The Vice Chairman of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Mr. John Adebayo, has advised students to take advantage of the opportunities available in the institute to improve themselves.
He gave the advice on Wednesday at the IEEE Nigeria Section, First Technical and Administrative Meeting for 2019,
organised by the Department of Telecommunications Science, Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN).
Adebayo, who described IEEE as the world’s largest technical professional organisation dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit
of humanity, stressed that “electrical engineering is a fertile ground for employment.”
He enjoined students to develop their potential by creating and producing something valuable for the society, as it would make them self-reliant.
Prof. Yinusa Adediran of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, UNILORIN, expressed concern over the
condition of some Nigerian roads and products.
He called on manufacturers to always put the risk of litigation into consideration so as not to make consumers lose interest in their products.
Mr Joshua Abolarinwa of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, said that the earlier production of phones begun with low
capacity meant only to call, receive and text messages.
The don, who spoke on the theme: “Next Generation (5G) Mobil Communication Networking”, said that the advancement in technological
expansion brought about smart phones, which had multiple functions.
The Dean, Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences,UNILORIN, Dr Rasheed Jimoh, advised students to utilise the opportunities
in the IEEE along with the knowledge of data base.
He explained that such knowledge would enable them to connect internationally in terms of programming and networking.
Jimoh described Nigerian students as young innovators and urged them to evolve new projects that could bring about better Nigeria.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a professional association with its corporate office in New York
City and its operations centre in Piscataway, New Jersey.
It was formed in 1963 from the amalgamation of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio
Engineers.