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.

Change of course closing date

However, this extension will not be long. The official closing date for 2016 JAMB Change of course/institution is on Friday 13th, May 2016. There will be no further extension.
We understand that many candidates are waiting to know the cut-off marks of their respective institutions before making the decision on whether or not to go for
change of course and institution. However, many of this institution usually wait until announcing their post-UTME sales of forms to make known their cut-off marks.
If you wait that long, you may have only succeeded in putting yourself in an unfavourable position because change of course and institution would have been very much over by that time.
So what you should rather do is make your decision based on the previous Post-UTME cut off marks of these institutions and effect the necessary changes immediately.
Please DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.
We have already helped many candidates to effect changes in their courses and institutions with 100% success rate. We can do that for you too.

A federal polytechnic bida suspended check out why

Management at the the Federal Polytechnic, Bida » , has suspended a lecturer in the Department of Public Administration for allegedly raping an ND1 student in the department.
According to Punch reports, the alleged rapist was caught in the act.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Niger State Police Command, Bala Elkana who confirmed the incident, added that the lecturer will be detained in a police custody pending the completion of investigation.

Elkana also added that the victim had been receiving treatment at the school medical centre. The lecturer, meanwhile will be paid a half of his salary as the investigations go on.
“ It is true that there have been an allegation of rape against one of our lecturers. The case has been referred to the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee for investigation and recommendation.
“The alleged crime is also being investigated by the police. The official has been suspended and will also receive half salary pending the outcome of the committee’s investigation.”
Punch also gathered that there has been a series of sexual harassment » complaints against the lecturer by female students before being caught raping on of them.

Lectures to face 5 years in jail if..

Lecturers who engage in sexual relationship or solicit for sexual favours from students might be getting a five year jail term if a recent bill is passed into law.
The bill, prescribing the five year jail time for randy lecturers » have reportedly passed for first reading in the Senate on Wednesday, May 4.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege (Labour-Delta Central) and co-sponsored by 46 other senators, seeks to completely prohibit any form of sexual relationship between lecturers and their students.
According to Omo-Agege, a law should be put in place in the nation's institutions of higher learning to rid them of lecturers who saw female students as “prize’’.
According to him, when the bill is passed and signed into law, any lecturer found guilty will be liable to a jail term of up to five years but not less than two years with no option of fine.

“ When passed into law, it makes it a criminal offence for any educator in a university, polytechnic or any other tertiary educational institution to violate or exploit the student-lecturer fiduciary relationship for sexual pleasures.
“The bill imposes stiff penalties on offenders in its overall objective of providing tighter statutory protection for students against sexual hostility and all forms of sexual harassment in tertiary schools.
“ The bill provides a compulsory five-year jail term for lecturers who sexually harass students.
“When passed into law, vice chancellors of universities, rectors of polytechnics and other chief executives of institutions of higher learning will go to jail for two years if they fail to act within a week on complaints of sexual harassment made by students. »
“The bill expressly allows sexually harassed students, their parents or guardians to seek civil remedies in damages against sexual predator lecturers before or after their successful criminal prosecution by the State.
“The bill also seeks to protect, from sexual harassment, prospective students seeking admissions into institutions of learning, students of generally low mental capacity and physically challenged students, ’’ he stated.
The bill reads: “ an educator shall be guilty of committing an offence of sexual harassment against a student if he/she has sexual intercourse with a student.
“He or she shall be guilty if he has sexual intercourse with a student or demands for sex from a student or a prospective student as a condition to study in an institution.
“He or she shall be guilty if he has sexual intercourse with a student or demands for sex from a student or a prospective student as a condition to the giving of a passing grade.'

“ He or she shall be guilty if he solicits sex from or makes sexual advances at a student when the sexual solicitation or sexual advances result in an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment for the student.
“He or she shall be guilty if he directs or induces another person to commit any act of sexual harassment under this Act, or cooperates in the commission of sexual harassment by another person.
“He or she shall be guilty if he grabs, hugs, rubs or strokes or touches or pinches the breasts or hair or lips or hips or buttocks or any other sensual part of the body of a student.
“He or she shall be guilty if he displays, gives or sends by hand or courier or electronic or any other means naked or sexually explicit pictures or videos or sex related objects to a student.
“He or she shall be guilty if he whistles or winks at a student or screams or exclaims or jokes or makes sexually complimentary or uncomplimentary remarks about a student’s physique. ’’
The bill, which seeks to completely ban lecturer-student relationships, will not consider leniency even if the student consented to the sexual relationship. The only provision is if the student is married to the lecturer.
The bill will also mandate institutions to protect the rights of students who report sexual harassment, while adding that students who falsely accuse a lecturer will face immediate dismissal.