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KWASU refutes social media report on Law program suspension

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 6, 2024

The Kwara State University (KWASU) in Malete, Kwara state, has refuted a viral social media post claiming that the Council of Legal Education (CLE) suspended admission to the university’s Law program for admitting and graduating law students without proper accreditation. It should be

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Kwara University expels 175 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 9, 2024

Kwara State University, Malete, has expelled 175 students for various offenses. Dr. Saeedat Aliyu, Acting Director of University Relations, stated that the expulsion was approved based on the recommendations of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee, SDC, which met between October 2021 and March 2024. The expelled students were charged with a variety of offences,

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Kwara university punishes student for making inappropriate skits

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 3, 2024

The management of Kwara State University, Malete, has declared that a male student’s portal has been disabled after he was allegedly witnessed making inappropriate contact with ladies during a skit. Dr. Saeedat Aliyu, Acting Director of University Relations, remarked on Wednesday that disabling the portal is a first-line punitive measure pending the results

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CIBN launches bankers hall at Kwara State University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 15, 2024

The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has dedicated its newly constructed bankers hall at Kwara State University in Malete, Kwara State, as a legacy project endowed by the Institute to the university. Ken Opara, the council’s president/chairman, stated that the CIBN bankers’ hall represents CIBN’s commitment to education, excellence, and

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Police arrest 4 KWASU students for allegedly beating colleague to death

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 8, 2024

The Kwara State Police Command has detained four Kwara State University (KWASU) students for allegedly beating a fellow student to death. DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, the command’s spokesman, confirmed the arrest to journalists in Ilorin on Friday. According to him, an investigation into the purported murder was ongoing. It was reported that the KWASU students allegedly

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KWASU VC laments over the difficulties faced by the university

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2023

Prof. Shaykh Luqman Jimoh, acting vice-chancellor of Kwara State University in Malete, has expressed alarm over the serious issues facing the school. In his address at the combined 10th and 11th convocation ceremony held at the institution’s main campus, Malete, Moro Local Government Area on Saturday, the VC said, “access road to the university is […]

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KWASU engineering team transforms petrol-powered vehicles into electric ones

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 12, 2023

Kwara State University’s (KWASU) Centre for Sustainable Energy engineering team has successfully converted a petrol-powered bus to an electric vehicle. Speaking with reporters on Tuesday during the 10th and 11th combined convocation ceremonies for the 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 academic sessions at the university’s main campus in Malete, Moro local government area