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Rufus Giwa poly students embark on campus projects


Members of the Committee of Private
University Chancellors and Registrars
during a meeting held at Bowen
University, Iwo, Osun State, recently.
STUDENTS of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Ondo State, have embarked on developmental projects to give the institution a facelift.

According to the president of the student union, Olufemi Silas, the commitment of the school management to transform the institution into a model learning centre informed the students contribution to the development of the school.

“To make life and learning more conducive on campus, the student union body has initiated the siting of Skye Bank on the campus. This will enable everybody on the campus, including the staff, to have access to their money.

“Again, if you come to our institution, you will see the ongoing road construction on the campus. I am glad to tell you that we have meaningful input in it and by May, the road network will be inaugurated.”

The students union body has also constructed new toilet facility for both male and female students on the campus,” he said.

The president commended the management of the institution for its efforts to ensure physical development of the institution.

He also commended the students security bodies for keeping peace on the campus.
According to him, there was a mutual relationship between the management and the students body and the is campus cultism free.


Promoting science education to address economic meltdown

SOME scientists in the country led by Professor Adenike Osofisan have postulated that Nigeria would need to intensify its efforts in developing science education to address economic meltdown.

This was their resolve at the national conference organised by the School of Science, Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, recently.

Professor Osofisan said the combination of science and technology had become inevitable to foster creative basic research to promote scientific advancement and expand sources of technological innovation.

She called for man- power development in science and technology.

“There would be mass increase in the production of scientists and engineers in the country and tertiary institutions should be equipped for basic research. Institutes responsible for mission-oriented sector should collaborate with the government to finance research and development geared towards industrial technologies,” she said.

She added that the product of science and technology had contributed to development in America, Japan, China, among others.

The chief host of the conference, Dr. Emmanuel Adeniyi, said experts from tertiary institutions should constantly engage in academic discourse that would centre on the emerging problem in the society with a view to developing appropriate strategies to make the problem to our advantage.

Dr. Mopelola Akin-Taylor, Dean, School of Science of the host institution, said the current world economic crisis informed the theme of the conference to deliberate on the possible ways which science could provide answers to revitalise the situation, especially in Nigeria.

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