University of Ilorin calls for abolition of fuel lanterns

Date: 2017-01-10

The University of Ilorin has called for a stop to the use of local lanterns, especially by market women in Nigeria. The university has also undertaken to develop a safer alternative to the lamps.

Gabriel Olatunji, a professor of Industrial Chemistry and deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Technology and Innovation) of the university, said it was necessary to abolish the lanterns because they emit toxic chemicals.

He stated this on Thursday during the field posting presentations by the 2014/2016 postgraduate students of the university's College of Health Sciences.

Mr. Olatunji lamented that a lot of carbon monoxide is released by the local lanterns and inhaled by the market women on a daily basis.

"As a chemist, I know the implication of inhaling carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. The chemicals affect one's health in the long run and one can even suffocate and collapse because there is a threshold level to which you can inhale such a thing," the don said.

Mr. Olatunji said the university would champion the project to abolish the device as part of its community service mandate, in conjunction with the Kwara State government.

He said the university would meet with the state government to discuss the plans to stop the use of the lamps in markets. He explained that the university would work with its engineering students to come up with safer and affordable devices that will replace the local lanterns.

Mr. Olatunji listed the three core mandates of the university as teaching, research and community service, and stressed that the institution would not relent in its commitment to community service.

"Community service is something we take so seriously, whatever we are doing should have impact on our immediate community and you can see from the reports presented that they have gone there for three months to address the problems in each community and you see how far they have gone as students".

The don however called for more collaborations between the university and the federal and state governments. "You can imagine the result we will achieve if the state and federal government will partner with us," he said.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Samari     Kale Bayero     Ali Ahmad     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Fawenu     Yeketi     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     College Of Education     Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Lawal Jimoh     Gobir Organization Foundation     Emir Of Yashikira     Abdulfatai Baakini     Lanre Badmas     Memunat Monsuma     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Raimi Iyanda     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Bashir Adigun     Olokoba     Tunji Ajanaku     Kanu Agabi     PPS     Doyin Agbamu     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Sarakite     Moshood Mustapha     Dogara     Valsolar     Raymond Olaitan     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Federal Allocation     CACOVID     Jide Oyinloye     Maigida     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Sheikh Ariyibi     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Sayomi     Amina El-Imam     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Popo-Igbonna     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Babaita     Budo-Egba     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Bankole Omishore     Gani Saadu     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Halimat Yusuf     Olatunji Moronfoye     Law School Scholarship     Charles Ibitoye     Muhammed Abdullahi     Ibrahim Jawondo     Modibbo Kawu     Saliu Oluwole     Akeem Lawal     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Coronavirus     Abubakar B.M     IsDB     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     SDP     Joseph Bamigboye     Okin High School     Alapado     SUBEB     Wahab Abayawo     Peter Amogbonjaye     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Ladi Hassan    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Jide Oyinloye     Saka Isau     Olatunji Moronfoye     Lola Ashiru     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Ahmed \'Lateef     Agboola Babatunde     Jamiu Oyawoye     Lai Gobir     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Ileloke     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Afolayan     UNIFEMGA     Orisa Bridge     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Lateef Alagbonsi     Mutawalle     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Bolakale Ayo     Khairat Gwadabe     Ilorin Durbar     Mustapha Olanipekun     Raymond Olaitan     Yahaya Seriki     Sulaiman Gado     Magaji Nda     KWSUED     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Onilorin     Adisa Logun     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Arca Santa     Ahmad Uthman     Curfew     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Kolawole Akande     Valsolar     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Babajide Ajayi     Halimah Perogi     Tunji Olawuyi     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Igbomina     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Baruten     GGDSS Pakata     Kwara South     Apado     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Kwara Apc     Abdulfatah Ahmed     SDP     Matthew Okedare     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     AGF Abdulrazaq     AbdulGafar Tosho     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Metro Park     Saka Balikis Kehinde     MINILS     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Monkey Pox     Kwara TV     ANCOPPS     Seni Saraki     Aliyu Adebayo     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Plat Technologies Limited     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     Taofik Abdulkareem     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi