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The College of Abuja (UNIABUJA) has unveiled a social media pupil volunteers who will assist and promote the actions of the establishment on digital media house.
The volunteer staff was inaugurated throughout a One-day Sensitization Program on Digital Media with the theme; “The Digital Media House within the twenty first Century: Exploring Alternatives for Networking and Promotion of Organizational Targets” which came about on the college campus right now in Abuja.
A part of the duties anticipated to be carried out by the staff included however not restricted to selling the programmes, actions and accomplishments of the college in addition to propagating its cultural norms aimed toward defending its picture within the public.
The college’s social media platforms, particularly Fb and Twitter handles – each of which have over 67,000 followers put collectively shall be managed by the volunteers who’re very articulate and vibrant tech savvy youths.
In line with the administration, these duties will be achieved by the staff by establishing an/or sustaining lively social media accounts, researching and creating artistic content material for various social media channels and figuring out alternatives to ascertain relationships with area people teams.
The Vice Chancellor of the College, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah stated that social media has come to remain as digitalization is affecting each facet of life and thus can’t be averted.
The College Registrar, Malam Yahaya Ibrahim Mohammed presenting an Award to PRNigeria Writer, Malam Yushau A. Shuaib
Cross Part of College students In the course of the SessionRepresented by the Dean of College of Postgraduate Research, Professor Ukertor Gabriel Moti, Prof Na’Allah added that social media is important to the academia for being a further veritable device for studying and educating processes.
Talking on “Exploring Alternatives within the Digital Media House,” the Director Normal of Nationwide Info Know-how Growth Company (NITDA), Malam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, highlighted huge potentials and alternatives of digital media house for educational actions and talent acquisitions
Represented by an officer of the company, Ms Bashira Hassan, the DG stated that social media can be utilized in attaining the organizational targets by selling and networking with prospects and different stakeholders of companies.
He additional enjoined the scholars to leverage on the alternatives introduced by digital house in deepening their schooling and different amenities supplied by NITDA together with Coursera- a web-based/digital educating platform.
The visitor speaker on the event, Mallam Yushau A. Shuaib of PRNigeria urged the college college students on correct utilization of social media in constructing skilled careers and selling companies. He additionally listed the benefits and drawbacks of social media.
Shuaib recognized three ranges of Communications, together with asymmetrical communications, symmetrical communications and interactive. He harped on digital expertise and inspired college students to key into the pattern of utilizing social media for noble causes and legit companies
He stated with digital expertise, college students can earn cash and assist themselves whereas nonetheless at school and even after faculty, when most graduates are confronted with the issue of unemployment.
Earlier in his opening remarks, the Head, Info and Relations Unit of the College, Dr. Habib Yakoob, highlighted the important thing aims of this system as “to sensitize college students, employees, and college group to one of the best ways to make use of the social/digital media particularly in selling college’s organizational targets, in addition to how they’ll deploy the platforms to community and discover the alternatives within the huge world of communication.”
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