Category: education
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Gov AbdulRazaq excited as Ilorin Aviation College graduates 19 pilots
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has emphasised the role of discipline and teamwork in success stories as the International Aviation College Ilorin on Friday graduated 19 student pilots, including 10 enrollees from the Nigerian Army, the highest in the history of the training school. Speaking at the graduation ceremony in Ilorin,…
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Kwarapoly Muslim Community Holds Maiden Ramadan Lecture
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Muslim community in the Kwara State Polytechnic has held its maiden edition of the Ramadan lecture, geared towards fostering spiritual growth and community bonding among the staff and students of the institution. The programme which took place at the Muhammed Alabi Lawal Auditorium, brought together the staff, students, and members…
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MINILS to partner ILO, UK Varsity on workers’ education
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The pioneer Labour Institute in Nigeriab and foremost in Africa, the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINIS), Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has finalised necessary arrangements to partner a Geneva-based International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the University of Greenwich’s Centre of Research on Employment and Work (UoG-CREW), London, in…
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Muhd Kamaludeen Varsity Matriculates 170 Students
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin No fewer than 170 students have been matriculated across the 13 academic programmes at theMuhammad Kamaludeen University (MKU), Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, with a charge to them to see their admission as a unique opportunity for personal growth, intellectual development and chance to contribute positively to the society. The charge…
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KWASU clarifies 1-Year JAMB Suspension of Law Admission
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Management of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has clarified that JAMB’s one-year ban on admission into the institution’s law programmes was as a result of the decision of the Council for Legal Education (CLE) to sanction KWASU for commencing the law programme in 2018 with only the approval of…
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Disengaged Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic Workers Beg Abia Governor Alex Otti for Unpaid Entitlements and Reinstatement
Umuahia, Abia State – Former workers of Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic, Aba (formerly Abia State Polytechnic) who were disengaged from service in 2019 have made a passionate appeal to Governor Alex Otti to pay their long-overdue entitlements. The affected workers lamented that they are dying of hunger and suffering severe hardships due to the non-payment of…
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KWSG warns coaching centres against poaching of students from schools
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government has warned proprietors of private Coaching Centres across the State to desist forthwith from poaching students from various schools, under the pretext of preparing them for Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) or be ready to face the music. The Executive Director, Agency for Mass Education, Mallam Saka Yusuf,…
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UNILORIN ”ll sponsor 500 more students on use of AI – VC
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole (SAN) has described the theme of this year’s International Day of Education that centred on the usefulness of Artificial Intelligence in the education sector as apt and forward-looking. The Day is marked every January 24, and this year’s theme…
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UNILORIN gets two new Deputy Vice Chancellors
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Senate of the University of Ilorin has elected Prof. Taibat Odunola-Bakare of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Prof. Mukhtar Adeiza Etudaiye of the Faculty of Law as Deputy Vice Chancellors. The duo would succeed Prof. Olubunmi Abayomi Omotesho and Prof. Sulaiman Folorunsho Ambali, whose tenures as Deputy Vice Chancellors…
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Golden Anniversary: UNILORIN ‘ll actualise it’s Strategic Plans, says VC
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole (SAN), has disclosed that the Management of the institution is leaving no stone unturned to ensure the actualisation of the strategic plans of the University with a view to taking the institution to greater heights. Prof. Egbewole, who disclosed this on Monday…