Globacom says it decided to endow five students each from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, (FUTA) and the University of Port Harcourt because of their outstanding performances in their academics.
Each of the students who had the highest CGPA points in each of the tertiary institutions received advanced smartphones and Glo data packages in an ongoing nation-wide campaign to equip tertiary institutions with IT solutions.
Management of the two institutions also received five routers each to boost learning through research and teaching.
Olusegun Oguntuase, Globacom’s state manager, Ondo State, called on members of the University community to explore the opportunity of the company’s ongoing week-long data clinic within the school to upgrade to Glo 4G to avail themselves of its download and upload speed advantage.
According to him, the Glo 4G is available in all tertiary institutions in the country.
Those who got smartphones included Lawal Adeshile of the Department of Physiology; Adebiyi Emmanuel of the Department of Building Technology; Phillip Onochiemume, Department of Accounting; Omolara Bakare, Physics Department; Okunoye Olayinka of the Department of Metallurgical and Materials and Ogundeji Emmanuel of Urban and Regional Planning Department all from the Federal University of Technology.
From the University of Port Harcourt, the recipients included Munachiso Wodi of the College of Medicine, Joshua Tom of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Esther Isonguyo of the Department of Forestry and Wildfire, Juliet Onwuka of the Department of Education Foundation and Glory Chilaka of the Department of Philosophy.
Responding on behalf of the student beneficiaries from the University of Port Harcourt, Chilaka Glory of the Department of Philosophy said, “I’m very happy to be one of the beneficiaries and I am grateful to Glo for the opportunity.”
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Joseph Adeola Fuwape, received the part meant for his institution. He expressed appreciation to Globacom for the kind gesture which he opined would encourage research and motivate the students to be more diligent in their academic pursuits.
He went on to encourage other students of the school to maintain the reputation of excellence and diligence, which the school was renowned for in its 38 years of existence.
Also the Dean, Students Affairs, University of Port Harcourt, Otu Ekpeyong, who received the routers on behalf of the Vice Chancellor, stated, “I want to say a big thank you to Glo. I have had a wonderful relationship with Glo since my assumption of office. We are moving to the next step with Glo”.
Thirty tertiary institutions at the end of the day will benefit in the project carried out by digital telecommunications solutions leader, Globacom in partnership with global ICT solutions provider, Huawei.
