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UNILORIN partners Nigerian Army on capacity building

Angel Ojonugwa November 9, 2024

ILORIN ( Sundiata Scholar) – The management of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has assured the Nigerian Army of it’s readiness to partner all the military and paramilitary services in capacity building. The UNILORIN Librarian, Dr Kamaldeen Omopupa, gave the assurance in Ilorin on

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University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Final Year Clearance: A Step-by-Step Guide

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 19, 2024

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) final year clearance process is now available online. Here’s how to complete your clearance efficiently. UNILORIN has introduced a streamlined, automated clearance system for final-year students. This initiative simplifies the clearance process and reduces unnecessary stress for graduating students. With this online system, you can

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UNILORIN sets benchmark for inclusive education with new centre for students with special needs

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 19, 2024

In a major step toward inclusivity and aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the University of Ilorin has established a Centre for Students with Special Needs, an initiative designed to create a more accessible learning environment for all, including persons with disabilities. This new centre is an offshoot of the already existing Centre for […]

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UNILORIN releases dates, details for 2022/2023 graduates ahead of its 39th convocation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 29, 2024

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has officially announced the dates and details for its 39th convocation ceremony, which will take place during the academic year 2022/2023. According to a letter given to graduates by the university’s registrar, M.A. Alfanla, the event will be held on the university’s main campus from Friday, October 11th to Sunday, […]

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Fagbemi to deliver UNILORIN 2024 Convocation Lecture

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 28, 2024

ILORIN – (Sundiata Scholar) – The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN, will on Friday, October 18, 2024 deliver this year’s Convocation Lecture of the University of Ilorin as part of the activities marking the institution’s 39th convocation ceremonies. Disclosing this in a statement he

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Kwara University of Education appoints Vice Chancellor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 24, 2024

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has selected Prof. Medinat Folorunsho Salman as the first Acting Vice Chancellor of the newly created Kwara State University of Education (KWSUED) Ilorin. She was a professor of mathematics education until her appointment as a senior lecturer at the department of science education and coordinator of the Educational Technology

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KWASU, US researchers investigate poor mathematics performance in Nigerian schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 21, 2024

A group of researchers from Kwara State University (KWASU) in Malete, the University of Ilorin, and the University of Alabama in the United States did a study on efficient ways for teaching mathematics in Nigerian schools. The study, titled “Exploration of the Effect of Scaffolding Instructional Strategy on Pupils’ Academic Performance in Mathematics,”

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UNILORIN expels 2 students, rusticates 3 for misconduct

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 30, 2024

The University of Ilorin in Kwara State punished five students for alleged misdemeanours on campus. Two students were expelled from the institution, and three others were suspended for one academic session. According to a statement issued on Monday by the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun, the Vice-Chancellor approved the students’

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4 UNILORIN students win N6m grant in BAT foundation Agripreneur Programme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 28, 2024

Four graduates of the University of Ilorin in Kwara State have each received N1,500,000 in the 2024 British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation Agripreneur Programme. Mustapha Ibrahim, Olajire Adekunle Sherif, Oluwadare Ogunmoye, and Anuoluwapo Akinboye were named winners after presenting eight unique project proposals in diverse agricultural fields. According to a

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1 student dead, 9 others injured UNILORIN road accident

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 19, 2024

Ten students from the University of Ilorin in Kwara State were injured in a car accident along the university road, yesterday afternoon. According to reports, the accident involved a small commercial bus known as “Korope” and was caused by a tyre burst. It was also reported that the auto accident, which occurred near the campus […]

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Nigerian universities not included in the top 1000 global universities ranking for 2025

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2024

The most recent Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2025 have been issued, comprising over 1,500 universities from 105 higher education systems. QS is a major higher education analytics organisation that produces annual world university rankings based on academic excellence, reputation, and global diversity. The United States leads the rankings with 197

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8 million tobacco smokers die every year, says UNILORIN Don

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 4, 2024

Gabriel Omotoso, a Professor of Anatomy at the University of Ilorin, has identified tobacco smoking as a main cause of preventable deaths and diseases around the world. Omotoso disclosed this over the weekend when presenting the university’s 259th inaugural lecture. According to Omotoso, tobacco smoking causes over 8 million fatalities per year. According to the […]

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UNILORIN expels student for allegedly demanding ransom on missing colleague

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 3, 2024

The University of Ilorin in Kwara State has expelled Olanrewaju AbdulKadir, a 100-level student, for reportedly demanding a ransom from the parent of his missing colleague. The expulsion of AbdulKadir was verified in the university’s weekly bulletin, signed by Kunle Akogun, Director of Corporate Affairs. AbdulKadir, the expelled student with matriculation number

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UNILORIN promotes 40 staff members to the rank of professor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 13, 2024

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has announced the promotion of 40 senior academics to the rank of professor. Prof. Tahir Mamman, SAN, Minister of Education, approved the elevation, according to the university’s Bulletin, which was issued on Monday. According to the publication, the 40 exceptional academics were found to have excelled in the fields of teaching,

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JAMB: UNILORIN Remains the Most Preferred University among UTME Candidates in 4 Years

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 29, 2024

From 2020 to 2023, the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) was the most sought-after higher education institution in Nigeria among Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates. The discovery was revealed recently at an ongoing policy discussion headed by Andrew Adejoh, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education. According to the Joint Admission and

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University don stresses the importance of lecturers, students engaging in effective modes of communication

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 28, 2024

Odunola Alabi, a professor of English Semiotics and Stylistics at the University of Ilorin, argues that lecturers and students must explore semiotic and stylistic modes of communication in order to achieve the intended effect. She stated that people engage in various languages, such as symbols, signs, writings, and noises, to express their opinions in order […]

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Unilorin professor creates biofuel from poultry waste

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 5, 2024

Temitope Odetoye of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Ilorin used heterogeneous catalysts generated from chicken eggshell to create biodiesel. Odetoye made the announcement in Ilorin while presenting the university’s 253rd inaugural lecture. She went on to say, “The trans esterification experiment was based on a two-factor, three-level

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Unilorin expels, rusticates 19 students over examination malpractice, racketeering

max Amuchie April 2, 2024

ILORIN- University of Ilorin has expelled or rusticated 19 students involved in various offences. Their offences ranged from misconduct, theft, examination malpractice, hostel bed-space racketeering, extortion and assault to admission racketeering, Those expelled included six final year students, the varsity’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun stated in Ilorin

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UNILORIN expels 6 final year students, 13 others for numerous misconduct

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 1, 2024

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Kwara State, has expelled and rusticated 19 students, six of them are final-year students, for suspected involvement in various infractions. On Monday, the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun, issued a press statement revealing this. At its 220th/221st meeting, the Students’ Disciplinary Committee

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Unilorin’s Joint Action Committee Begins Warning Strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

In an effort to pressure the federal government to pay the four months’ worth of salaries that its members in the Federal Universities and Inter Universities Centres have had withheld, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), both at […]