PUTIN WOOS AFRICAN LEADERS AT SHOWCASE SUMMIT, SAYS RUSSIA IS BETTER PARTNER THAN 'COLONIAL' WEST. (PHOTO).

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 Putin woos African leaders at showcase summit, says Russia is better partner than 'colonial' West President Vladimir Putin told African leaders ​on Wednesday that Russia was their best partner, accusing what he cast as a colonial West of still trying ‌to exploit the continent's resources and using debt to hold back development, Reuters reported. The Kremlin chief was speaking at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries, during which he will hold one-on-one talks with many of the 22 individual African leaders ​attending on everything from trade to security, arms deals and grain supplies. "Africa is increasingly asserting itself as one of the key players in the global economy and politics. However, the emergence of a multipolar world is, of ​course, no easy task; it faces resistance from countries that are not prepared to accept this reality: those who are accustomed to ​thinking i...

UNIBEN PRODUCES,SHOWCASES LIGHTWEIGHT UTILITY VEHICLE.(PHOTO).


UNIBEN Produces, Showcases Lightweight Utility Vehicle 
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A Ph.D student from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Benin (UNIBEN), Engr. Igbinosa Eghosa has produced and showcased a one-ton utility truck. 

The vehicle developed by Engr. Eghosa of the Department of Production Engineering was supervised by Professor Akaehomen Ibhadode, who also led the team to present the wonder on wheels to the University’s Management. 

Speaking during the brief ceremony, the project developer opined that the light-weight truck will re-shape and power the growth of the nation’s transport and agriculture industries. 

He added that with adequate funding, the vehicle could be produced in large quantity as the design was capable of addressing transportation needs even in local communities.

On his part, the project supervisor pointed out that over 80 percent of the materials used for the production of the truck, which runs at a maximum speed of 75klm per hour, was sourced locally. 

He said the motivation behind the project was to encourage and promote the production of low-cost vehicles with very high local content including materials and labour, in Nigeria. 

Elated, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Lilian Salami, praised the team for promoting local production through their cutting-edge innovations. 

She expressed the University’s readiness to partner with the Faculty in the production of some units of the vehicle for the Institution’s use.

-Public Relations and Protocol Unit, UNIBEN


 

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