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Firm Launches Brand On Local Content Dev
In a bid to promote local content development and technology transfer in the Nigerian oil and gas sector, an indigenous company, Brain Box Matrix Services Limited, has introduced a computer based multimedia tutorial on specialised engineering design software brand, called “matrix professor”.
The brand, according to the Managing Director of the company, Samuel Kwelle, is an innovation of young engineering graduates of Rivers State.
Speaking at the formal introduction of the brand in Port Harcourt at the weekend, Kwelle said, “the vision is to provide excellent opportunity for technology transfer to Nigerians, through innovative, creative and high quality services especially for capacity training for local content development in our oil and gas industry”.
He said the engineering design concept was in line with the Nigerian indigenisation policy and to discourage consumption of foreign packages.
He added that the product was also intended to make engineering students and graduates to be highly skilled and employable in the oil and gas industry. He solicited for partnership with educational institutions for full integration of the new Conrad into engineering technology curriculum.
In his remarks, the chairman of the event Professor, Barineme Fakae commended the group for their innovation, and called on youths in the Niger Delta to emulate their vision.
Professor Fakae, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, said the venture by alumnus of the state University of Science and Technology had proved that they are worthy ambassadors of the school and Rivers State in general.
He pledged the partnership of the university to the body, and assured that the university would not derail from it objective of providing solution to the challenges of the society through the training of needed manpower.
Taneh Beemene
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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