Interswitch Donates N45 Million ICT Equipment to YABATECH
The Africa focused integrated digital payment leading technology driven company, interswitch has donated over forty-five million naira (N45,000,000) information technology devices to Yabatech.
The donation, which was facilitated by Cisco, an industry partner with the college was made at a courtesy call made to the rector on a mission of “Impacting the students”.
Presenting the devices to the management, Mr. Femi Atere, the Sales Manager of Interswitch, expressed his delight on the college academic standard, which according to him as made her to be a leading tertiary and more preferred institution in the country.
The devices, he said is to build an academy that would impact students. Adding that it would provide technology integration, advisory support and other digital spheres of influence.
Also speaking, Mr. Imoh Akpan, a Program Manager at Cisco Network Academy, stated that, the equipment worth millions of naira will assist the students in both practical and theoretical aspects of learning which will distinguish them.
The Rector, Dr. Engr. Ibraheem Abdul who received the gadgets, on behalf of the college, lauded the donor for the kind gesture and expressed his deep gratitude.
He reiterated management’s ongoing efforts and commitment to manpower development, stating that the existing partnership with the organisations cum donation will enhance the college driven force at taking lead in manpower development towards giving the best to the coming generation and to be more globally compliant.
The Rector promised that the institution will put the gadgets into best use and expressly requested for the expansion of the existing collaboration .
Earlier in his address, the Director for Centre for Linkages, Partnership and International Relations, Dr. Moshood Ajala said Interswitch deemed it fit to donate such items to Yaba College of Technology for training being part of the Cisco academy.
Some of the items donated include Cisco firewall, Cisco switches and Servers among others.
