Category: education

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Management of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Kwara State, has described as fraudulent an advertisement of purported admission into Lamido School of Hygiene and Health Sciences, Gombe, an institution said to have been affiliated to KWASU. The Management of the Kwara State University, Malete, in a statement by the…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 10 new programmes to be run at the Kwara State University, Malete, from the 2024/2025 session. This was disclosed in a statement by the Ag. Director, UniversityRelations, Dr. Saeedat Aliyu. The approval, which is contained in a letter to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh,…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has reaffirmed that his administration has put in place necessary measures and logistics to make education accessible, relevant and impactful to the people of the State. Governor AbdulRazaq, who was represented by the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr. (Mrs) Mary Arinde, stated this on Saturday while…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, is set to turn out a total of 71 First Class graduates among the 6,374 first degree graduating students during its 12th convocation ceremony scheduled to take place on Saturday. Briefing journalists on Tuesday at the unveiling of the programmes for the 12th convocation ceremony, the…

Students of Taraba State University (TSU), Jalingo, are expressing frustration following the declaration of an indefinite strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The strike, which has led to the suspension of exams, has left many students uncertain about the resumption of academic activities. Dr. Garba Joshua, Chairperson of ASUU-TSU, explained that the…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has inducted 61 newly qualified Medical Laboratory Scientists from the 2023/2024 academic session into the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN). The Registrar of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, Professor Tosan Erhabor, who conducted the oath-taking and induction ceremony, commended the management of…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Muhammadu Buhari Library at Kwara State University, Malete, has been lauded as one edifice that highlights the government’s emphasis on legacies that endure, as it continues to contribute to the teaching, learning, and research activities of thousands of students and staff of the institution. Facilitated by the Tertiary Education Trust…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin.A Professor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, Oyebisi Mistura Azeez, has lamented that many people, including animals, are daily exposed to petroleum products from petrol vehicle exhaust, diesel vehicle exhaust, and by virtue of exposure at their duty posts, resulting in cardiovascular issues, ranging from high blood pressure, to sudden death…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The University of Ilorin has hosted the 3rd Summit of 28 Universities drawn from eight different countries, under the aegis of ‘D8 Network of Pioneers for Research and Innovation (D8NPRI)’. The D8 member countries are Nigeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Turkey, and Malaysia. Speaking during the opening of the meeting,…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Management of Kwara State University (KWASU) has disclosed that the 2024/2025 admission process into undergraduate programmes of the institution has been completed, with academic activities going on in earnest. It, therefore, warned members of the public against falling victim’s to fraudulent and faceless individuals on social media asking candidates still…