The institution possesses the infrastructure, as well as the prerequisites, for an update.
The renowned Lagos State Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has requested to be recognized as a university.
The federal polytechnic, Nigeria's first school of higher learning, was established in 1947.
The university possesses the requirements, including the infrastructure, for an update, according to Joe Ejiofor, the deputy registrar.
More than 150 PhDs have been awarded, he revealed, and more academics are pursuing PhD degrees.
“YABATECH has all it takes in all capacity to compare with any university in Nigeria. So, if the government decides otherwise, YABATECH can always fit in”, he told NAN.
Ejiofor listed manpower, resources, equipment, studios as some of the assets that can match those of universities.
The official added that the school is under the supervision of the National Board for Technical Education and awards National Diploma and Higher National Diploma.
In order to build and implement a Security Management Certification Programme, Yaba College of Technology decided to collaborate with a top provider of security solutions in Nigeria in June 2019. The program is aimed for people who want to work as modern security managers, as well as people who are already employed in security or who want to enter the field at the managerial level.
Uduak Inyang-Udoh, Director of Yabatech Consult Limited, said during a recent ceremony organized by the institutions to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that the collaboration will close the knowledge gap in achieving a worldwide security standard.
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Tajudeen Adolabi Adeola, Olusegun Adejumo, Abayomi Adebayo Barber, Segun Dangote, Kafayat Oluwatoyin, better known as Kaffy, Omoba Jide Kosoko, Ruth Kadiri, and many others are notable YABATECH alumni.
