Dr Salisu Umar, the Rector of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State has disclosed that the installation of optic fibre cable broadband across the campuses has enhanced efficient and uninterrupted Internet services in the institution.
Umar disclosed this during an Interactive session with newsmen to mark his one-year stewardship as the rector of the polytechnic.
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Umar said that the installation of the broadband internet services around the campuses is to provide fast transmition of data to academics, staff and students.
“This is in order to key into the competition and make in-roads as some of the best researchers, staff and students.
“Provision of Internet is therefore crucial as part of the structure of an institution of higher learning campuses across the world, haven realised that unreliable Internet connect remains a huge setback.
“If you go around our polytechnic you will see the laying of optic fibre everywhere for broadband so that our lecturers and students will no longer suffer to go and buy data for their research .
“We want to make research just at our palm. Bring out your laptops anywhere you connect to the server,” Umar said.
Umar also said he had carried out numerous projects in the last one year with some completed and others at 80 per cent level.
He highlighted some of the projects to include the construction of two lecture hall theatres, 40 staff offices in the School of Agricultural Science, 48 staff offices in Campus Two, the construction of boreholes and the Department of Architects.
Others are the installation of solar power, construction of a link road from Campus One and Campus Three; another link road from campus two and campus three amongst others.
The rector also disclosed that 64 programmes have been accredited in the school with 17 new programmes introduced in the institution within his one year in office.