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OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by References: 3:21am On Sep 24, 2019
The Management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, on Monday disclosed plans to build an airport within the campus of the institution soon.

The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Eyitope, dropped the hint at the 2019 Faculty of Technology International Conference, held at OAU ICT Park recently, saying that the airport would serve as training ground for the planned aeronautic programme of the university.

The vice-chancellor said, “We believe that the future of travel globally is in the air. It is in view of this that we are starting an aeronautic programme. As part of this, we will be having our own airport.

“We have over 11,000 hectares of land, with which we hope to achieve our objective and we have developed a proposal for the airport. We will be taking it up with the authorities to ensure that we do not only have the aeronautic programme here, but also build an airport that will serve that purpose.

“We want to make OAU the hub of aeronautic studies in Nigeria. Currently no federal university in the country offers a programme in aeronautic studies. We believe that with OAU taking up this challenge, we can go places with it.

“This idea was contemplated some years ago. Now we are very serious with it. We have the drawings in place and the land has been earmarked. Everything that we need for the airport and to start the programme is ready.”

In his keynote address, themed, ‘Diversification of Developing Economies: Imperatives for Sustainable Environment and Technological Innovations’, Prof Oluwatoyin Ashiru said ideas are abundant in Nigeria but the framework transform the ideas into reality.

Stressing that ideas abandoned in the country thrived in other countries of the world, Ashiru noted that the difference between Nigeria and other countries is the level of commitment and dedication to its development.

According to him, irrespective of the challenges facing the country, the country must embark on technological innovationand sustained support for research and development.

https://punchng.com/oau-to-build-own-airport-soon-says-vc/

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by Tolexander: 3:31am On Sep 24, 2019
There is an aerodrome in the school master plan anyway.

Moreover, OAU doesn’t have more than 11000 hectares of land jare. Perhaps he meant more than 11000 acres

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by MASTERCHIEF0847(m): 3:36am On Sep 24, 2019
Airfield or Airport? Oga VC how much is your budget that you are making claims of airport?

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by nlPoster: 7:19am On Sep 24, 2019
Tolexander:
There is an aerodrome in the school master plan anyway.


Interesting.

I dont remember seeing that in the prototype.

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by Alexaonfleek: 9:40am On Sep 24, 2019
Nice move by the VC.
I just hope they get enough support to follow through their plans

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by Nobody: 10:29am On Sep 24, 2019
As much as I encourage Infrastructural development, this is a wrong move in my opinion.

Before building an almighty airport, first upgrade both the curriculum and infrastructure of your school to be world class.

Build more hostels.

Build more 21st Century classes.

Build modern laboratories.

Build premium transportation systems.

After you're part of the top five unis in Africa, then you can funnel your excess cash into an "airport" (which is still VERY Unnecessary) tho.

Building an airport costs a whole buckload of serious money...except the state will partner with the University.

PS: This new font style is making the paragraph space wayyyy too much.

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by slapandfall(m): 10:54am On Sep 24, 2019
What is with this new Nairaland design sef? It looks like an old newspaper.

If Nairaland was smart and agreed to evolve, it would have been the Nigerian or perhaps African Twitter by now.
But no... they choose to remain in 2006. Now, they are back to 2001.. #PopularSaying

Seun... please learn and be innovative with this site.. nothing significantly positively new since how many years..

You can even create a thread to ask for Suggestions what features Nairalanders will like to be on Nairaland.
From this ideas, you can harvest the best ones and implement. ...

...a concerned Nairalander

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by orunmila144: 10:54am On Sep 24, 2019
wink yoruba the progressive tribe

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by MANNABBQGRILLS: 10:54am On Sep 24, 2019
This is interestingly interesting.....

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by Citytrend: 10:54am On Sep 24, 2019
OK oo
Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by Osnami: 10:55am On Sep 24, 2019
grin
Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by ElRapido: 10:55am On Sep 24, 2019
Very unnecessary, I must say unless it's a FG project. What the school needs at the moment isn't a airport as I don't see it facilitating the development of OAU.

The money is better spent on existing projects like the OAU electricity project. Also, money is needed in the infrastructure and most importantly, the research sector of the university.

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by Kendumazy(m): 10:55am On Sep 24, 2019
Nice one
Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by Riversides2003(m): 10:55am On Sep 24, 2019
Misplaced priorities, try renovate those dirty and stinky looking disease infected hostels first and a functional research centre. Some people just like to talk sha.

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by cluewebhost(m): 10:55am On Sep 24, 2019
Not Helipad?

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by Timagex(m): 10:56am On Sep 24, 2019
grin ogunbodede!!! You say wetin?? shocked grin grin

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by ShakaZullu(m): 10:57am On Sep 24, 2019
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This is interestingly interesting.....
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shut up

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by freemi(m): 10:57am On Sep 24, 2019
its of no use
Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by Nobody: 10:57am On Sep 24, 2019
taiwoawoniyi:
As much as I encourage Infrastructural development, this is a wrong move in my opinion.

Before building an almighty airport, first upgrade both the curriculum and infrastructure of your school to be world class.

Build more hostels.

Build more 21st Century classes.

Build modern laboratories.

Build premium transportation systems.

After you're part of the top five unis in Africa, then you can funnel your excess cash into an "airport" (which is still VERY Unnecessary) tho.

Building an airport costs a whole buckload of serious money...except the state will partner with the University.

PS: This new font style is making the paragraph space wayyyy too much.

I agree with u on more infrastructure but who told you the curriculum is faulty ??
Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by anonimi: 10:58am On Sep 24, 2019
Alexaonfleek:
Nice move by the VC.
I just hope they get enough support to follow through their plans

Do you know if the campus has 24/7 electricity, potable water and clean toilets?
How many commercialised research breakthroughs has the university had in the past 30 years?
Who decorates a rotten cake expensively with icing except a confirmed crook who is nevertheless praised by the shufferers?


www.nairaland.com/attachments/2900978_nigeria_jpeg4ee84b7726a847792475badcbc938fb7

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by able20(m): 10:58am On Sep 24, 2019
The VC should forget cheap talks, upgrade the toilets in the hostels first.

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by ekaette1621: 10:58am On Sep 24, 2019
BuBu will love it grin
Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by Tomide007: 10:58am On Sep 24, 2019
Who builds an airport near a learning institution? The noise from plane landing and flying will be a disturbance..... U get useful books for ur library?, even student hostel ain't enough but nah airport u wan dey build....

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by badonkadonk: 10:58am On Sep 24, 2019
slapandfall:
What is with this new Nairaland design sef? It looks like an old newspaper.

If Nairaland was smart and agreed to evolve, it wouldnot been the Nigerian or perhaps African Twitter by now.
But no... they choose to remain in 2006. Now, they are back to 2001.. #PopularSaying

Seun... please learn and be innovative with this site.. nothing significantly positively new since how many years..

You can even create a thread to ask for Suggestions what features Nairalanders will like to be on Nairaland.
From this ideas, you can harvest the best ones and implement. ...

...a concerned Nairalander

What even makes it more annoying, is the text wrapping of the site.. without image, it is just fine but once the image loads, the thing go just fall words out of place.

One would now need to either pinch in or slide left or right, which is a pain.

He needs to get better software engineers. I mean I can't believe there are none in this forum.

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by Femeto: 10:59am On Sep 24, 2019
Oloshi V.C.

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by TheAngry1: 10:59am On Sep 24, 2019
We joke too much in this country.
OAU students live in slums they call hostels.
The laboratories are old and lacking in modern equipment and solutions.
The faculty members are not up to date with 21st-century curriculum and teaching methods
AI and Machine learning has taken over teaching and learning abroad

But, the problem is an airport.

We joke too much in this country.

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by anonimi: 10:59am On Sep 24, 2019
able20:
The VC should forget cheap talks, upgrade the toilets in the hostels first.

What upgrade when there is little money?
How about maintaining what exists with the students working to clean and get paid as is done abroad?

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by ejimatic: 11:00am On Sep 24, 2019
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The Management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, on Monday disclosed plans to build an airport within the campus of the institution soon.

The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Eyitope, dropped the hint at the 2019 Faculty of Technology International Conference, held at OAU ICT Park recently, saying that the airport would serve as training ground for the planned aeronautic programme of the university.

The vice-chancellor said, “We believe that the future of travel globally is in the air. It is in view of this that we are starting an aeronautic programme. As part of this, we will be having our own airport.

“We have over 11,000 hectares of land, with which we hope to achieve our objective and we have developed a proposal for the airport. We will be taking it up with the authorities to ensure that we do not only have the aeronautic programme here, but also build an airport that will serve that purpose.

“We want to make OAU the hub of aeronautic studies in Nigeria. Currently no federal university in the country offers a programme in aeronautic studies. We believe that with OAU taking up this challenge, we can go places with it.

“This idea was contemplated some years ago. Now we are very serious with it. We have the drawings in place and the land has been earmarked. Everything that we need for the airport and to start the programme is ready.”

In his keynote address, themed, ‘Diversification of Developing Economies: Imperatives for Sustainable Environment and Technological Innovations’, Prof Oluwatoyin Ashiru said ideas are abundant in Nigeria but the framework transform the ideas into reality.

Stressing that ideas abandoned in the country thrived in other countries of the world, Ashiru noted that the difference between Nigeria and other countries is the level of commitment and dedication to its development.

According to him, irrespective of the challenges facing the country, the country must embark on technological innovationand sustained support for research and development.

https://punchng.com/oau-to-build-own-airport-soon-says-vc/
. vOAU airport...foolish people in the administration! Is that the next thing? misplaced priority

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by jagabanlewis(m): 11:00am On Sep 24, 2019
This one na dm say dm say tlk

Lubbish

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Re: OAU To Build Own Airport Soon - VC Prof Eyitope by datola: 11:01am On Sep 24, 2019
Hmmm...

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