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...For a better society... Wednesday, August 04 2004 Vol 17 No.30 News Editorial Politics Opinion Features Foreign News The Arts Sports Education Business Money/Market Travels/Tourism Property/Environment Columnists Nigeria to launch communication satellite in 2006 CHARLES ABAH DIRECTOR-General (DG) National Space Research and Development Agency, Prof. Robert Ajayi Boroffice, on Monday said the country would launch into the orbit a communication satellite in 2006. This is in fulfillment of an earlier pledge by President Olusegun Obasanjo that another satellite would be launched before the administration leaves in 2007. The first Nigeria’s satellite, SAT-I, exclusively for earth monitoring and imageries, it would be recalled, was launched last September 21. The D-G spoke yesterday at the third annual science conference organised by the Faculty of Science of the Lagos State University (LASU). Presenting a paper entitled Space Technology and National Development, Prof. Boroffice said the proposed satellite would further facilitate clearer, cheaper and easier communication both locally and internationally. The technology, he added, would improve access on telecommunication services, create more jobs as well as help in tele-education especially in the distance learning initiative. Prof. Boroffice, who justified the country’s involvement in space technology, said it would enhance the development of human resources and capacity building, natural resources management, defence, national security, study of the earth and its environment, space communication in addition to education and training. While assessing the first satellite, he noted that its performance has been tremendous in the country’s socio-economic and technological development. In his remarks on the occasion, the Lagos State University (LASU) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abisogun Leigh, canvassed regular academic conferences, saying they are purely intellectual exercises. Prof. Leigh who also decried the involvement of academics into dirty politics particularly on campus, advised such persons to seek employment elsewhere. "I am happy that intellectual discourse is still alive in LASU. This is what we should be doing rather than getting involved in politics. The university is for intellectual activities and not an arena for politicians. Professors who sit in just one corner of their rooms to play politics belong to the dustbin of history in the academic world," he stated. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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