A cleaner, renewable and cheaper cooker known as Solar Element Stove designed by the Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH), has won the maiden Nigerian Content Science and Technology Innovation challenge (STIC) organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). The CRUTECH team represented by Victoria Effiong and Paul Agbor, designed the solar element store with the intention of reducing carbon emission from cooking which was picked ahead of over 170 entries from other public and private institutions across Nigeria. Simbi Wabote, said the board’s aim is to develop the country’s capacities and capabilities to catalyse the attachment of the Nigerian content targets set in the NOGIC Acts, 2010. He said that the Nigerian Content Science Technology and Innovation Challenge (STIC), was initiated to fill the gap in the Nigeria research and development, innovation, invention, and local manufacturing. He said: “Enactus Nigeria however believes that entrepreneurial development (inclusive of SMEs) is a tool that will drive innovation and encourage entrepreneurs to create new enterprises.”YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNEBuhari Urges MTN For Quality Service, Downward Price Review In Cost Of Data, Other ServicesPresident Muhammadu Buhari Friday at State House Abuja urged the MTN Group to make the available top-of-the-range service to its Nigerian subscribers… CRUTECH’s solar element stove wins NCDMB’s science innovation challenge ; CRUTECH’s solar element stove wins NCDMB’s science innovation challenge ; CRUTECH’s solar element stove wins NCDMB’s science innovation challenge ; CRUTECH’s solar element stove wins NCDMB’s science innovation challenge.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 08, 2021 04:41 UTC