enlightenment of communities during the outbreak of diseases as well as acceptance of immunizations.

The chairman southwest Traditional Rulers Council and the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, believes that Primary Heath Care is the foundation of health in the society and called on the agency to do more in improving the Heath of the people of Southwest.

Nigerian Govt Is Committed To Address Brain Drain- Ekumankama

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Olasunbo Okoromi
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The Minister of State for Health, Joseph Ekumankama, has stated that Nigerian government is committed to ending brain drain and medical tourism in the country.

He said this while speaking with newsmen while inaugurating various projects at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Meta, Lagos, he identified brain drain as the major challenge affecting the health sector currently.

The projects inaugurated by the minister included the Orthopedic and Trauma Centre, Molecular Building Complex and Oxygen gas plant including the Clinical Training Centre, Power House and Ultra-Modern Theatre.

He said, “The greatest challenge facing the sector presently is the doctors and nurses leaving the country but I want to rather encourage them to stay back seeing the effort the government is putting.

The minister commended Dr Adedamola Dada, the Medical Director of the hospital, for judiciously using the resources available to further provide infrastructures and services rendered to patients.

Dr Adedamola Dada said the hospital would continue to do its best to improve the health status of Nigerians.

Malaria: Bauchi State Kicks Off Chemoprevention In 20 LGAs

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Olasunbo Okoromi
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The Bauchi State Government has commenced its 2022 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention campaign across all the 20 Local Government Areas for children from 3-59 months old.

Dr. Mohammed Sani, Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Malaria, said the exercise would be a house-to-house exercise.

Sani said the state started implementing SMC in 10 selected LGAs in 2020, however, the exercise had been scaled to all the 20 LGA based on successes recorded.

The chairman added that SMC is given from July to October as it is the period that malaria cases are mostly reported.

He noted that the state had other interventions against malaria including the distribution of Intermittent Preventive Therapy for pregnant women and Long lasting insecticidal nets.

In his contribution, Mr. Kabiru Mohammed, the North East Zonal Project Manager of Malaria Consortium, said Nigeria started an early pilot implementation in 2013 following a recommendation from the World Health Organisation.

Furthermore, Alhaji Ali Babayo, Permanent Secretary, Bauchi state Ministry of Health, said that the state government was committed to providing quality healthcare to its citizens, adding that the SMC campaign was a clear indication of such programs.

The Emir of Dass, Alhaji Usman Bilyaminu, also called on households to support the exercise by availing their children access to the teams.

Joshua Finally Congratulates Usyk, Wishes Champion More Success

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Emenike Agu
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AUGUST 21: Anthony Joshua (R) of Great Britain congrats the winner Oleksandr Usyk (L) of Ukraine after boxing rematch under the name of “Rage in the Red Sea” as he retains world title at King Abdullah Sports Complex in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on August 21, 2022.

Anthony Joshua acknowledged on Sunday night that he let himself down with his erratic behaviour in the immediate aftermath of his thrilling defeat by Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia, saying he had acted “out of pure passion and emotion,” reports morningstaronline.co.uk.

After losing a split decision in the fight in Jeddah, a furious Joshua stalked towards the changing room before returning to the ring, grabbing Usyk’s WBA and Ring Magazine belts and dropping them outside the ropes.

The 32-year-old then confronted Usyk, saying, “you’re not strong, how did you beat me? How? I had character and determination,” before addressing the crowd with a confused rant about his past and his own shortcomings as a boxer.

Taking to Twitter on Sunday evening, Joshua posted: “I wish [Usyk] continued success in your quest for greatness. You are a class act, champ.

“Yesterday I had to mentally take myself into a dark place to compete for the championship belts! I had two fights, one with Usyk and one with my emotions and both got the better of me.

“I’ll be the first to admit, I let myself down. I acted out of pure passion and emotion and when not controlled, it ain’t great.

“I love this sport so so much and I’ll be better from this point on. Respect.”Ex-pro Carl Froch had accused Joshua of stealing Usyk’s moment while his gym mate and sparring partner Frazer Clarke said he should have been “saved from himself” by his team, who “hung him out to dry.”

Hours after the end of the fight, as he reflected on a third professional defeat that places him on the periphery of the heavyweight division’s elite, Joshua choked back the tears before holding his head in his hands to mask his anguish.

Once he had regained composure, he attempted to explain actions that have drawn heavy criticism.

“It was just from the heart. I was mad at myself. Not at anyone, just at myself. I’ve gotta get out of here because I’m mad,” Joshua said.

oshua was transformed from the fighter who surrendered the WBA, IBF and WBO belts to Usyk in London last September but was still outpointed 113-115, 115-113, 116-112 by the Ukrainian southpaw.

Usyk’s movement, hand speed, ring craft and work rate underpinned an impressive victory, which came after serving as a military volunteer in Kiev following Russia’s invasion of his homeland.

“What you saw was raw emotion. A real person who was feeling the pressure and who wanted to win so badly,” said promoter Eddie Hearn, as he addressed the negativity that has stalked Joshua’s career.

“You live in an online world where it’s opinion, stick, abuse. He will never tell you that he sees that pressure or feels it, but it’s impossible not to.

“I just want AJ to be happy. He’s given his whole life since he started boxing and people don’t realise what a bubble it is.”

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