November 2020 Edition

Valuable R&D
in Nigeria;
The Agip (NAOC) Story
UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY
COLLABORATION ON RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
The much talked about University-Industry
collaboration as a panacea to bridging the
gap between the industry and the academia
received a boost recently as NAOC and its
Joint Venture partners (NPDC and
OANDO) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding on four key Research and
Development projects with four Nigerian
Universities.
Below are the research and
development project details and the
associated Universities:
3D Printing Technology - University of
Uyo, Akwa Ibom State: 3D Printing
Technology for Additive Manufacturing
design improvement of existing 3D printer
and accessories, capacity up-scaling,
development of new 3D printer and
machineries for the processing of waste
plastics into filament which in turn will be
utilized as input for the 3D printer.
C o n s o l i d a t e d N a n o t e c h n o l o g y
Bioremediation - Federal University
O t u o k e ( F O O ) , B a y e l s a S t a t e :
Optimization Studies on an Innovative,
Indigenous and Eco-friendly Consolidated
Nanotechnology-based Bioremediation
Technique (CNB-Tech). Profer solutions to
the identified gaps in present soil
remediation technology through the
introduction of nanotechnology technique
(CNB-Tech) for field applications; optimize
CNB-Tech procedures to meet international
standards
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