CBN sponsors degree programmes at Ibadan varsity

Olufemi Bamiro, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) plans to collaborate with the University of Ibadan in starting new programmes at the institution, Olufemi Bamiro, the outgoing Vice Chancellor of the premier institution, has said.

Mr. Bamiro, who spoke during the congregation of the awards of Post-Graduate Diploma and Masters Degrees of the University, held at the Trenchard Hall yesterday, also stressed the fatherly role played by the institution to other universities across the country, noting that the University of Kaduna has requested the University of Ibadan to help train its first 46 degree holders for Masters programmes.

He said the CBN will be joining hand with the university, “to develop human capital in three key related disciplines-Banking and Finance, Accountancy and Economics’’, while NEMA will be sponsoring a programme in Disaster Risk Management.

He said that the university will accede to the request from Kaduna in accordance with the stipulated requirements of the programmes the students applied for, adding that the premier university must always be ready to play such a leadership role each time it is necessary.

The university, this year graduated a total 2,432 candidates, comprising eight M.Phil. holders, 36 Masters holders in Public Health (MPH), 1,634 Academic Master Degrees, 514 Professional Degree of Master and 240 candidates for Post-Graduate Diplomas.

Expanding knowledge

Mr. Bamiro charged them all to ensure that they impact positively on the various sectors of the economy as they go out to apply the knowledge acquired in the university.

“As agents of development, contribute your own quota to the vital development issues facing our nation state and the world. It is a known fact that Nigeria is experiencing serious political and economic problems which is further compounded by the on-going globalization of the world economy,” the VC charged.

He noted that the situation of Nigeria as a developing nation calls for partnership among the university, government and the industry, saying the university has the central responsibility of developing human resources on the needed skills to achieve the developmental goal of the nation.

“The tripartite elements of knowledge, information, innovation coupled with technical change are the drivers of economic development. This implies a central role for our universities and in particular, University of Ibadan as knowledge workers,” Mr Bamiro said, as he pledged the readiness of the University to take up the challenge of conducting basic researches to expand the frontier of knowledge and applied researches for innovations in the industrial sector of Nigeria.
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