THE PROVOST ADDRESS
ALHAJI (CHIEF) IBRAHIM JIBRIL
ON
THE COMMISSIONING OF THE ELECTRONIC DATA STORAGE BANK
AT
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION TECHNICAL BICHI-KANO
BY
EDUCATION TRUST FUND (ETF), ABUJA
FRIDAY 26TH MARCH,S2010
Today is another landmark in the history of this college administration and the life of ETF towards better educational revolution as we move from old system of data storage to modern electronic storage and its numerous advantages.
On behalf of the Governing Council, college management and entire community I welcome our distinguished visitors from ETF to this esteemed institution.
I remain grateful to the Board of Trust and Executive Secretary of Educational Trust Fund (ETF) for allocating this very expensive and modern equipment to this institution which has constantly been rated the best NCE awarding institution in Nigeria. This facility and its different modules will save this college a lot of money and enhance our productivity collectively.
As you are aware this college within two years of the present administration has fully digitalized its student’s registration online. The chairman of Eduportal services Chief BTY Aina who heads this unit have briefed us of the constant support ETF representative has constantly given in this new assignment and that this facility being commissioned today has online registration module ( and others ) which we are requesting for immediate use for our online registration.
The conversion of the old students document is on a very high gear and soon shall be completed and 4,665students who have registered for the current 2009/2010 session shall soon start.
Considering the huge amount of money spent on this solution-equipment there is need for maximal use of it and it is on this note that we hereby appeal to ETF to come to the aid of the college by networking the campus for it maximal use.
On a final note I on behalf of the council management academic board members of staff and students of this college want to say thank you and God bless you.