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University of Port Harcourt

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The University of Port Harcourt aims to be ranked amongst the best universities in Africa, renowned for its teaching, research, creativity and innovation.

OUR MISSION

The Mission of the University of Port Harcourt is the pursuit of academic excellence, advancement of knowledge and community service through quality teaching , life-long learning, social inclusion, strengthening civil society and policy-relevant research that addresses the challenges of contemporary society. To achieve this Mission, the University is guided by the spirit of enquiry, self-reliance, fairness, and ethical and professional standards of the disciplines.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

The Philosophy of the University of Port Harcourt is commitment to academic freedom, tolerance, probity, equal opportunity and respect for cultural diversity.

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Motorists drive at night on a road without street light as Nigeria struggles with power outages in a commercial district of Lagos. Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images

Why Nigeria’s electricity grid collapses and how to shore it up

Nigeria’s national electricity grid has collapsed more than 200 times since 2010, regularly resulting in widespread blackouts.
Fuel scarcity in Nigeria causes untold hardship to people and negatively impacts the economy. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Nigeria’s fuel crisis: smaller, more flexible refineries aren’t the full answer

As a short term measure, modular refineries may help Nigeria with its fuel crisis. It is however not likely to be a long term solution.

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