BY EMEKA AGINAM

NEW Horizons Nigeria, the leading private owned information technology (IT) training institute, at the weekend, opened an international IT resource centre valued at over N100 million at Landmark University, Omu-Aran, near Ilorin in Kwara State. The centre will empower students of the institution with the most sought after IT skills and professional certifications.

New Horizons, a leading IT training institution globally with 300 world-class IT training and education centres in 80 countries on six continents, has IT technologies tailored to position graduates for global competitiveness.
The IT resource centre which comprise two lecture halls at the varsity contains 150 state-of-the-art compact desktop computers, projectors,  software for labs practice , over 5 000 textbooks covering several IT  and e- businesses courses, etc.

The Pro Chancellor of Landmark University, Professor Yemi Nathaniel who commissioned the IT resource centre alongside the vice chancellor, Professor Mathew Ajayi; the acting registrar, Dr. Mrs. Rachael Adebayo and many other prefessors, academic and non-academic staff and students enjoined the students to avail themselves of the opportunities that new Horizons brings to their future.

The vice chancellor who welcomed the New Horizons team led by Mr. Tim Akano, its managing director said the journey to actualise the project began four years ago. “I want to specially commend the New Horizons team for their tenacity and for not giving up even when things seems not to be going the way they were expecting. I know the impact New Horizons is making Covenant University has been wonderful. “That is why when I resumed here I stated that certified IT professional courses must be part of our curriculum.

“I want our students to take maximum advantage of the opportunities available at the IT resource centre. I believe even if you are studying History with the skills and certification programmes offered by the New Horizons/Landmark University you can work anywhere in the world including the oil industry.” He said the role IT plays higher institutions like Landmark University cannot be overemphasized.