A N100m IT centre at Landmark University is been opened by New Horizons
One
of the the leading private owned information technology (IT) training
institute, New Horizons Nigeria, at the weekend opened an international
IT resource centre valued at over N100 million at Landmark University,
Kwara State.
The centre is expected to empower students of the
institution with the most sought after IT skills and professional
certifications.
At the commissioning ceremony, the Pro Chancellor
of Landmark University, Professor Yemi Nathaniel who commissioned the IT
resource centre alongside the vice chancellor, Professor Mathew Ajayi;
the acting registrar, Dr. Mrs. Rachael Adebayo and many other
professors, academic and non-academic staff and students enjoined the
students to avail themselves of the opportunities that new Horizons
brings to their future.
The vice chancellor who welcomed the New
Horizons team led by Mr. Tim Akano, its managing director said the
journey to actualise the project began four years ago.
“I want to
specially commend the New Horizons team for their tenacity and for not
giving up even when things seems not to be going the way they were
expecting. I know the impact New Horizons is making Covenant University
has been wonderful. “That is why when I resumed here I stated that
certified IT professional courses must be part of our curriculum.
“I
want our students to take maximum advantage of the opportunities
available at the IT resource centre. I believe even if you are studying
History with the skills and certification programmes offered by the New
Horizons/Landmark University you can work anywhere in the world
including the oil industry.” He said the role IT plays higher
institutions like Landmark University cannot be overemphasized.
Prof
Ajayi said right from inception, the school invested millions of naira
in ICT connecting the school’s classrooms, lecture halls, halls of
residence and offices with fibre optic cables to provide high speed
internet to aid instructions. “Every organisation is seeking competitive
advantage; I believe with this partnership with New Horizons, we are in
for a good time. We are blessed to have New Horizons.
Tim Akano
in his brief speech spoke on how the ICT world is being controlled by
young innovators who have founded companies like Google, Facebook,
WhatsApp etc. He urged the students to empower themselves with IT
professional certifications to be relevant in today’s world.
“You
can be self-employed after graduation. You can create your own companies
and become employers of labour. Some days ago, Facebook acquired
WhatsApp, a messaging company founded by two young people for $19bn,
that is about 40 per cent of Nigeria’s GDP.”
“Few months ago,
Apple Inc. bought a mapping company owned by a young Nigerian by name
Chinedu for $1bn. Google also bought a company called WAZE for $1bn. You
can begin to do similar innovations by dreaming big” he said. Akano to
the elation of the university said he was at Hebrew University, Israel
few weeks ago and held discussions on how they can enhance Nigerian
higher institutions competencies in agriculture technologies.
He
has also held discussion with the Israeli ambassador to Nigeria who has
promised to come and deliver a lecture at Landmark University the same
topic. He added that New Horizons is committed to improving the skills
of the students and lecturers alike. The pro chancellor on his part
enjoined the students to make best use of the opportunities available
from the partnership urging the students to go out and make names for
themselves and the country.
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