The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has said it has donated multi-million digital halls to nine tertiary institutions.
CIBN urged Nigerians to partner the government to move education forward.
Its President, Ken Opara, said this at the sod turning of a-160 ultramodern hall the institute donated to Kwara State University, Malete.
Opara, who described the project as a CIBN legacy, said it would take three months to be completed.
He added that the contractor had been sufficiently mobilised.
According to him, the edifice on completion would be the ninth across the six geo-political zones of the country.
He said: “the CIBN Bankers Hall” was given to KWASU in recognition of its commitment to learning as well as to encourage learning and researching.
The CIBN chief said KWASU had performed well in the collaboration that started since 2017 with the institute.
He added that the project is a 160-seater lecture theatre to be equipped with ultra-modern gadgets for training and developing the students.
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Hinting that nothing could be too much to encourage education and learning, Opara said the 160-seater digital structure would be a base for research, conference and general academic and professional to engagements.
He, however, stated that part of what the CIBN does is to create capacity and connect students to economic reality as well as build future leaders.
He enjoined other professional groups to emulate such endowments like those rendered by the CIBN.
Opara urged the school authority to ensure full usage and utilisation of the project for its ultimate aim.
The university’s Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Shaykh Luqman Jimoh, in his special remarks, boasted that KWASU is known for its special regard and cherishing synergy with professional bodies, noting that, “this project has confirmed that we must continue with linkages for growth.
He added: “This building will confirm our relevance to professional bodies.”
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, through his Commissioner for Tertiary Institutions, Dr. Mary Ayinde, described the gesture as a testament of KWASU’s immense positive contribution to the state and national growth.