FUTA Alumni strongly opposes changing of institution name

Former students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) on Wednesday said any move by the Federal Government to re-name the institution after ex-President Shehu Shagari would be vehemently resisted. At a news conference in Akure, they vowed not to entertain such moves. They promised to mobilise all students and Akure, the host community […]

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FUTA launches satellite into space in US today

The Federal University of Technology, Akure, will today launch a CubeSat, with the code name NigeriaEdusat-1, into space from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, United States. The Nigerian Cubesat, is a component of the Birds 1 satellites, comprising of four other CubeSats belonging to Japan, Ghana, Mongolia and Bangladesh. They will be launched from […]

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Nigeria’s NASRDA manufactures Nano-Satellite

National Space Agency (NASRDA) says its collaboration with five countries has resulted in the successful completion of a global project for the design and manufacture of five identical Nano-Satellites. Dr Felix Ale, Head, Media and Corporate Communication, NASRDA made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday . Nano-satellites or Nano-sats are miniaturised satellites […]

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