LASU VC blames rains for poor Internet connectivity
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| LASU SUG ARCADE UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
The
Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University, Ojo, Prof. John Obafunwa, has
said that the downpour experienced in the city was responsible for the
bad road network and poor Internet connectivity in the institution.
He also said that in spite of this, the university has achieved a lot in setting high academic standards.
The VC spoke at a press conference at the institution on Monday.
Obafunwa said, “Recently, there was a
downpour with attendant lightning, which damaged the Internet facility
in LASU. The management is working on packaging a more robust Internet
facility backed with proper bandwidth which will ensure that the network
operating centre in each building would be powered off the grid by
solar inverters.
“Also, some of the roads within the
campus have been under pressure recently because of the massive
infrastructural projects going on the university, whereby heavy duty
trucks ply the roads on a daily basis.
“But, periodically, palliative measures
are provided to stabilise the roads in order to ensure smooth drive. It
is a fact that the terrain of the location of our university in Ojo is
water-logged but the university has not recorded any flooding this year
because of several efforts.”
Obafunwa added that the university was
confronting its challenges so as to add value to the image and dignity
of the institution.
He explained that his administration “inherited” most of the problems, adding that the challenges are being combated gradually.
The VC said, “We inherited liabilities
not assets. When this administration came in, about 17 courses were
de-accredited and we had no reliable database for our external campuses.
One of the biggest tasks of this administration when we assumed office
was to ensure that all the courses formerly de-accredited by the
National Universities Commission were accredited.
“Sixteen programmes were accredited in
March this year, out of the 17 initially disaccredited. Apart from
these, 18 programmes, some of which had interim accreditation status
before, were recently presented for re- accreditation.”
He said the university would soon
commence new academic programmes at degree levels in Aeronautic
Engineering, Civil Engineering, Agricultural Sciences and Film and
Cultural Studies.
He debunked insinuations that the
planned restructuring policy by the Governing Council of the university
would amount to job losses.
While commending the effort of the team
in charge of LASU external campus, the VC stated that it took the
intervention of the management to rebuild the Language Laboratory to its
present state.
“Before this administration, the place
referred to as Language Laboratory was almost non-existent. We inherited
the place with defects which this administration had to fix. After
that, the next thing we are planning is to refurnish the building. One
great achievement in the School of Part-Time Studies is the
institutionalisation of the completion of the conduct of examination
within 30 days across all the campuses and results are being uploaded
within 48 hours of writing the examinations,” the professor of Forensic
Pathology added.
Meanwhile, some LASU students have
expressed dissatisfaction with the standards of the school’s Language
Laboratory and Information Communication Technology.
The students, who spoke to our
correspondent on Monday, described the state of some infrastructure in
the institution as “worrisome.”
They wondered why the management
restructured and repainted the building without providing adequate
facilities for them to function well.
When our correspondent visited the laboratory, it was well designed but lacked facilities.
However, it was observed that the
university was embarking on some infrastructural development,
including that of the Senate Building; Central Library; New Faculty of
Science Complex; Twin Lecture Theatre in the Faculty of Law; School of
Transport Building; while the Faculty of Education Lecture Hall has also
been refurbished.
CULLED FROM: PUNCH NEWSPAPERS
August 6, 2013 by Sodiq Oyeleke
http://www.punchng.com/education/lasu-vc-blames-rains-for-poor-internet-connectivity/
Written by NEWSTRAWL ONLINE UPDATE
Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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