Nigeria: Egbin Power Donates Training Equipment to Four Universities

Nigeria's biggest power station, Egbin Power Plc has donated specialised engineering training equipment to the engineering faculties of four Nigerian universities- University of Abuja, University of Nigeria Nsukka, University of Lagos and University of Ibadan.

The gestures, according to the Chairman of Egbin Power Plc, Kola Adesina, was part of its intentions to help the universities groom competent engineers for Nigeria.

Each of the universities got a heat exchanger, a facility, which many engineering students and lecturers see more in maps and text books.

Adesina said recently at the donation of the facility to the Faculty of Engineering in the University of Abuja, that similar donations had been done to the other universities, the University of Lagos, University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the University of Ibadan.

"Following the privatisation and handover of the Egbin Power Plant to the core investor, management and board decided to overhaul the six units of the plants for ultimatum performance. As a result, certain equipment were replaced. One of them is the vessel donated to this university," Adesina said.

Represented by Kingsley Okotie, he said that the donation will help the universities in their teaching of engineering.

"It will help for practical demonstration of students in the faculty of engineering, to enhance knowledge and serve for research and development purposes.