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Nigerian Engineer Invents Device That Can Supply 24 Hours Uninterrupted Electric Power Supply.

A Nigerian engineer, Obayagbona Emmanuel Imafidon, has revealed that he has invented a power-generating device that can solve the problem power outage in the country. In an interview with Guardian, the graduate of Electrical Engineering from the Institute of Management and Technology in Enugu said he could generate power from thunder lightning and that he has been working on it since 2006. He said: “I have been researching on generating constant power from thunder lightning. That is using a strike of thunder lightning to generate power that can serve Nigeria and Africa for five years and 30 days. That means that whenever thunder strike for once, we are sure of uninterrupted power for five years and thirty days. “One may think it is not possible and if it is possible why the western world has not converted lightning to electricity, but what I have developed so far is a prototype. There are five chambers including the trapping zone which is made of lightning arrestor. There is the...

Updated NYSC 2017 Batch A timetable. Online registration to NOW commence: 20th April, 2017

Here is an updated schedule for the 2017 NYSC batch A.

What Parents should look out for about Meningitis– Medical Experts

Some medical experts have advised Nigerians to seek early attention when ill especially if they are suspicious of meningitis because the disease is curable if presented early. The meningitis outbreak across several states has caused the death of over 282 people in the past two months. Adefunke Babatola, a paediatrician, has advised  that parents should take their children early to hospitals for diagnosis because the treatment is more successful if detected early. She said symptoms to look out for in children include high body temperature, irritability, excessive crying, headaches for those old enough to know what they are experiencing, photophobia (not able to look at lights) convulsion and falling into coma, which she said is common in children. “Some predisposing factors are upper respiratory problems, abnormal posturing, aching at the back, stiffness of the neck, poor feeding, bulge in the soft spot on top of a baby’s head (fontanel) and stiffness in a baby’s body a...

See the Tweet between twitter users that has got every one talking

The girl's response was epic!

HELP LINE FOR ANY SUICIDAL PERSON

Wanna kill Yourself? Imagine this. You come home from school one day. You’ve had yet another horrible day. You’re just ready to give up. So you go to your room, close the door, and take out that suicide note you’ve written and rewritten over and over and over You take out those razor blades, and cut for the very last time. You grab that bottle of pills and take them all. Laying down, holding the letter to your chest, you close your eyes for the very last time. A few hours later, your little brother knocks on your door to come tell you dinners ready. You don’t answer, so he walks in. All he sees is you laying on your bed, so he thinks you’re asleep. He tells your mom this. Your mom goes to your room to wake you up. She notices something is odd. She grabs the paper in your hand and reads it. Sobbing, she tries to wake you up. She’s screaming your name. Your brother, so confused, runs to go tell Dad that “Mommy is crying and sissy won’t wake up.” Your dad runs to your room. He looks...

List of Successful Candidates for Interview 2017 into Federal Civil Service (FCSC)

The Federal Civil Service Commission has released lists of shortlisted candidates according to states, for applications into Federal Ministries according to the statement signed by Hon. Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission MustaphA L. Sulaiman. Below is the breakdown of affected ministries that require applicants. Federal Ministry of Education. Federal Ministry of Labour & Productivity. Federal Ministry of Finance iv Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing. Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. Federal Ministry of Transport. Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation. Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation. Bureau of Public Procurement. The lists apply to applications received by Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) submitted during the 2016 Recruitment Exercise.  NOTE: There is no list for Abuja yet Click to check by state FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE CO...