SAN FRANCISCO, January 18, (THEWILL) –Â The management of the University of Lagos Thursday in Abuja commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the approval of a TV license, UNILAG TV, that it said will enhance research-oriented education and ease communication within and outside the university campus.
In a meeting with the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, and the Senior Special Assistant, Garba Shehu, at the Presidential Villa, a presidency statement quoted the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, as saying the TV station would completely alter the communication style in the university, and enhance its visibility across the continent.
Ogundipe, who was accompanied by the Chair and Head of UNILAG Mass Communication Department, Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye, said the approval of the TV station further confirms the President’s position on promoting free press, and unhindered access to information that promotes development.
“It is now on record that the present administration signed the first campus TV license and we remain deeply grateful to the President.
“The university is a brand. We want the university to be the research hub in Africa, and we are working towards being among the best three in the entire continent,’’ the Vice Chancellor added.
Apart from the TV Station, Prof. Ogundipe noted that the Federal Government’s Independent Power Plant to improve electricity was already ongoing, while the NEEDS assessment fund for training of academic staff had already been received.
