Don tasks FG on electricity stability to drive national development
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Sango-Ota (Ogun), April 2026 (TBL Africa) Prof. Jeremiah Ojediran, the Vice-Chancellor, Bells University of Technology, Ota in Ogun, has appealed to the Federal Government to improve power supply in Nigeria.
Ojediran, represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ngozi Arisa, made the appeal at the inauguration of LearnSmart on Monday in Ota.
The LearnSmart is an education and innovation enterprise established in 2024, and committed to driving human capital development and digital empowerment across Nigeria and African.
The don emphasised the need for the Federal Government to work assiduously to provide stable power supply to reduce the number of companies folding up.
He noted that new companies could not survive without stable power supply, adding that many entrepreneurs spent so much money funding electricity generation.
“This idea of establishing a company and generating your own electricity is killing businesses across the country.
“That is why many young people are leaving the country, there is no sustainability in whatever they establish,” Ojediran said.
This, he said, would generate more employment opportunities that would drive national development.
Ojediran said that the founder of LearnSmart, an alumnus of the institution, graduated with a first-class degree in Mechanical Engineering, adding that the university’s was committed to producing self-reliant graduates.
The Founder/Chief Executive Officer of LearnSmart, Mr Sanni Adedokun, listed three integrated pillars under which LearnSmart operated, including LearnSmart Tech Hive, SmartViews and Smart’A’TETE.
Adedokun said: “We are working to support the Federal Government’s digital-literacy and CBT-transition agency, by providing structured computer-based learning and certification programmes.
“These programmes will be provided through our training centre, especially for students in public schools.
“Our mission is to empower young Nigerians, especially students, graduates, women, and early-career professionals, with practical digital skills, innovation mindset, and career pathways required to succeed in the 21st century workplace.
“Also, we envision a world transformed by knowledge, where individuals are empowered to thrive through continuous learning and enlightenment,” he said.
Adedokun said that the company trained youths on cyber security, and bridged the digital skills gaps through practical technology training, with a target of training over 10,000 people in 2026.
He commended the Federal Government for its proposed plan to train three millions technical talents, but urged it to improve on infrastructural development to boost digital economy across the country.
Adedokun identified poor electricity, internet problems and readiness of the people to accept solutions built by others as major challenges.
