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10 Oct
A non-governmental organisation, Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF), has tasked the country’s tertiary institutions to tackle the pressing challenges of plastic pollution, particularly the scourge of single- use plastics.
16 Sep
The Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Monday, urged university authorities to fight seriously against the pressing challenges of plastic pollution, particularly the scourge of single-use plastics. Executive Director, CODAF, Mr. Richard Benin, gave the directive at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE), during the launch of the Zero…
11 Aug
Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, the Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta, has described reading as the secret to academic success. Rim-Rukeh who spoke on Sunday at a scholarship award ceremony in Oviorie, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta, urged youths to imbibe the culture of reading. At the scholarship award organised by…
1 Aug
The Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE), Delta State, has unveiled a special energy programme to identify peculiar problems in Nigeria’s energy and power sector, as well as to develop solutions to solve the problems, thereby contributing to the country’s energy development. Unveiling the initiative, the Vice Chancellor of FUPRE, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, said…
18 May
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) is to collaborate with the Federal University of Petroleum Resources(FUPRE), Effurun,Delta State
23 Feb
The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) and the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE), Effurum, Delta State, are set to partner on electric vehicle (EV) technology.
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