The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State is to collaborate with Brightsword Technologies, Singapore in training and leadership development.

The West Africa Consultant of Brightsword Technologies, Dr. Raphael Iluyomade, stated this at a meeting of representatives of the university and the IT firm in Abeokuta.

Iluyomade, who hailed the initiative, said it would help to place Nigerian students for greater challenges after graduation.

He said, “Brightsword Technologies intends to set up a training centre in FUNAAB, a prototype of the one in Singapore, to train students in environmental cleaning, logistics and transport, purchasing and supply among others. Without this necessary certification, one would not be able to practise in countries like the United Kingdom and the United States.”

On the benefits of the collaboration, Iluyomade noted that apart from increasing the university’s revenue, the initiative would expose it to more multinational companies.