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Abubakar Surajo Imam

Abubakar Surajo Imam is the first Nigerian Army professor. He specialises in mechatronics and robotics and he is the current Head of the Department of Mechatronics Engineering at the Nigerian Defence Academy.

Early life and education

Imam is a native of Kankia in Katsina State. He obtained his first degree from Bayero University Kano in Mechanical Engineering in 2001. He bagged his Msc and Phd in Mechatronics and Robotics from Newcastle University, United Kingdom in 2009 and 2014 respectively.

Career

Imam started his career as a member of short-service combatant course 32 and was attached to the electrical and mechanical engineering department. He later became a regular commission and conducted his researches and teachings in different units and universities such as Air Force Institute of Technology in Kaduna; Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria; Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology in Kano State; and Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria.

Publications

⚫️Mechatronics for Beginners: 21 Projects for PIC Microcontrollers (2012).

⚫️Design and construction of a small-scale rotorcraft uav system. (2014).

⚫️Quadrotor model predictive flight control system. (2014).

Meet Nigeria’s first Army Professor

Lt. Col. (Prof) Abubakar Surajo Imam is the first Nigerian Army officer to attain the rank of Professor.

He is from Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State.

He is a soldier, engineer, and innovator.

He holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from BUK.

He earned an MSc in Mechatronics and a PhD in Mechatronics and Robotics from Newcastle University, UK.

He currently serves at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA).

He is the Head of the Department of Mechatronics Engineering.

He is also the Director of the Centre for Innovation and Creativity (CINOCRE).

He has developed automated artillery systems.

He has worked on unmanned ground combat vehicles.

He has contributed to smart rockets and missiles.

He led innovations in ventilators during COVID-19.

He developed mobile hospitals, schools, and kitchens.

He worked on hybrid electric vehicles.

He created affordable housing technology.

He designed machines that empower rural women.

He has attended over 40 international workshops.

He has participated in multiple global conferences.

He has published six books.

His innovations are already in use for military and civilian purposes.

Katsina State raised him.

Nigeria benefits from him.

History will remember him.

Congratulations to Lt. Col. (Prof) Abubakar Surajo Imam.

Elusive001:
I laugh at those who hope on Dangote. Which coastal logistics again are the talking about? Please, can someone explain what coastal logistics are to me?

naptu2:
Another thread that exposes people that can't read and understand simple texts.

In simple English

Dangote did not say that they are going to increase prices. It was simply describing its operations.

It said that it has the ability to load 2,900 tanker trucks with fuel everyday.

It also said that customers can also choose to receive fuel bh ships.

However it said that receiving fuel by ships is more expensive because of port charges, etc.

It said that receiving fuel by ship could add as much as ₦75 and bring the cost of fuel to around ₦1,000 per litre.

That's all it said.

Now ask yourself, how do most dealers receive fuel? Is it by ship or by tanker truck?

Ochyes:
Running consecutively. Does it mean he will be serving 10 years only? Please somebody should explain.

obaidan:
the judicial system abi media all over the world(whichever one is responsible for the exaggeration) can be dramatic
he was sentenced to 10 years jor, what is it with adding years on multiple count together when reporting a sentence when the jail term will be served concurrently

Ikere Gorge Dam


The Ikere Gorge Dam is a major earth-fill dam in Iseyin local government area of Oyo State in the south west of Nigeria on the Ogun River. Reservoir capacity is 690 million m3. The dam was initiated by the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo and started in 1983 by the administration of Shehu Shagari. The dam was planned to generate 37.5 MW of electricity, to supply water to local communities and to Lagos and to irrigate 12,000 hectares of land. Built in 1982/1983, work on the dam was abandoned by subsequent military governments. A report for the UN in 2004 said that, no irrigation had taken place so far, but efforts were being made to implement one of the five planned irrigation projects. The project was based on the sprinkler system which is difficult to manage and requires that the farmers be trained.

Failed hydropower project

The dam was built to support a hydropower project, but due to equipment shortages and environmental changes, the project has remained a mirage. Additionally, it has an impact on fish farming.

The majority of local residents lack access to power. A 33-KVA rural electrification project in the region was launched by the federal government years ago. However, the only remaining traces of that endeavor are the concrete poles.

The first elected president of Nigeria, Shehu Shagari, had a hydropower project planned with the dam in the 1980s that was also scrapped. Even the German business Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co., which produced the two turbines used to generate electricity from the dam, went out of business in 1993.

As a result of the 40-year abandonment of the project, the multi-million equipment including alternators, two turbines of 3-MW each and other electrical components are now rusty.

FG CONCESSIONS IKERE GORGE DAM IN OYO STATE FOR HYDROPOWER GENERATION

The Federal Government has officially handed over the 6MW Ikere Gorge Hydropower Plant, located in Iseyin, to Messrs Quaint Power and Infrastructure Nigeria under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) concession arrangement in Oyo State.

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation Prof. Joseph Utsev and Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu performed the handover ceremony.

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, described the concession as a significant milestone in the Federal Government’s drive to bridge infrastructure financing gaps and enhance sustainable power generation through private sector participation.

Prof Utsev commended the vision behind the establishment of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), noting its critical role in ensuring transparency, value for money, and efficiency in PPP-driven infrastructure development, emphasized the importance of leveraging private sector expertise and capital to complement public investments.
He noted that the Ikere Gorge Hydropower Plant is the product of a long-standing collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation and the Federal Ministry of Power, dating back to 2012, aimed at harnessing Nigeria’s hydropower potential

The Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to private sector-driven growth in the power sector, describing the handover as a new chapter in sustainable energy development.

He noted that the Ikere Gorge Dam, initially developed for water supply and irrigation, is now being repositioned as a strategic asset for clean and renewable energy generation.

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dederocs:
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