February 27, (THEWILL) – The Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education, Kumbotso, Kano State, has spent N30 million to procure 90 interconnected terabyte-capacity computers as part of the institution’s Information Technology Development Initiative.
Similarly, the university has connected all its Examination centres with Close Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV) to check examination malpractice and enhance students’ performance.
Speaking while presenting the brand new 90 assorted cameras to the university’s Academic Union, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Yahya Isa Bunkure, said the supply of the gadgets was financed from the university’s Revitalisation Funds.
“We are judiciously spending the money upon what the Fund was meant for, and the mission is to ensure that the whole of Sa’adatu Rimi University is fully connected with the ICT in order to compete favourably with other institutions of higher learning.
“As a university, now we are upgrading almost everything to fully tally with the university system that would make us one of the best, and don’t forget, we have been operating as an institution of higher learning, which has produced great leaders and teachers alike across the nation,” the VC said.
In his remarks, the Chairman of the university’s branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Shittu Sani Gargai, said the accessories procured included smart board, protectors and other computer items.
Gargai said the gesture would go a long way in making the university and its staff buckle up in academic excellence, and that the beneficiaries would be the students and the community at large.
The Secretary of the Union, Zubaida Muhammad Musa, commended the Vice Chancellor for judiciously spending the Revitalisation Funds given to the institution.
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