Professor Umezurika Opata Wins AU Kwame Nkrumah Continental Scientific Award

Professor Umezurika Opata emerge winner of the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Continental Scientific Award in the field of Life and Earth Science.

The $100,000 award was conferred on Professor Umezurika Opata during the 26th Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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InterCEDD Develops Flat Belly

International Centre for Ethnomedicine and Drug Development (InterCEDD), makers of Intercedd Health Products (IHP), with its international partners have developed Flat Belly.

The product made of some local herbs such as Moringa, Pigeon pea and cocoa promises a flat belly within three months of use.

InterCEDD is a subsidiary of Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme (BDCP), which is a non-governmental non-profit organization.

The product was developed with a European partner and has been introduced in Europe.

As a result of certain cultural issues, the formulation of this product is quite different being in powder form and that means one has to dissolve in water before drinking.

Prototype: ABU Refinery

The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna state, has developed a prototype refinery with a capacity of refining one barrel of crude oil per day.

According to the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ibrahim Garba,

“This is a prototype refinery that runs on one barrel a day. It is a very long term project, we started it then Raw Materials Development Council came in to support.

“The project being built in stages, so far we can produce petrol (PMS) and diesel. We need more support from potential supporters and investors to take it to the next level.”

FRSC Returns 514,150 Naira To Accident Victims

The officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recovered the sum of 514,150 Naira from an accident scene at Kwaita village, along the Abuja-Lokoja road on Boxing Day. All the victims were unhurt. The money was handed to a representative of the survivors, Mr. Ezeh who later gave the officers 415,000 Naira out of it, just to show appreciation.