Nigerian university students build car powered by solar energy

  • Some students of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) have built a car that uses solar power

  • The car was exhibited in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city and inspected by Minister Ogbonnaya Onu of science and technology

  • Onu promises that the federal government will support the initiative of the students to make the car more conducive.

Some student of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) in Lagos are the latest to inspire the global science society with their latest invention. The students, supervised by their lecturer, Engr. Nosa Uwogbiren, built a solar-powered electrice car that has caused excitement to the nation’s minister of science and technology, Ogbonnaya Onu. Reports say after he inspected the car, Onu, a member of the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari, was driven in the vehicle at the Eagle Square in Abuja.

The car was displayed at the capital city during an exhibition.

Onu, who praised the students, promised to ensure government’s support for the tertiary institution so that the latter can make the car more reliable and conducive to drive.

Source:legit.ng

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