Zenith Bank donates ultra-modern ICT Centre to UNN
Zenith Bank Plc, over the weekend, donated an ultra-modern ICT Centre to Nigeria’s premier university, The University of Nigeria, Nsukka. This the bank said was in demonstration of its vision to partner with the critical sector of the Nigerian economy.
The centre parades, among other state-of-the-art facilities, two e-learning training halls equipped with over 200 computer sets and training facilities, an exhibition and training halls, conference hall, server/online facilities, Wi-Fi facility, executive offices for the Centre’s director and other officials.
Speaking at the project’s commissioning, the elated Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Benjamin Ozumba, who led the university’s management team, commended Zenith Bank’s management for the project, which he said, came at a very auspicious moment when the university was planning to roll out an incubation park to drive the university’s entrepreneurship aspirations.
The VC who described Zenith Bank, as “a genuine partner in progress”, said the Centre was the first of its kind in the South eastern part of Nigeria adding that it would impact the university community positively, especially in the areas of learning and research.
While calling on other private organisations to emulate Zenith Bank’s gesture by exploring other areas of partnership with the university or indeed, other universities in Nigeria generally, the VC said, with the event coinciding with the 56th Founders’ Day ceremonies of the University, it had become evident that the dreams of the founding father.
Speaking earlier, the representative of the Bank’s Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive, Mr. Peter Amangbo, also Zonal Head of the Bank; Enugu/Ebonyi Zone, Mr. Ifeanyi Dike; said the centre was part of the Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility, aimed at boosting e-learning and impacting quality research by the university that would, in turn, positively impact the rest of society and humanity at large.
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