AGO-IWOYE, OGUN STATE— The Vice-Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Teacher Ayodeji Agboola, has asserted that the survival of the Nigerian university system depends on its shift from producing task seekers to nurturing a brand-new generation of innovators.
Speaking on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the first Future Tech Conference, themed “Next Frontier: Structure Africa’s Digital Future,” the Vice-Chancellor admired the event as a landmark accomplishment totally conceptualised and executed by the students.
Teacher Agboola explained the effort as a “transformative shift,” signalling that the university’s long-term technique to internalise an entrepreneurial frame of mind is starting to bear fruit.
The Three-Pronged Strategy: Education, Employability, Company
The Vice-Chancellor exposed that the organization has actually moved far from the traditional design of “producing graduates for non-existent jobs.” Rather, OOU has adopted a rigorous three-pillar structure created to guarantee that every trainee leaves the campus with an one-upmanship in the global digital economy. The “EEE” Structure:
- Education: Providing a strong theoretical foundation in core disciplines.
- Employability: Equipping trainees with 21st-century useful skills, accreditations, and soft skills.
- Employer: Mentoring trainees to convert regional obstacles into service solutions, successfully ending up being job developers.
“We understood that there is no chance anyone can end up being an employer of labour without being experienced,” Agboola stated, keeping in mind that this vision, which began 4 years earlier, recently made the university a competitive grant from the African Union Commission.
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Student-Led Innovation and Copyright
The conference included top-level discussions from the students themselves, showcasing the depth of digital literacy on school.
Ayomide Oduneye, a 400-level Chemical Science trainee, led a session on Web3 and Decentralised Technologies, while 500-level Law student Agbolade David provided critical insights into Intellectual Property (IP) defense for young tech creators.
External industry leaders, including Luther Lawoyin, CEO of PricePally, and Paul Jatau, challenged the individuals to move from grievances to solutions, advising them to see Nigeria’s special challenges as a fertile ground for scalable endeavors.
Facilities Increase: Campus-Wide Fiber Optics
In a significant announcement relating to the university’s digital backbone, Professor Agboola divulged that OOU would be totally powered by fibre-optic web connection by the end of April 2026.
The job, being performed in partnership with Globacom, will extend direct fiber links to all campus structures.
A Mindset of Solutions
The Vice-Chancellor revealed surprise and pride that the trainees arranged the high-profile conference individually, including stakeholders like the Minister of Communications, Development, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani.
He stressed that the objective is to sustain this momentum up until the OOU brand name becomes associated with technology-driven advancement in Africa.
The event concluded with a call to students to leverage the incoming high-speed facilities to build “future-proof” organizations that can compete from Ago-Iwoye to the global market.