Internship and data collection in Nigeria of Charles Ogbu.
Between August and September 2022, Charles Ogbu, associated member of Biogas Research Team under co-supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík, visited Nigeria for data collection in relation to his PhD thesis: “Life cycle assessment of wastewater treatment-based resource recovery in Nigeria”. He was hosted by the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, University of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan.
During the data collection regime, in collaboration with a team headed by Prof. Temitayo Ewemoje at UI (who is also co-supervision of this doctoral thesis), six main wastewater treatment facilities were visited. Amongst the visited facilities was the Wupa sewage treatment plant - one of the largest in Nigeria, situated at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It covers about 297,900 square metres of land with the capacity for 700,000-person equivalents. Data collected from these treatment facilities were categorized into water quality, energy use, and sludge management. Some qualitative data on the operation of the facilities were also obtained through the administration of questionnaires.
During this stay, Charles collaborated with other local experts such as Engr. Emmanuel Oluwadamisi (Department of Mass Housing/PPP, FCDA, Abuja), Michael Ayeni (head lab unit, Wupa, Abuja), and Dr Joseph Uponi (Manager, Analytical Service Laboratory, IITA Ibadan).
He also delivered the MoU signed between the CZU and UI Ibadan and was received by the head (Vice-Chancellor) of the University, Prof Kayode Adebowale; Prof Ewemoje; and Dr Mobolaji Omobowale (the head of the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering).
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, is the oldest university in Nigeria and is currently ranked the best in Nigeria and among the top 20 in Africa. UI, in collaboration with FTA, has submitted a couple of projects, such as two projects under the DELTA-2 TACR call 2022.