The Ondo State Government on Friday handed over the Okitipupa Tech Hub to the management of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa.
The Tech Hub, established to promote students’ innovation, creativity, and emerging technologies, is equipped with a server room, training and incubation facilities, as well as several desktop computers with internet access.
Speaking during the official handover in Okitipupa, Mr. Tomide Akinribido, Executive Chairman of the Ondo State Information Technology Agency, said the hub would enhance innovation, creativity, and digital skills among OAUSTECH students and the wider university community.
He added that the Tech Hub, which was inaugurated in December 2025, would also support students in emerging technologies, particularly those studying Information Technology, Electrical/Electronics, and Computer Science.
“We are here to handover the Tech Hub to OAUSTECH management that has been doing well in the area of Information Technology, the government want to support the university to add to what Technical Education Trusfund (TETFund) is doing in the university.
“The university management has been doing well in ICT and I hope the students will make judicious use of the Tech Hub in driving their emerging technologies in innovation, creativity and add to their academic excellence,” Akinribido said.
Prof. Temi Ologunorisa, Vice-Chancellor, OAUSTECH, who commended Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa for approving funds for the Tech Hub, praised the visionary strides of the agency for driving and sustaining the vision.
He added that the Tech Hub would accelerate the creativity and innovation of students who are studying in the area of computers and technology.
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“I will advice our lecturers and students to take the advantage of the Tech Hub to expand their horizon because that is why we are one of the leading universities in the area of ICT,” Ologunorisa said.
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