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President of NSE, Engr. Mustafa

Balarabe Shehu, FNSE, has

commended Nigerian Engineers

manning the countrys premiercommunication satellite ground

station saying that the team is

indeed the pride of Nigeria and

the entire Africa.

Engr. Shehu spoke Thursday,

10th January, 2013 after a tour of

the Nigerian Communication

Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Ltd. fa-

cility located at the Obasanjo

Space Centre in Lugbe, Abuja.

The President, along with mem-

bers of EXCO, visited the agency

on the invitation of the manage-

ment.

During the tour, he stated that

space technology has a vital role

to play in the countrys quest for

development. Engr. Shehu also

said that the robust space tech-

nology development policy of

the federal government must be

backed by strong political willfor effective and full utilisation

of the countrys communication

satellite facility. He decried the

prevailing low patronage and

unwillingness on the part of

governments at all levels and

some agencies in taking ad-

vantage of the satellite

launched into space by

NIGCOMSAT Ltd.

The President said that

NigComSat-1R satellite facility

is fit to be used by ministries,

departments and agencies

(MDAs) and the private sector.

He expressed his confidence in

the ability of the NigComSat-1R

to bring to bear affordable

broadband access to the internet

consumers in the country.

He encouraged the management

of the agency not to relent intheir marketing effort of the sat-

ellite to other countries in Africa

and across the globe. He said

that the management should not

leave any stone unturned in the

drive as revenue accruing from

their services will go a long way

to help development effort of gov-

ernment.

The Managing Director/Chief

Executive of NIGCOMSAT Ltd.Engr. Timasaniyu Ahmed-Rufai

led the NSE team on a tour of

the agencys Micro-electronic

Centre (MEC), where they

viewed the various components

that were deployed to ensure

success of the e-voting system at

the recent NSE AGM as well as

other prototypes.

NSE thumbs up for Nigerian Space Engineers, Endorses

Communication Satellite

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Engr. Ahmed-Rufai also took the NSE team to the

agencys Ground Station which includes its Satel-

lite Control Centre and Network Operations Centre

as well as its Direct to Home Transmission Centre

(DTH).

He assured the Engineers that when the satellite is

fully deployed, content providers would have an op-portunity to ride on the platform and leverage its

use to revolutionise and improve the broadcasting

media in Nigeria.

Rufai said that the satellite has a life-span of over

15 years adding that the agency is ready to meet

the needs of Nigerians as far as satellite require-

ment is concerned. He noted that the DTH alone

could generate an average of N20billion for the

country if the right policies are put in place.

Council Meeting HeldThe NSE Council held the first meeting in the New Year on Friday, 11 th January, 2013 at the Rockview

Hotel in Abuja.

High point of the meeting was the inauguration of the newly elected Vice Presidents and EXCO mem-

bers by the President, Engr. Mustafa Balarabe Shehu, FNSE.

The list of inaugurated officials are as follows:

Vice Presidents & Portfolios

Executive Committee

The Council also approved the theme for the 2013 National Conference and Annual General Meeting.

The approved theme is Strategies for Transforming Agriculture and Water Resources Sectors

of the Nigerian Economy.

Engr. Otis Anyaeji, FNSE - Professional Development Services

Engr. Adekunle Mokuolu, FNSE - Membership Services

Engr. Valerie Agberagba, FNSE - Corporate Resources and Media

Engr. Margaret Oguntala, FNSE

Engr. Akintayo Akintola, FNSE

Engr. Ezekwesili Onah, FNSE

Engr. Ibrahim Olayiwola, FNSE

Engr. Aishatu Umar, MNSE

Engr. Ishola Abbas, MNSE


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to further boost interaction amongst NSE mem-

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to view updates and watch video interesting clips.

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UNIBEN Alumni honours Engr. Dr. Olatunji

University of Benin Alumni Association has honoured the Director

of Professional Development, NSE, Engr. Dr. Tunde M. Olatunji,

FNSE, with the Distinguished Alumni Award.

He bagged the award at the 13th Biennial General Assembly/42nd

Founders Day ceremonies which held in the University of Beninbetween 15th -18th November, 2012.

The UNIBEN Alumni said that, it included Engr. Dr. Olatunji,

FNSE on its list of distinguished awardees because of the several

high points he has achieved in his career. It further explained that

the decision to honour him is intended to encourage him to main-

tain his continued pursuit of excellence.

The body also mentioned that Olatunjis scholarly display in his

published works in the areas of Quality Control tests, Appropriate

Technology and Large Scale Testing of structures immensely influ-

enced their decision to confer him with the award.Engr. Dr. Tunde M. Olatunji, FNSE

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EDITOR:

Abdulkadir Aliyu

Published by Media and Publications Department,

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