Prof. Samuel Obeka, VC, Wesley University, Ondo Town The Vice-Chancellor of Wesley University, Ondo Town, Prof. Samuel Obeka, has suggested that Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) be restructured to include security training for graduate youths. Speaking at a press briefing ahead of the university’s convocation on Thursday, Obeka, a Methodist Church clergyman, expressed concern
Prof Adebayo Bamire, Vice-Chancellor of OAU Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has approved plans for a new Faculty of Architecture, a project the institution describes as a significant step in its academic expansion drive. The N15bn development was endorsed by the university management, led by Vice-Chancellor Prof Adebayo Bamire, on November 6. The proposal originated
Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, VC, UNILORIN The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has signed a new partnership with Estonia’s Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) to boost research, academic exchange, and staff and student development. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, highlighted the collaboration during the opening of the 3rd International Conference of Environmental Sciences (ICES
Aare Afe Babalola, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has called on the government and public-spirited Nigerians to support credible private universities while urging regulatory authorities to clamp down on illegal institutions. Babalola made the remarks on Wednesday as he received Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) officials
Prof. Michael Oladimeji Faborode, former Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University A former Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof. Michael Oladimeji Faborode, has noted the University of Ilorin’s efforts in strengthening research, technology, and gender inclusion. Prof. Faborode observed during a visit by the National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Institute of Agricultural Engineers (NIAE)
Prof Wahab Egbewole, Vice Chancellor, UNILORIN Five students from the University of Torino, Italy, have completed a four-week academic exchange at the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law at the University of Ilorin.The programme, which ran from mid-October to November 2025, exposed participants to Nigerian legal systems, including courses on Islamic Law and the Constitution
Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, VC, University of Ilorin The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof Wahab Egbewole, has hailed a new partnership with Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria as a significant step towards strengthening the country’s response to lead poisoning. Speaking on November 19 while receiving an
Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, VC of the University of Ilorin The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof Wahab Egbewole, says the institution is finalising arrangements to deploy at least 100 electric vehicles to ease students’ movement across campus following the recent relocation of the University Park. In a message to students, Prof Egbewole
Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, VC of the University of Ilorin The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof Wahab Egbewole, has appealed to philanthropists, industry leaders and development partners to support the institution’s effort to empower street-connected children through skills-based programmes. The call was made on November 7 during the presentation of the CyberCatch
Prof Abdulkarim Oloyede, Director of the Centre for Research Development and In-House Training, UNILORIN The Director of the Centre for Research, Development and In-House Training at the University of Ilorin, Prof Abdulkarim Oloyede, has been named the new Secretary-General of the Nigerian Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems (NigeriaLics). NigeriaLics, the
