FUNAAB, Brightsword Technologies Poised for Collaboration.

Representatives of Brightsword Technologies, Singapore and the Federal
University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), are now set to
collaborate in areas of training and leadership development.
Speaking at a parley recently, the West Africa Consultant of
Brightsword Technologies, Dr. Raphael Iluyomade, praised the
collaborative efforts of both institutions, saying that the country
would soon regain the pride it had many years ago. "We are bringing
pride not only to FUNAAB, but to Nigeria as a whole", he noted.
Brightsword Technologies intends to set up a training centre in
FUNAAB, a prototype of the one in Singapore, to train students in
environmental cleaning, logistics and transport, purchasing and supply
amongst others, adding that without the necessary certification, one
would not be able to practice in countries like the United Kingdom and
the United States of America.
He reiterated the benefits of the collaboration, especially in the
areas of revenue generation, putting FUNAAB on the global landscape,
as well as opening FUNAAB to more multinational companies. He also
informed that some of their equipment had arrived and more will be
coming in soon.
In his response, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, said
the main purpose of the meeting was to discover "where we are and
where we are going", adding that the initiative was not only about
ICT, but to address some basic needs in our country today.
According to him, "we need added value in the lives of our graduates,
hence we must find ways to enhance their skills"... "It is in line
with my vision and the University's vision. We have a team that's
committed to this, we will be professional about it and we will
definitely overcome the constraints"... "With our determination, we
will make it".
Present at the parley were the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Development,
Professor Felix Salako; Director, Institute of Food Security,
Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR), Professor
Akin Omotayo; Director, Vice-Chancellor's Office, Mrs. Christiana
Kuforiji; Director, Centre for Entrepreneurial studies (CENTS),
Professor Olufemi Onifade; Director, Centre for Internationalisation
and Partnerships (CENIP), Dr. Akeem Oyekanmi and the Acting Head,
Information and Communication Technology Resources Centre (ICTREC),
Dr. Olutayo Ajayi.
Others are the Head, Business Development and Operations, YI Partners,
Singapore, Mrs. Lovette Ononuga; and the facilitator of the Project,
Mr. Lawrence Kazeem.

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