CHECK OUT THAT ENGINE WORKS...

Have you ever opened the hood of your car and wondered what was going on in there? A car engine can look like a big confusing jumble of metal, tubes and wires to the uninitiated.

You might want to know what's going on simply out of curiosity. Or perhaps you are buying a new car, and you hear things like "3.0 liter V-6" and "dual overhead cams" and "tuned port fuel injection." What does all ­of that mean?
The purpose of a gasoline car engine is to convert gasoline into motion so that your car  move. Currently the easiest way to create motion from gasoline is to burn the gasoline inside an engine. Therefore, a car engine is an internal combustion engine -- combustion takes place internally.

Two things to note:

There are different kinds of internal combustion engines.Diesel engines are one form and gas turbine engines are another. See Each has its own advantages and disadvantages.There is such a thing as an external combustion engine. A steam engine in old-fashioned trains and steam boats is the best example of an external combustion engine. The fuel (coal, wood, oil, whatever) in a steam engine burns outside the engine to create steam, and the steam creates motion inside the engine. Internal combustion is a lot more efficient (takes less fuel per mile) than external combustion, plus an internal combustion engine is a lot smaller than an equivalent external combustion engine. This explains why we don't see any cars from Ford and GM using steam engines.

UTME scrapped

The Post-UTME is an internal exam organised for students seeking admission, by Universities of their choice, after the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME)
organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB).
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu told newsmen of the government’s decision on Thursday, June 2, 2016.
He made the announcement at the opening of the 2016 combined policy meeting on admissions to Universities, Polytechnics and other higher institutions in Nigeria
Adamu also said the Universities are free to hold screening interviews for prospective candidates, adding that he has confidence in JAMB’s ability to hold exams.
The minister also called on JAMB to stop all forms of multiple charges on change of school and course forms.
He said “As far as I am concerned the nation has confidence in what JAMB is doing. The universities should not be holding another examination and if the universities have any complain against JAMB let them bring it and then we address it.
“If JAMB is qualified enough to conduct tests and they have conducted test then there will be no need to conduct another test for students to gain admission.”

The post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) has caused a lot of controversy, as many parents have accused Universities of using the exam to raise funds.

Muslims react to utme scrapping...

On Wednesday, June 1, 2016, the federal government announced the cancellation of the post UTME tests conducted in tertiary institution all over the country.
The MURIC, has however rejected this abolition, calling it "reactionary, myopic and irritating' and adding that it JAMB itself that should have been abolished.
In a statement, the organisation said, "Our position is based on the bitter experiences of Nigerian youths and their parents over the years. Post-JAMB examination was introduced after the general public and tertiary institutions lost faith in the national examination body. There were allegations of bribery and corruption being rampant among staffers of JAMB who swapped candidates’ marks for the highest bidders.

"There were also alleged cases of impersonation whereby parents who could afford it merely bought high scores for their children who never wrote any examination. Many brilliant candidates allegedly got low marks. Excellence was compromised on the altar of mediocrity. JAMB was ruining the future of Nigerian youths.
Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the Director of Muslim Rights Concern, in the statement also added that the fact that JAMB candidates who scored amazingly high marks but could not justify the results once they gain admission into tertiary institution was what prompted the government to find a solution.
He said, "They performed woefully after gaining entry into institutions and it was natural for the schools to do something about it since it was obvious that JAMB was dumping dullards in the universities and polytechnics all over the country."
It was due to this that the Post-JAMB examinations emerged as a way to curb the issue. The universities and polytechnics had to re-screen candidates to be sure that they were admitting the right people.

The statement then called on the federal government to "grant tertiary institutions some level of autonomy particularly in the area of admission requirements. "
Akintola concluded by saying the post -UTME was part if the war against corruption.
"It has come to save Nigerian youths from the monster called JAMB. It is therefore JAMB that should be scrapped, not post-JAMB, " he said.