LASU VC salutes media professionals and seeks more collaboration
The Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, commended the media men for their professionalism and balanced reporting on the activities of the university, as she also sought more collaboration.
In a statement made available to The PUNCH on Saturday, Olatunji-Bello made the remarks at the institution's fifth media and awards conference, held at the African Center of Excellence for Innovative and Transformative STEM Education Lecture Hall, Main Campus, Ojo, Thursday, December 1, 2022.
Being her first media conference in charge as vice-chancellor, the physiology professor said her administration held members of the kingdom's fourth estate in high regard, as key players in the task of transforming the LASU into a favorite institution in the West. Africa.
She said, "In pursuing this vision, we have the unwavering support of our stakeholders whose contributions are crucial to realizing our desire for LASU. That is why I am indebted to our friends in the media for the vital role they have played over the past year in supporting the positive narrative of a new LASU. I am also grateful to the media for their objective, professional coverage and publicity of our activities.”
She further acknowledged that the talks had become one of many efforts during press engagements in the past and that the event provided a new opportunity to share her administration's vision, given the critical role played by the media in shaping public opinion.
She said, "My administration has maintained the cordial and mutually beneficial relationship we have established with you through the Center for Information, Press and Public Relations, over the years. So thank you, On behalf of the entire LASU community, for your professional and balanced reporting of our activities over the past year. Please convey our warmest regards to your respective media outlets. Kudos to CIPPR, for putting this together. Well done, keep it up good job you are doing".
In his welcoming address, the Coordinator of the Information, Press and Public Relations Center, Mr. Aderemi Fashola, described the feather pushers as reliable allies, whose professionalism had been useful in the activities of the university and had also earned him visibility in the eyes of his many audiences.
Fashola said it will be instrumental in the university's journey to become the best in West Africa.
He said: "The University under the leadership of our gracious Vice-Chancellor has set itself an ambitious, yet achievable goal of becoming the best in West Africa. We are not coming ashore from this ambition anytime soon until it becomes a reality."
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The Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, commended the media men for their professionalism and balanced reporting on the activities of the university, as she also sought more collaboration.
In a statement made available to The PUNCH on Saturday, Olatunji-Bello made the remarks at the institution's fifth media and awards conference, held at the African Center of Excellence for Innovative and Transformative STEM Education Lecture Hall, Main Campus, Ojo, Thursday, December 1, 2022.
Being her first media conference in charge as vice-chancellor, the physiology professor said her administration held members of the kingdom's fourth estate in high regard, as key players in the task of transforming the LASU into a favorite institution in the West. Africa.
She said, "In pursuing this vision, we have the unwavering support of our stakeholders whose contributions are crucial to realizing our desire for LASU. That is why I am indebted to our friends in the media for the vital role they have played over the past year in supporting the positive narrative of a new LASU. I am also grateful to the media for their objective, professional coverage and publicity of our activities.”
She further acknowledged that the talks had become one of many efforts during press engagements in the past and that the event provided a new opportunity to share her administration's vision, given the critical role played by the media in shaping public opinion.
She said, "My administration has maintained the cordial and mutually beneficial relationship we have established with you through the Center for Information, Press and Public Relations, over the years. So thank you, On behalf of the entire LASU community, for your professional and balanced reporting of our activities over the past year. Please convey our warmest regards to your respective media outlets. Kudos to CIPPR, for putting this together. Well done, keep it up good job you are doing".
In his welcoming address, the Coordinator of the Information, Press and Public Relations Center, Mr. Aderemi Fashola, described the feather pushers as reliable allies, whose professionalism had been useful in the activities of the university and had also earned him visibility in the eyes of his many audiences.
Fashola said it will be instrumental in the university's journey to become the best in West Africa.
He said: "The University under the leadership of our gracious Vice-Chancellor has set itself an ambitious, yet achievable goal of becoming the best in West Africa. We are not coming ashore from this ambition anytime soon until it becomes a reality."
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