UNBUNDLING OF COMPUTER SCIENCE: NAPS SEEKS PARTNERSHIP WITH PIONEER ICT COMPANY (NEW HORIZON) IN LAGOS
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) recently held a meeting with New Horizon, a renowned ICT company based in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recent announcement by Prof Idris Bugaje, the Executive Director of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), regarding the unbundling of Computer Science into four distinct programs. These programs include: 1. HND Artificial Intelligence, 2. HND Networking and Cloud Computing, 3. HND Software and Web Development, and 4. HND Cybersecurity and Data Protection. The Managing director of the Company Mr. Tim Akano welcomed the leadership and highlighted some areas that would be beneficiary for the Lecturers and the students of Polytechnics and Mono-technics in Nigeria on the aspect of the new unbundling, the M.D embraced the idea of partnership and assured to work hand in hand with the NBTE to ensure the Polytechnic students in Nigeria have goo...