By Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal
A delegation from Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, has paid a courtesy visit to the National Broadcast Academy (NBA), Ikeja, to conclude discussions on a potential collaboration between the two institutions.
The team comprised the Dean of the School of Liberal Studies, Dr Bose Ogunaike; Mrs Funke Adesanya; and the Head of the Mass Communication Department, Mrs Omolara Olorunyomi. The delegation was led by the Director of Collaboration and Partnership, Dr Taiwo Ajala, who explained that the initiative would greatly benefit Mass Communication students from ND II to HND II. According to him, the collaboration would align students with industry best practices and better prepare them to face the ever-evolving challenges of the media landscape.
Dr Ajala further expressed YABATECH’s readiness to establish a mutually beneficial relationship that would include professionals from the Academy in monthly experience-sharing sessions with students. This, he said, would significantly enrich their practical exposure to broadcasting.
In his response, the Director of the National Broadcast Academy, Dr Samuel Anyanwu, emphasised that the Academy’s focus extended beyond financial benefits, noting its commitment to knowledge sharing through meaningful collaborations that positively impact students and society at large. He recalled with pride that the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) once built a two-room lecture hall at YABATECH in 1957, describing it as a foundation for the current partnership drive.
Other senior officials of the Academy, including the Director of Academic Planning, Princess Adenike Adegoke, and the Bursar, Mrs Kemi Idowu, later conducted the YABATECH delegation on a tour of the Academy’s state-of-the-art newsroom, live studio, transmitter room, and language laboratory.
The tour also covered the FM stations within the Academy’s premises namely; Bond 92.9FM and Radio One 103.5FM.
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