The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has cleared the University of Ilorin of any wrongdoing in the handling of students’ loan deductions. Speaking to journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, NELFUND’s Executive Director of Operations, Mustapha Iyal, said the university was in good standing with the agency. He confirmed that all outstanding payments had been settled
Professor Sidiqat Aderinoye-Abdulwahab of the University of Ilorin has endowed a ₦1.5 million prize to reward the school’s best graduating students in agriculture. The announcement was made during her 289th inaugural lecture, where she explained that ₦750,000 would go to the best male student in honour of her late husband. At the same time, another
UNILORIN’s Prof. Olabisi Adeleye Adekeye, who teaches at the Department of Geology and Mineral Sciences and Prof. Israel Ogunlade of the Department of Crop Production have emerged as the new Deans of the Faculties of Physical Sciences and Agriculture, respectively. Their emergence followed their elections by their respective Faculties on Monday, July 21, 2025 and
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has assured the new Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Prof. Lateef Folorunsho Oladimeji, of the support of the management and staff of the school, as he settles down for the business of administering the faith-based institution. Prof. Egbewole gave this assurance
Prof. Moji Taibat Bakare-Odunola, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) of the University of Ilorin, has encouraged parents and guardians to prioritise education. Highlighting the value of education at the University School’s end-of-session ceremony on Thursday, July 24, 2025, she said, “Education is life. Nothing can be achieved without it. It pays more to save for
The University of Ilorin has released details of its registration procedure for the 2025/2026 Post-UTME screening exercise. In a statement made available to reporters in Ilorin by the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, mnipr, disclosed that “registration for the Post-UTME Screening Exercise commenced on Monday, July 28, 2025, and it will end
Prof. Saudat Salah Abdulbaqi has made history as the first woman elected Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences (FCIS) at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. Her appointment marks a groundbreaking moment for gender representation in academic leadership and is a landmark achievement for both the university and Nigeria’s communication field. This
The Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the University of Ilorin says it is ready to take an active part in the university’s 50th anniversary celebration. The Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Ganiyu Amuda-Yusuf, said this during an interview on June 23, 2025. He noted that, despite being the youngest faculty in the university, it is
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has called on Nigerians to prioritise the preservation and promotion of indigenous languages and cultural practices to foster national development. He made this appeal on Monday during a visit to the Centre for Cultural Studies and Creative Arts at the University of Ilorin as part of events marking the institution’s
