Kogi varsity secures N3bn grant for AI, robotics centre

From Emmanuel Adeyemi, Lokoja
The Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has secured a N3 billion grant from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to establish a Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Cyber Sciences as part of efforts to strengthen research, innovation and technological development.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Gbenga Solomon Ibileye, disclosed this yesterday at a press briefing ahead of the university’s 10th convocation ceremony scheduled for Saturday, where 5,638 students will graduate.
Ibileye, who assumed office in February, described the grant as one of the major achievements recorded by his administration in its drive to reposition the un...