Education: Prof Akande Congratulates UI, LAUTECH Mgts over Positions As Best Universities

Education: Prof Akande Congratulates UI, LAUTECH Mgts over Positions As Best Universities

Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), Professor Adeolu Akande has congratulated the Management, Staff and Students of the University of Ibadan(UI) and Ladoke Akintola University of Technology(LAUTECH), Ogbomoso on the latest ranking of the institutions as the best university and state university in Nigeria, respectively.

Prof Akande in a statement, issued in Ibadan, commended the Vice-Chancellors, management team and the entire staff of the two Universities for their meticulous and unrelenting efforts in maintaining excellence at the institutions.

“This latest ranking of UI and LAUTECH by the Nigerian Universities Commission(NUC) as the best Universities in Nigeria did not just come on a platter of gold. It is a result of painstaking collective efforts to sustain the visions of the founding fathers of the institutions. I enjoin you all to work harder to stay at the top.

Prof Akande, who himself is an alumus of the University of Ibadan, also commended the alumni and friends of the university for their contributions to the growth of the university. He noted and also commended the sense of community among the alumni of LAUTECH and prayed for its continuation.

“Now, that the institution is solely owned by Oyo State, I urge the management to continue to raise the bar and ensure standards are maintained in the Ivory tower”,the statement added.