YABATECH gets cash from NSE
To encourage academic development among students, the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Ikeja branch has presented a cheque award of ₦250,000 to Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech).
The yearly fund instituted in memory of the late Engineer Akinsanya Oludaiye, a distinguished alumnus, in collaboration with his family, is for the best a graduating student in Electrical Engineering, Daily Times gathered.
The NSE team, led by its Chairman, Engineer (Mrs) Funmilade Akingbagbohun, disclosed that the visit to the College was to see how to close the huge gap between the classroom and the industry so that students could fit into the industry immediately after graduation.
“It became worrisome for us as engineers to see new graduates not adapting to the industry, and this sad development made us, therefore, come up with mentorship, internship programme and endowment fund for the students.
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The two daughters of late Engr Oludaiye have put together an endowment fund not only for Yabatech students but for the best student of Electrical Engineering every year from now in remembrance of their father, and the award will be presented on January 25, being the birthday of the late Engineer.”
The president of NSE, Ikeja Branch, Engr Mrs Akingbagbohun, is an alumnus of the College.
Akingbagbohun, who graduated in 1996, disclosed with excitement that the foundation she got from Yabatech was what nurtured her to what she is today.
She expressed gratitude to the institution for grooming her and people like Oludaiye and others to become exemplary engineers. She thanked the Rector, Engr Obafemi Omokungbe, and his team for putting the college back to its rightful place.
