Youths get PCB design, fabrication training from MMS

Some 10 Nigerian youths have graduated from the first phase of a five-week Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design and fabrication programme held at the Momas Metering School (MMS) in Lagos.

The programme, which was coordinated by One Innovation Hub, Offa, Kwara State, was in partnership with MMS and Summit University, Offa, Kwara State.

During the ceremony, Chairman of Momas Group, Kola Balogun, congratulated the graduands on their successful training. He emphasised the importance of electricity, education, and agriculture to Nigeria’s industrialisation efforts.

The Chairman also highlighted the need to adopt Industry 4.0 technologies in providing innovative solutions to local problems and the importance of including Industry 4.0 technology in all stages of the economy.

In addition to celebrating the success of the graduates, Balogun, an engineer, also announced the launch of a full metering school, funded by the German government. The school aims to invest in human capital and promote knowledge of Printed Circuit Board (PCB), which is the heart of electronics such as computers, robotics, and more.

The Chairman of the Academic Board at MMS, Olorunfemi Ademola, explained the process used to select the candidates for the training and the curriculum that led to the graduation ceremony. He expressed confidence in the graduates’ abilities and welcomed them to join the over 4,000 alumni of MMS.

In his goodwill message, the Vice-Chancellor of Summit University, Offa, Kwara State, Professor Abiodun Musa Aibinu, commended the Momas Group Chairman for his unwavering efforts towards youth capacity building and development. He assured the audience that the knowledge and experience gained by the graduates would be properly utilized in achieving the Offa Smart City initiative.

Aibinu further explained that four of the graduates that are from SUN, Offa were carefully selected among their peers and would be given office space at the Research and Innovation Unit on campus to domesticate the knowledge they have gained and transform final year projects on campus into market-ready prototypes. He also announced that efforts would be made to seek funding via research grants to embark on various projects that would help solve electrical challenges in the university and the city.

Chairman of One Innovation Hub (ONEIH), Offa, Dr. Waheed Olagunju, stressed the importance of the skills acquired by the graduates to the realization of the Offa Smart City initiative. He also called on the graduates to contribute their skills to the attainment of the Offa Tuntun paradigm, which is presently being championed by HRH Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II.