{"id":42325,"date":"2019-05-17T10:12:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T09:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandspurng.com\/?p=42325"},"modified":"2019-05-17T10:12:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T09:12:31","slug":"osinbajo-ambode-commission-new-lasu-senate-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandspurng.com\/2019\/05\/17\/osinbajo-ambode-commission-new-lasu-senate-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Osinbajo, Ambode commission new LASU Senate Building"},"content":{"rendered":"
We\u2019ve Changed The Fortunes Of Varsity, Says Lagos Gov. As Ex-Ghanaian President, Mahama Urges African Universities To Embrace Technology.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday commissioned the new Senate Building of Lagos State University (LASU), expressing optimism that the ultra-modern edifice would go a long way in enhancing academic activities and positively changing the landscape of the institution.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Osinbajo, who delivered the 23rd Convocation Lecture of the university before inaugurating the Senate Building, also said time had come for African countries to invest more in education to lift the people of the continent out of poverty.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Speaking on the theme: \u201cAfrica Centres of Excellence in African Universities: A Veritable Catalyst for Nation Building and Development,\u201d the Vice President also said that time had come for universities in Africa to be at the forefront of building research and collaboration to find lasting solutions to the myriad of challenges confronting the continent.<\/p>\n \u201cSo what do we need to do to convert our country to the greatest Centre for innovation and creativity in the world? Three things: number one education, number two education and number three education. The truth is that education is the most powerful force for socio-economic change in the world. The UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report and the Education Commission\u2019s Learning Generation Report provides important evidence on the impact of education on an individual\u2019s earnings and economic growth\u201d, Osinbajo said.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n While expressing Federal Government\u2018s commitment to continue to collaborate with the Universities to play up the education of the people, Osinbajo said this has become imperative owing to the fact that education remains the most important force to global change.<\/p>\n He said through improvement in learning and quality education, Nigerians could be lifted from abject poverty, just as he also emphasized the need for more premium to be placed on girls\u2019 education.<\/p>\n Speaking earlier, Former Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, who chaired the Convocation Lecture, urged African universities to move away from the colonial system of education and focus on science and technology to engender growth and development of the continent.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n He said universities must provide visionary leadership and have academic autonomy, while political institutions must also avoid interference with the running of academic institutions.<\/p>\n He said for African universities to set the tone as African centres of excellence, there must be adequate funding, while they must also collaborate with each other in terms of multiple campuses for different specializations in different countries.<\/p>\n \u201cAfrican universities can help bridge the gap created in African countries by focusing on science, technology and innovation which can be the catalysts for the development of Africa,\u201d Mahama said.<\/p>\n On his part, Governor Ambode said it was gratifying to note that LASU was now well-positioned to be among Nigeria\u2019s leading universities and a proper citadel of learning and character development.<\/p>\n