FUL Seeks NASENI Partnership to Drive AI Investment, Digital Innovation
The Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Professor Gbenga Solomon Ibileye, has called for a strategic partnership between the institution and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to accelerate investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and strengthen digital technology across Nigerian universities. Prof. Ibileye made the appeal on Thursday in Lokoja during the 4th Memorial Lecture held in honour of the late Engineer Joseph Oyeyani Makoju. He said the university had placed the commercialisation of research and the translation of knowledge into tangible development outcomes at the core of its Vision Plan 2026–2031. “At Federal University Lokoja, we have made the commercialisation of research and the translation of knowledge into development outcomes a cornerstone of our Vision Plan. We are building an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub, supported by our operational solar farm at the Felele Permanent Campus,” he said. The Vice...