African integrated digital payment platform, Interswitch has donated over Information Technology devices worth N45m to Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. The donation was made when the Interswitch team paid a courtesy visit to the Yabatech Rector, Ibraheem Abdul. Some of the items donated include Cisco firewall, Cisco switches and Servers. Presenting the devices to the Yabatech management, the Sales Manager of Interswitch, Mr Femi Atere, said the gesture was in contributing to the institution building an academy that would impact students. He also promised that Interswitch would provide technology integration, advisory support and other digital spheres of influence. The donation was facilitated by Cisco, an industry partner with the college. Speaking, a Program Manager at Cisco Network Academy, Mr Imoh Akpan, stated that the equipment will assist the students in both practical and theoretical aspects of learning. The Yabatech Rector, who received the gadgets on behalf of the college, reiterated the management’s ongoing efforts and commitment to manpower development. He noted that the existing partnership with the organisation will enhance the college’s desire to take a lead in manpower development. He added that the gesture was also in line with the college’s drive to engender a generation that is globally compliant. The Rector promised that the institution would put the gadgets to best use and expressly requested the expansion of the existing collaboration. Earlier, the Director for Centre for Linkages, Partnership and International Relations, Dr. Moshood Ajala said Interswitch deemed it fit to donate the items to Yaba College of Technology for training as being part of the Cisco academy.