Technical University, Ibadan commences academic programs September.

•As CBN hands over buildings to Oyo govt.

 

THE Technical University, Ibadan will commence academic activities by September 2017. Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Olalekan Alli disclosed this yesterday during the handing over of a Central Library, Blocks of Lecture and Administrative buildings to the Oyo State Government donated to the University by the apex bank, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as part of its intervention towards the education sector in the state.

Alli, therefore reiterated that the State Government is committed to the establishment of Technical University  as part of its transformation of the education sector in the state, and thus expressed the firm belief that the first set of students will matriculate in September 2017.

The buildings, which are constructed on about 1.455 hectares of land, donated to Technical University, Ibadan by the include Central e-Library space for 500 students with 10nos of offices, 12nos of toilet facilities as well as block of 24 lectures room which has 11nos Administrative offices, furniture, borehole, Generating set, street lights, CCTV camera, air conditioners and additional toilets facilities for male and female students.

The buildings were received on behalf of the state government by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Olalekan Alli, the Pro-Chancellor of Technical University, Ibadan, Professor Oladapo Afolabi, Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Adeniyi Olowofela, Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Abimbola Adekanmbi, Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun and other top government functionaries.

Receiving the project documents during the handover of the buildings, the Secretary to the State Government, Alli assured that the state will embark on additional developments on the two hundred-hectare University, adding that adequate security will be provided around the vicinity of the institution and the state as a whole.

The SSG, who appreciated the CBN for its intervention in Technical University, Oyo state, reassured that the buildings donated would be put to adequate use by the school authorities.

“We appreciate the efforts of the Apex bank to support and develop our education sector. The CBN has showed thahandeation is key to the development of country. We say thank you to the management and the entire staff of the bank for this gesture and assure that the building will be adequately put to use immediately,” he said.

In his remarks, the CBN Branch Controller, Lagos Branch, Mr. Omebere Iyari commended the Oyo State Government for the initiative of Technical University, Ibadan, saying that the unique institution will revolutionize technical skills development and education in the country.

He explained that the intervention has showed that CBN is beyond monetary and fiscal policies, stressing that the apex bank has a lot of intervention in education, agriculture and other sectors of the economy.