OAU commissions Tosin Eniolorunda Design lab - ITREALMS

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The Mechanical Engineering Department of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife has received a substantial investment as the Tosin Eniolorunda Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) laboratory debut on campus, reports ITREALMS.

The gesture purported to be in alignment with Moniepoint’s corporate social responsibility is designed to significantly contribute to efforts aimed at bolstering Nigeria’s foundation in the very important area of science and technology while making subjects such as prototyping, design and engineering in general easier, participatory and enjoyable for students. 

Digital Lab unveils 'Innovations Map' - ITREALMS

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The Digital Lab, a Libyan initiative fostering innovation and digital transformation, has officially launched its highly anticipated innovations map platform, reports ITREALMS.

The user-friendly online tool, ITREALMS gathered will serve as a comprehensive resource, connecting innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and investors across the country.

NAF Hospital Lab wins ISO 15189 certification for quality systems - ITREALMS

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The 661 Nigerian Air Force Hospital Laboratory (661 NAFH), Ikeja-Lagos, has won for the second time, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 15189:2012 accreditation certificate for quality management systems and excellent service delivery, reports ITREALMS.

CAS Amao receiving the certificate from Dr. Erhabor

According to the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet in a press statement available to  ITREALMS, he said the award was presented to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao at the Headquarters NAF, Abuja by the Registrar, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), Dr Tosan Erhabor.

CFA joins Jury for ‘Falling Walls’ Lab Lagos

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The founder of CFAtech, Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata (CFA) has been invited to join the jury for the www.falling-walls.com Lagos, reports ITRealms.

This invite was extended by the office of the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany to be part of the jury for the first Falling Walls Lab Lagos, slated for Saturday, April 28, 2018.

The letter personally signed by Ingo Herbert, Consular General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Lagos, read in part "It is my privilege and honor to write to invite you as a member of the jury to the first Falling Walls Lab Lagos which will take place at the German Consulate General on 28th April 2018 at 1 pm."

The Falling Walls Lab is a commemoration of the Falling the Berlin Wall established in 2011 by the Falling Walls Foundation to support ideas and innovation from outstanding academics anywhere in the world.

According to Herbert, the Falling Walls Lab Lagos is being jointly carried out with support from the University of Ibadan by the German Consulate Lagos and the Nigerian arm of German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) the first ever Falling Walls in Nigeria.

He added that the Labs are organized independently in various places across the globe, typically by or in collaboration with a scientific institution.

Interested student applicants of any discipline from various institutions should submit their application on www.falling-walls.com/lab/apply. These students would be judged based on their ideas, vision, social initiatives to business models relevant to the world today.

However, they will have to do a 3 minutes presentation of their projects to the jury, consisting of experts from academia, research institutions, and the business community.

The selected winners will travel to Berlin, Germany to participate in the Lab finale, where there will be presentations from 100 other winners of other Labs across the globe. As well as the Falling Walls Conference, where more than 600 guests from 75 nations are expected to attend.

All participants, he said, would attend the conference with the three winners of Lagos wing in Berlin giving yet another 3-minute. The costs are covered by the hosting institution.

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