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PZ Cussons Nigeria PLC has contributed to the advancement of education by donating equipment to enhance the Chemical Engineering and Chemistry laboratories at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike.
The project is designed to deepen NOTAP mandate of entrenching technology acquisition and encouraging Nigerian industries to explore and patronise abundant intellectual resources in Nigeria’s research institutions.
PZ Cussons Nigeria’s CEO, represented by Ifeanyichukwu Abadom, the supply chain director, Africa,addressed the attendees of the event, stating that the donation is a part of a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by PZ Cussons, the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), and five other universities to support NOTAP-initiated research upgrade laboratory projects.
Uche Nnaji,the minister of innovation, science and technology, represented by Esuabana Nko Asanye, the permanent secretary, commended PZ Cussons Nigeria, for their collaboration with NOTAP in providing critical research infrastructure to universities, which will greatly enhance local research capabilities.
In her remarks,Idoreyin Imiyoho, the acting director general, NOTAP,commended the partnership between PZ Cussons and NOTAP in upgrading the
laboratories. Imiyoho acknowledged PZ Cussons as the only industry to partner in the project since its inception in 2014.
In his remarks, Maduebibisi Iwethe, the institution’s vice chancellor, expressed his appreciation to PZ Cussons and NOTAP for ‘the first of its kind intervention’ to the departments coming at a critical time when the university budget is low.
