Gateway Polytechnic Set To Lead ICT Solution In Nigeria As It Commences 2nd Convocation

Gateway (ICT) Polytechnic, Saapade, Ogun State, has finalized plans to inaugurate its ICT Application Development Centre, the Rector of the Institution, Isaiah Oyeyinka, Ph.D. has disclosed.

Oyeyinka disclosed this, on Tuesday, during a press briefing as part of the activities marking the 2nd Convocation ceremony of the polytechnic.

According to the Rector, the Centre, which will also provide software solutions for industrial use, software engineering as well as mobile applications, will be inaugurated on the convocation day, scheduled for Saturday, September 29.

He noted that though the polytechnic since inception, had partnered CISCO Network Academy, machinery had been put in place by the school to ensure Google, Facebook, Oracle and Microsoft, take part in the ownership of the the center.

Oyeyinka, while stating 500-seater lecture room and staff offices, and ultra-modern ICT Centres, will also be unveiled on Saturday, added the school has broken new grounds in research of renewable energy, particularly solar and wind.

The rector further stated that the institution is in partnership with google and many other foreign ICT institutions. He added that the polytechnic is affiliating with Tuasini University of Technology (TUT) in South Africa for graduating students to proceeds with their B.Tech and B.sc (Hons) , then partnership with CISCO,MICROSOFT,ORACLE,GOOGLE,FACEBOOK and many others towards a quality delivery of Information Communication Technology to the students.

On the convocation, the Rector said the polytechnic will be graduating 5,000 Ordinary National Diploma (OND) and National Higher Diploma (HND) holders, starting from 2010 to 2018.