In a bid to preserve and advocate for policy changes and actions aimed at mitigating climatic change in our environment, the Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) Ogun, Covenant University, has hosted the Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) in a three-day program with the theme, ‘Building Resilient Systems for Climate Smart Economy in Nigeria.’

The Chancellor of Covenant University, Dr. David Oyedepo, has charged Africans in the knowledge industry to wake up from their slumber and begin to chart the way forward by developing learning modules geared towards the rebirth of Africa.

A combine team from Illumina and Industrial Scientific and Nutritional Product Nigeria Limited on a working visit to Covenant University have stated their readiness to partner with Covenant Applied Informatics and Communication Africa Centre of Excellence (CApIC-ACE) with a view to help the Centre attain her full potentials with the assemblage of research equipment at the centre.

The team lead and Executive Partner/Account Manager of Illumina, Mr Rodolphe Vetchenou, made this know during a parley with the Management of Covenant and the leadership of the University’s World Bank Centre of Excellence. According to him, the visit became necessary since it was important that Africa should showcase her own repository of professionals to the world as it pertains to issues of healthcare and genomics research.

Mr Vetchenou said the assembly of equipment in the Centre is what is needed for research work across various fields of research endeavour covering malaria and cancer; their evolution, and mapping of their genomes.

He said that they were interested in the utmost deployment and usage of these equipment for maximum accomplishment in these research endeavours. “Our desire is to empower Africans and partners with the best solutions to providing the results that will lead to care for the society,” he posited.

The Centre Leader, Covenant Applied Informatics and Communication Africa Centre of Excellence (CApIC-ACE), Professor Emeka Iweala, said the Centre’s major objective is to curate genomics data, store and carry out analysis on these data with the aim to proffer as it pertains to the field of study of research endeavours.

He appreciated the visit of ISN and Illumina, as it will, according to him, avail the Centre to concretise the relationship with both organisations and further advance the speedy utilization of these equipment.

In his response, the Vice-Chancellor, said the mission of Covenant is one tailored to train reformers and change the perception of the western world has about the black race by creating solution to global challenges.

Professor Adebayo said Covenant, being a research intensive driven University, is well positioned among the elite global universities according to the Times Higher Education rankings of universities across the world, and as such will be looking for opportunities to further advance her research prowess, by working with Illumina and ISN in expanding the frontiers of cancer research and related studies.

“Let’s get these equipment running, and see how we can save lives, considering the dearth in quality healthcare delivery our nation and continent,” he added.

The meeting had in attendance the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olujide Adekeye; Acting Registrar, Mrs Regina Tobi-David; Professor Olubanke Ogunlana; Professor Solomon Rotimi; Professor Grace Olasehinde; and Helen Jewvegaga.

The Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Professor Abiodun Adebayo has charged the youths in Ota, to take the knowledge and skills imparted to them under the Ota Youth Empowerment Digital Training seriously, also take responsibility to empower others.

The training programme of the Digital Bridge Institute, under the canopy of the Advance Digital Empowerment Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADEPTI), returned to Covenant University for the fourth time since its inception.

The Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Professor Abiodun H. Adebayo, has enjoined Covenant University students who returned for their Students Work Experience Programme (SWEP), to use the 6-weeks-long programme to develop the spirit of teamwork, so as to evolve cordiality with others in the world of works.

David Enumah of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Covenant University has emerged as the winner of the 2023 Student Engineering Competition organised by the Committee of Deans of Engineering and Technology (CODET).

After three days of review of the curriculums, facilities, laboratories, and personnel of engineering programmes at Covenant University, the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) team on accreditation has heaped praise on the management of the University for making programmes in the College of Engineering very attractive.