Unilorin bulletin 28th March, 2016

EDITORIAL BOARDDr. L. A. Azeez (Chairman), Dr. S. B. Olajide, Dr. M. A. Adedimeji, Dr. (Mrs.) F. R. Aliyu -Ibrahim, Dr. (Mrs.) R. A. Adimula, K. I. Akogun (Secretary)

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orried by the acute Health Sciences, University of shortage of blood often Ilorin; Dr O. I. Musa, Prof. T. M. required for medical Akande, both of the Department

operations in the country, a group of Epidemiology and Community of researchers at the University of Health, University of Ilorin; Dr. I. Ilorin has initiated a study aimed at A. Durotoye of the Department improving access to blood in of Haematology, Faculty of Basic Nigerian hospitals. Medical Sciences, University of

T h e r e s e a r c h g r o u p Ilorin; and Dr. K. A. Durowade of comprises a Senior Lecturer in Dr. the Department of Community Adekunle G. Salaudeen of the Medicine, Federal Medical Department of Epidemiology and Centre, Iddo-Ekiti. Community Health, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of

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or his contributions to multidisciplinary research and inter-Tertiary institutions

collaborations in Africa, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), has been rewarded with yet another prestigious award.

The award, a brainchild of The Research Nexus Africa Networks, was presented to Prof. Ambali in Accra, Ghana, last Tuesday (March 22, 2016).

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he Director of the Computer Services and Information Technology (COMSIT), University of Ilorin, Prof. Musa Isyaku Ahmed, has praised the management of the University for its proactive investment

of “enormous resources” in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

Prof. Ahmed, who gave the kudos in Accra, Ghana, last Tuesday (March 22, 2016) while delivering a keynote address at the Sixth International Science, Technology, Education, Arts, Management and Social Sciences (iSTEAMS) Multidisciplinary Cross-border Conference held at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), said that this deliberate move to integrate hi-tech into the teaching and learning environment has “paid off handsomely”.

Ambali bags international award for service excellenceBy Kunle Akogun

Unilorin scientists move to tackle blood shortage in hospitalsBy Adeyinka Ademuyiwa

Unilorin's investment in ICT paying off – AhmedBy Kunle Akogun

Prof. Ahmed presenting his keynote address at the Conference

Prof. Ambali (right) receiving the award from Prof. Edward Santiago-Blas of Colorado State University, USA

Let's support JAMB to improve on computer-based UTME -- Yusuf p.3Unilorin may host NURESDEF 2018 p.5

Akanbi tasks parents of remedial students p.7

Unilorin Weekly Financial Digest p.8The Podium: Demented Hawkers on Rampage p.12

Unilorin students shine at UI summit p.6

26th Registry Seminar holds Wednesday p.7

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A member of the Organising Committee of the

iSTEAMS Conference, Dr. Rasheed Jimoh (left),

reading the citation of Prof. Ambali before the

presentation of his award last Tuesday

Prof. Ambali (right) making his remarks during the

opening ceremony of the iSTEAMS Conference while one

of the Keynote speakers, Prof. Santiago-Blas, looks on

Prof. Ambali displaying the plaque of the Award of

Excellence for Contribution to Multidisciplinary Research

and Inter-Tertiary Collaborations presented to him by

Research Nexus Africa, organisers of the iSTEAMS

Conference in Accra last Tuesday

L-R: Prof. Edward Santiago-Blas of Colorado State University, USA; the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof.

AbdulGaniyu Ambali; the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Ghana, Prof. Abednego

Amartey; the Director of Administration, UPSA, Dr. Vivian Amoako; and the Director, Computer Services and Information

Technology (COMSIT), University of Ilorin, Prof. Musa Isyaku Ahmed, during the opening ceremony of the iSTEAMS

Multidisciplinary Cross-Border Conference in Ghana last Tuesday

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Prof. Ambali (left) presenting an award on behalf of the organisers to the representative of the Vice-

Chancellor f the University of Professional Studies, Accra, Ghana, Prof. Abednego Amartey

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Research Nexus Africa hails Ambali’s giant strides at Unilorin

The Vice-Chancellor was South Africa. excellence in me only points to one among the six distinguished world Presenting the award to Prof. fact and that is that the Research renowned academics honoured at the Ambali, on behalf of the organisers, Nexus is also a bundle of excellence 2016 edition of the International one of the special guests and a fellow because it takes excellence to Multidisciplinary Cross-Border honoree, Prof. Santiago-Blas, recognise excellence”!Conference on Science, Technology, described the Unilorin helmsman as The award ceremony was part Education, Arts, Management and " a h o u s e h o l d n a m e i n t h e o f t h e t h r e e - d a y i S T E A M S the Social Sciences (iSTEAMS) held international academia following his Conference themed “Addressing at the University of Professional giant strides of achievements that Human-Centred Challenges through Studies, Accra (UPSA), Ghana, in have placed the University of Ilorin Multidisciplinary Innovations and recognition of their various on the global education map". Inter-tertiary Collaborations”.contributions to human capital Prof. Santiago-Blas said it The Unilorin Vice-Chancellor development, cross-border academic was, therefore, not a surprise that such was accompanied to the ceremony by in i t i a t i ves and the gene ra l a globally acknowledged achiever the Director, Computer Services and development of education in Africa. was being recognised for his services Information Technology (COMSIT),

Other award recipients at the i n t h e a r e a o f e d u c a t i o n a l University of Ilorin, Prof. Musa well-attended Conference were Prof. development. Isiyaku Ahmed, who also delivered Edward Santiago-Blas of the He, therefore, congratulated one of the two keynote addresses at Colorado State University, USA; P r o f . A m b a l i , w i s h i n g h i m the Conference; the Deputy Director, Prof. Joshua Alabi, the Vice- “con t inuous p rogress a s he Corporate Affairs, University of Chancellor of the University of contributes to human capital Ilorin, Mr. Kunle Akogun; the Professional Studies, Accra, Ghana; development, internationalisation, Principal Assistant Registrar, Vice-Prof. Clement Dzidonu, the multidisciplinary, intermediary and Chancellor's Office, University of President, Accra Institute of collaborative research”. I l o r n , M r. K a z e e m K a y o d e Technology (AIT), Accra, Ghana; In his response after receiving Babamale; the Protocol Officer to the Prof. (Mrs.) Goski Alabi, the Dean, the award, the multiple-award- Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Olatunde Centre for International Education winning Vice-Chancellor thanked the Agboola; and the Deputy Director, and Collaboration, University of Research Nexus Africa Networks for Ilorin Business School, University of Professional Studies, Accra, Ghana; finding him worthy of the prestigious Ilorin, Dr. Rasheed Jimoh, who was and Dr. Hilda Vember of the Cape award, saying, “The fact that the also a member of the Conference Peninsula University of Technology, organisers have recognised the Organising Committee.

By Fatima Abubakre

he Director, Institute of conduct of the 2016 UTME were will not be able to sustain their E d u c a t i o n ( I O E ) , teething problems, which would be industries, they will have to import TUniversity of Ilorin, Prof. overcome, Prof. Yusuf said it was their workforce. It is when you are

Mudashiru Yusuf, has called on retrogressive to ask JAMB to go back to able and capable that they will Nigerians to support the Joint conducting manual examinations. employ you. Let us not deceive Admissions and Matriculation He said, “To advise a mother to ourselves; this is a digital age and Board (JAMB) to improve on the stop child bearing simply because a information age. It is like saying: are conduct of its computer-based child has teething problem, is a wrong we ready for the use of digital-based Unified Tertiary Matriculations approach”, adding that “as at today, in banking? The answer is obvious.”Examination (UTME) instead of Nigeria, we are not only ready we According to Prof. Yusuf, seeking to revert to the manual should be ready whether we like it or going fully digital will eliminate system of pencil and paper test. not. These our children will not fraudulent practices in the system.

T h e P r o f e s s o r o f compete with somebody in Ilorin He said, “Nigeria is ready and Educational Technology stated alone; they will compete with we should go digital. I don't know this in an interview with Unilorin somebody even in Britain for the next what has happened, JAMB has tried Bulletin last Tuesday (March 22, generation of jobs. They are going to before now. I hope it is not sabotage 2016), saying that in this digital compete with not just somebody in by some individuals. Nigerians have age, the transition to computer- Nigeria; that is why jobs are being a way of doing certain things; once based examinations was inevitable internationalised.” they know something does not favour in order to compete effectively in a “You are asking investors to them, they want to by-pass it and globalised environment. come into Nigeria; if they come into destroy it”.

While noting that the Nigeria and they establish industries hitches experienced during the and they know the workforce you have

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The Conference was aimed at no better time to bring together Prof. Longe thanked the fostering a good merger between stakeholders on ICT to interact and management, staff and students of the technology and education, and inter- share their experiences on the way University of Professional Studies, tertiary collaborations in areas of forward in addressing the issues in Accra (UPSA), for the wonderful research. It would also generate tertiary education using ICT tools.” hospitality they accorded the intellectual and human capital Pointing out that “the time to Conference participants, saying, “We development and cross-border imbibe the ICT culture is now, with look forward to more productive in teract ion among academic the growing populat ion and relationship with UPSA and other institutions. concurrent dwindling resources”, the institutions across the globe in the

In h i s paper, en t i t l ed ICT expert said, “Most countries in future.”“Addressing Higher Education West Africa are now promoting e- In his goodwill message, the Processes Challenges through ICT governance , e -educat ion , e - Vice-Chancellor of UPSA, Prof. Innovations: The University of Ilorin medicine, e-Visa, etc to ease up the Joshua Alabi, congratulated the Experience”, the Professor of stress of governance and efficiently organisers of the Conference, saying Veterinary Medicine with hi-tech reach out to the people.” that they made a right choice to hold it ICT skills said the adoption of ICT as On the impact of ICT on at the University of Professional one of its core values is one of the education in Nigeria, Prof. Ahmed Studies, Accra.factors responsible for making expressed happiness that it had Prof . Alabi , who was Unilorin the most sought-for by revolutionised the tertiary education represented by the Pro-Vice admission seekers in the country. sector of education in the country, as, Chancellor of UPSA, Prof. Abednego

Prof. Ahmed also pointed out according to him, “it has encouraged Amartey, said that the Conference that Unilorin's heavy investment in the development of contextualised had “come at a very opportune time in ICT has also been responsible for the institutional e-learning platforms and a dispensation where research and Webomet r i c r ank ing o f the other generic ICT-based teaching and academic dynamics are becoming University among the best three learning programmes”. more collaborative, inter-tertiary and universities in the country in 2015. According to him, digital c r o s s - b o r d e r a t i n c r e a s i n g

According to the erudite technologies have brought about geometrical rates.”P r o f e s s o r , “ C o n t e m p o r a r y changes in teachers' and students' The next edition of the universities in Nigeria are digital relationships “as they now learn from Conference will hold at the technology driven (and) this digital each other”. He said, “Teachers' roles University of Ilorin in September this dependence has impacted on have shifted from being providers of year.teaching and learning at all levels of information to facilitators and guides Among the dignitaries at the t e r t i a r y e d u c a t i o n , t h e r e b y to learning.” Conference opening ceremony were challenging the conventional Earlier in his welcome the Vice-Chancellor of the University teaching and learning commonly in address, the Co-Convener of the of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali use”. Conference, Prof. Olumide Babatope (OON); the Vice-Chancellor of Caleb

H e t o l d t h e e x c i t e d Longe, said this was the first time the University, Imota, Lagos, Prof. Conference participants that the iSTEAMS Conference would be held Ayandiji Aina; and the President of University of Ilorin had anticipated outside Nigeria since its inception in Accra Institute of Technology, Prof. the ICT modernity, a situation that 2013. Clement Dzidonu; accounted for its heavy investment in Prof. Longe said that the Also in attendance were Prof. hi-tech. organisers decided to bring the Edward Santiago-Blas of Colorado

Prof. Ahmed, therefore, conference to Ghana this year in State University, USA; Prof. Kousati cal led on tert iary education order to give the Ghanaian Edwards of Tufts University, institutions in West Africa “to contingents who have always Massachusetts, USA; Dr. Deborah anticipate the change mantra in order attended previous editions in other Ebem of the University of Nigeria, not to have it forced upon us”. countries a sense of belonging. Nsukka; Prof. Hilda Vember of the

The Keynote Speaker praised The Co-Convener, however, Cape Peninsula University of the organisers of the iSTEAMS expressed delight that since it began Technology, South Africa; Dr. Irene Conference, which he said, would in 2013, the iSTEAMS Conference N. of the University of Health and afford participants the opportunity to has continued to wax strong. He said, Allied Sciences, Ho Volta Region, “share experience on how to transfer, “From the maiden edition at the Ghana; and the Deputy Director, integrate and adopt the Information University of Ibadan, Nigeria, in May Ilorin Business School, University of and Communication Technology 2013, the Conference continued to Ilorin, Dr. Rasheed Jimoh. (ICT) in our institutions of learning”. grow in leaps and bounds with

Prof. Ahmed said, “There is attendant global impact.”

Don charges African varsities to imbibe ICT culture

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The University of Ilorin may He said, “This will trigger exhibition stand as well as assessors' play host to the 2018 edition several futuristic plans the University remarks on the Universi ty 's of the Nigerian Universities has for research development and presentations at the NURESDEF fair.

Research and Development Fair commercialization of research “For example”, the report ( N U R E S D E F ) i f t h e Vi c e - findings. said, “many assessors want our Chancellor, Prof AbdulGaniyu Prof. Abdulkareem also told researchers to collaborate cross-Ambali (OON), accedes to the the Vice-Chancellor in the report that disciplinarily to obtain better request on his table. an ultra-modern campus market is results”.

Also, an ultra-modern market being planned as a one-stop shop to Although the University of to display and sell bulk quantities of warehouse, display and sell all of the Ilorin was adjudged third in two of University of Ilorin commercial University of Ilorin commercial the four awarded categories, the products to end users and market products like Moringa, honey, Report noted that many guests who women is in the offing. bottled and sachet water, vegetables, visited the University stand at the

These are parts of the sugar cane, poultry eggs and birds, Fair publicly rated the University recommendations contained in an and several others that will be added better in the quality and quantity of official report by the Unilorin to the list from research efforts. presentations.contingent to the just concluded He exp la ined tha t “a W h e n p r e p a r i n g f o r NURESDEF 2016 at Nnamdi University as big as Unilorin N U R E S D E F 2 0 1 6 , P r o f Azikiwe University, Awka. deserves an on-campus market that Abdulkareem further disclosed, “five

The Report was submitted to will cater for staff and students' needs Faculty exhibitions were held by the the Vice-Chancellor by the Director apart from adding to the revenue Faculties of Engineering and of Laboratory to Product (LABTOP) profile of the University and Technology, Physical Sciences, C e n t r e , P r o f S u l y m a n A g e attending to basic welfare needs of Clinical Sciences, Life Sciences and Abdulkareem, who led the Unilorin our people”. Agriculture before the University researchers to the NURESDEF According to him, “Instead of Research Exhibition Fair was held on

A c c o r d i n g t o P r o f students and staff facing Yoruba February 26, 2016”. Abdulkareem, the Deputy Vice- Road, Tanke Oke-Odo, for their daily He added that only the Chancellor (Research Technology needs, it should be possible to buy all Faculties of Social Sciences and and Innovation), Prof Gabriel you need on campus at the close of Veterinary Medicine did not Ademola Olatunji, who had been a work while still on campus”. He said, participate in any of these activities.pillar of support to the Local “More importantly, we should be At the end of the University O r g a n i s i n g C o m m i t t e e o f able to supply the needs of market Fair, prizes were awarded to the three NURESDEF 2016, and who was women in surrounding markets like presentations considered best by the physically present in Awka to Tanke, Gaa Akanbi, Yoruba Road etc. Committee of Faculty Research motivate and interact with other So, it is the market women that Managers. “All participating stakeholders from the Nigerian should come to our campus to buy the r e s e a r c h e r s w e r e a w a r d e d Universities Commission (NUC), things we produce and not the other Certificates of Participation and from and researchers f rom o ther way round”. their presentations 37 were picked for universities, mooted the idea of The Report also conveyed to NURESDEF 2016 at Awka”.

University of Ilorin hosting the next the Vice-Chancellor, observations edition of the Fair coming up in 2018. and comments of guests at Unilorin's

Pointing out that “Change is everything human, there is bound to have established themselves in that a natural thing”, Prof. Yusuf said, “If be error. area should be invited to be part of people are asking JAMB to go back Prof. Yusuf, however, the JAMB team as well as experts in to manual-based examination, it is enjoined the examination body to tests and measurements, for a retrogressive. They should be asking “go beyond its in-house IT officers”. brainstorming session. "Let them JAMB, you did this thing, there was According to him, “JAMB open up what has happened and then a problem; how is it that you are should call stakeholders, the IT that is what we call system analysis, going to ensure that next time the officers and other experts in the area then we come back to system problem does not reoccur that is of Information Technology from synthesis. And I am sure the body what we should be doing …” outside the establishment and will be fortified and will provide

While commending JAMB universities”, adding that the better services than what has for allowing for remediation where University of Ilorin, which is a happened before.”lapses have occurred, the IOE pioneering institution in the area of Di rec to r exp la ined tha t in computer-based test, and others who

Unilorin may host NURESDEF 2018 By Adeyinka Ademuyiwa

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IOE Director seeks support for JAMB’s CBT

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The N4.5million-worth paying back especially if the donation campaign is already on-Study, sponsored by the Tertiary operation fails or relations do not going in some parts of Kwara and Education Trust Fund (TETFund), is show up again”. Kogi states “as part of the Study to entitled, “Determinants of Voluntary He said, “In Nigeria, myths, help educate and inform our people Blood Donation Practices and Blood misconceptions, bias, poverty, about the importance of voluntarily Donation Campaign among Adults ignorance, fear and malnutrition donating blood and allay fears in North Central Nigeria”. have posed serious threats to attached to it”.

In an in terv iew wi th voluntary blood donations”, He said that as part of the Unilorin Bulletin, a key member of pointing out that many people are campaign, “blood donors are being the research team, Dr. Salaudeen, afraid that their blood could be used encouraged to donate blood lamented the delays in getting blood for rituals”. voluntarily through some reward when needed. He said this has Dr. Salaudeen further mechanisms. For instance, every caused needless deaths and brought explained that “others feel blood donor will know more about untold hardships to relations of malnourished and are not ready to his/her blood, the blood group, the patients and health professionals donate blood, which to them is like genotype, HIV status, PVC level, manning the hospitals. donating their life. Yet another group Hepatitis 'B' or Hepatitis 'C'

Dr. Salaudeen, who is also a donates blood regularly for sale to presence etc. Again, we offer free Consultant at the Public Health Unit patients and are operating like a counselling and referrals to teaching of the University of Ilorin Teaching cartel, frustrating voluntary blood and specialist hospitals for further Hospital (UITH), disclosed that only donors. They see blood donation as investigation and management”. 600,000 units or 30 per cent of the their business and discourage The Researcher urged the two million units of blood required anyone practising it if he does not government to continually create an for operations in Nigerian hospitals belong to their group”, he further enabling environment for voluntary are voluntarily donated. He added explained. non-remunerated blood donation, that “the rest 70 per cent (or The Epidemiologist, who promising that the Study will foster a 1.4million units), is sourced through had worked on breast cancer, culture of voluntary blood donation unethical and questionable means, cigarette smoking, violence against in the North Central Zone of Nigeria. including paying blood donors, women, malaria, poliomyelitis, He added that it would also improve buying Transmission Transmissible immuniza t ion , and d i sease public awareness and acceptance of Infections (TTI), borrowing from survei l lance, among others , voluntary blood donation as a social the hospital with the risk of not disclosed that a voluntary blood norm.

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By Olusegun Mokuolu

he University of Ilorin and Bashir Lukman. They were at t h e Vi c e - C h a n c e l l o r, P r o f . Students' Union has again the Students Affairs Unit last AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), for proved its mettle among Monday (March 21, 2016) to hand providing the enabling environment T

Niger ian univers i ty s tudent over the prize they won to the Dean, to allow constructive unionism to organisations, as members of its Student Affairs, Prof. A. E. Talabi. thrive on the campus.Senate Council clinched the second Receiving the award, Prof. Other students that attended position at the inter-varsity debate of Talabi noted that he has always been the Ibadan summit were: Musa the third annual legislative summit impressed with the Unilorin James J iya , Deputy Senate o rgan i s ed by t he S tuden t s Students' Union, adding that the President; Sanni Jamiu Mohammed, Representative Council of the recent visit of the Kenyatta S e n a t o r , I m a m - L a w a l University of Ibadan Students' University Students Association Ummulikhaer, Students' Union Union. (KUSA) to the University was a Vi c e - P r e s i d e n t ; A k a n o T.

The event, which took place testament to the quality of students' Ifeoluwapo, Students' Union penultimate Friday (March 18, unionism in the University of Ilorin. General Secretary; Abdulrasheed 2016), was themed “21 Century Prof. Talabi, who was with Olatunji, Students' Union Welfare Legislature in Anticipation of a the Sub-Dean, Student Affairs, Dr. Secretary; Imam Abdulkadri, Clerk, Better Nigeria”. A. Yusuf, described the award as Senate Council; and Akinboro

The Unilorin representatives “another cap to make the University Doyinsola, Deputy Clerk, Senate at the debate were Aiwekhoe of Ilorin better by far”. He thanked Council.Richard Osaro, Adekunbi Ademola the University administration, led by

‘Why Nigerians shun voluntary blood donations’

Unilorin students shine at UI summit

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Akanbi tasks parents of remedial students By Mubarak Oladosu

Adewara's son wedshe son of Mr. and Mrs. ceremony will take place at the First indicated that the wedding will be Olabisi Adewara of the ECWA Church, Taiwo Isale, Ilorin, preceded by an engagement Academic Planning Unit, by 10.00a.m. while reception ceremony on Friday (April 1, 2016) T

University of Ilorin, Mr. Sijuwade follows immediately after the at Meduku Area, Sango, Ilorin by Olabisi, will this Saturday (April 2, solemnization at the ECWA IDCC 3.00p.m.2015) tie the nuptial knots with his Hall, Challenge, Ilorin. Members of the University heart-throb, Miss Oluwabunmi A wedding notice made Community and the general public Oyebolanle Oyedepo. The wedding available to Unilorin Bulletin are cordially invited.

he Director of the School of joke, it is SS4 … It is from there that head of vigilantes in Fufu, the head of Preliminary Studies (SPS), he is getting into the University. So, the hunters and the Secretary of the TUniversity of Ilorin, Prof. he shouldn't have the mind-set of Landlords Association in the area.

Mustapha M. Akanbi, has called on having been admitted into the While explaining the nature parents and guardians of the University. He should have the mind- of the private hostels around the incoming students of the School to set of someone that is coming there to School premises, the Director said prepare the minds of their wards for prepare for admission into the that all the female hostels are secured five months intensive training University.” with fences and the minimum while equipping them financially Prof. Akanbi advised parents number of students in each room is and emotionally. and guardians to counsel their three while the maximum is six and

Prof. Akanbi, who gave this children and wards, who would be students cannot visit the hostels of the advice during an interview with leaving home to live independently opposite gender.Unilorin Bulletin, disclosed that for the first time, properly and The Professor of Business candidates for the remedial remember to give those with peculiar Law added that the University has programme must have passed five health challenges their medications. succeeded in crashing the cost of subjects in the school leaving He added that the University has a accommodation in the private hostels certificate examination as against clinic, which caters for the remedial from N120, 000 to between N50, 000 the old pract ice when the students. and N30, 000.programme used to accept Whi le comment ing on Prof. Akanbi described the candidates with deficiency in one potential environmental challenges at remedial programme as a quality subject or the other. the Fufu Campus of the School of control programme, which is more

The Director noted that the Preliminary Studies, the Director rigorous than the Post-UTME, a campus is not a regular university noted that they are being addressed by similar quality control device.campus but a campus for aspiring the University authority. The Director said, “The undergraduates that is located away He disclosed that the housing parents need to counsel the kids from the city and without banking facilities of the University can only properly before dropping them off. facilities. accommodate about ten per cent of There is the need for the kids to

On what should be the the students but students have access behave themselves , comport expectation of the new students, to private hostels which have porters themselves properly. They should not Prof. Akanbi said, “The first thing is and security men employed by the become source of embarrassment to that the person, child, because most University. their parents. Number two is that the of them are kids, 15, 16, 17, that Prof. Akanbi disclosed that he parents should ensure that they give comes there must first understand chairs the security committee of the their wards a little more than their he or she is not a University student SPS with other members including needs. The parents should not indulge yet. It is a School of Preliminary the Chief Security Officer of the the kids unnecessarily. What the kids Studies. He is getting set to go to the University, the Officer in Charge of have come to do is to study. It's a short University. He is yet to be a Civil Defence Corps in the area, the period: four to five months; and it's University student: like I normally Divisional Police Officer of Fufu, the intensive.”

Tthhe 26 edition of the Registry Seminar Series will A statement made available to Unilorin Bulletin by the

thhold this Wednesday (30 March, 2016) at the Secretary, Registry Seminar Committee, Mr. M. O. Basement of the University Auditorium by Adewuyi, urged all concerned to attend punctually

11.00a.m.

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TH TH SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT FOR THE PERIOD 18 MARCH TO 24 MARCH, 2016

UNILORIN WEEKLY FINANCIAL DIGEST

RECEIPTS AMOUNT

Postgraduate Acceptance Payment

400,000.00

Postgraduate School Charges

5,320,550.00

Postgraduate Students Union Charges

368,000.00

Undergraduate Hostel Accommodation

91,000.00

Institute of Education Application Form

890,000.00

Remedial School Acceptance Charges

8/3/16 to 24/3/16

12,690,000.00

Remedial School Charges

79,704,000.00

Total Receipts for the period

? 99,463,550.00

PAYMENTS:

PAYMENT TO CONTRACTORS/SUPPLIERS:

Cornice Consults Ltd

Rehabilitation of Lecture Theatre IV Cert 04

3,637,413.32

Interfem Reconstruction Company Rehabilitation of Lecture Theatre

IV Cert 04

3,233,414.55

Diamond Royal Unique Link Ltd Rehabilitation of Lecture Theatre IV Cert 04

5,471,367.30

Cotad Nig Ltd

Maintenance of Teak Plantation Cert 05

1,790,708.34

Salm-Live Power Nig Ltd Maintenance of Teak Plantation Cert 05

1,758,230.84

Wabsmart Global Concept Ltd Supply of 1 Tricycle to P G School

540,750.00

UBB Bureau De Change Ltd Subscription Fee for International

Association

320,000.00

Omate Nigeria Supply of Furniture

509,775.00

Integrated Full House Nig Ltd Supply of Water Through New

Road Cert 01

4,128,568.31

Turning Point Engr. Ltd

Maintenance of Teak Plantation Cert 04

1,200,800.00

Azzima Company Nig Ltd Construction of Model Sit-out & Metal Chairs

8,978,304.19

Sabiko Venture Ltd Maintenance of Teak Plantation Cert 05

1,645,416.60

UBB Bureau De Change Ltd Subscription Fee for International

Association of Universities

5,359,593.21

Shon Nig Ltd Construction of Office Block B

34,340,190.61

Solamid Nigeria Ltd Construction of Library for College of Health Sciences

15,501,532.91

Ibadan Electr.

Distr. Coy Electricity Bill for March, 2015 Mini Campus

219,104.68

Ibadan Electr. Distr. Coy Electricity Bill for March, 2015 Mini Campus

27,165,349.19

Ladeen Global Res. Ltd Construction of Linked Road from Main Campus to College of Health Sciences

13,085,198.93

Alh Jimoh Folorunsho Nig Ltd Construction of Veterinary Teaching

Hospital Cert 06

4,009,442.75

Tangent Nig Ltd Construction of NLNG Engineering Res. Centre

24,355,102.88

MHOA& Co Audit Fee &

Reimbursement Expenses

3,750,000.00

Madrasat Mazohiru-L-

Mulu Ltd Construction of Foot-ball Field at Dept of Education

8,494,710.00

Tripad Engineering Construction Ltd Construction of Students Hostel

23,491,706.74

OTHER PAYMENTS:

Purchase Advances Various

903,760.00

Various

DTA, Imprest, Refund E.T.C

4,047,137.00

Total TSA Charges

30,555.00

TOTAL PAYMENTS FOR THE PERIOD

? 197,968,132.35

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TO YOU!

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LAUGHLINES

S/N Name Office/Unit/Department/Faculty Date of Birth

1.

Amuda, Saliu

Works: Parks & Gardens

27th

March

2.

Owan, Stella Awusa

Library

27th

March

3.

Olajide, James Kayode

Bursary

28th

March

4.

Yusuf, Aliyu Bolakale

Web Support Services

28th

March

5.

Oyewole, Aboyeji Lukuman

Physiology

28th

March

6.

Shuaib, Omotosho Suleiman

Security Division

29th

March

7.

Ismael, Ismael Saka

Islamic/Sharia Law

29th

March

8.

Saka, Falilaat Shola

Bursary

29th

March

9.

Ayeni, Olumuyiwa Bayonle

Telecommunication Science

29th

March

10.

Toloruntomi, Paul Dada

Central Workshop:Engineering

29th

March

11.

Olatinwo, Abdulwaheed Olajide

Chief Medical Director, UITH

30th

March

12.

Aideloje, Jeremiah Aitolokhai

Works: Works/Maint. Office

30th

March

13.

Abdulkadri, Abdulrazaq

Registry

30th

March

14.

Jaiyeola, Taiye

Bolakale

Bursary

31st

March

15.

Mustapha, Rahmat Bola

Health Services

31st

March

16.

Bakare, Akeem

Registry

1st

April

17.

Obafemi, Victoria Yemisi

Registry

1st

April

18.

Aboyeji, Abiodun Peter

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

1st

April

19.

Ibrahim, Hussain Kobe

Agric Econ & Farm Mgt

1st

April

20.

Abioye, Raimi Adegboyega

Security Division

2nd

April

21.

Shobola, Samson Odunayo

Works: Works/Maint. Office

2nd

April

22.

Ajimotokan, Habeeb Adewale

Mechanical Engineering

2nd

April

23.

Ajidagba, Abdulrazaq Ibrahim

Registry

2nd

April

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Public Notice

March 28, 2016Unilorin BulletinUNIVERSITY of ILORIN

PR AO NB II RT TAS C- O D



ØThe Governing Council of the University of Ilorin has establishing an archives centre in the university.approved the appointment of Prof. Adedayo Yusuf

(“FUTA team understudies Ilorin varsity archives”, Abdulkareem as Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

Nigerian Pilot, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, p.22)(“New DVC, 43 professors appointed in Unilorin”,

ØThe Head of Media and Public Relations of Joint st rdNational Pilot, Mon. 21 – Wed. 23 March, 2016, p.19; Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dr. Fabian

See also, “Unilorin gets new DVC, 43 professors, Benjamin, who was at the University of Ilorin for JAMB

Nigerian Pilot, Wednesday, March 16, 2016, p.11)supervision, has commented on the conduct of Computer-

ØAuthorities of the University of Ilorin have frowned at Based Test (CBT).

the outburst of a faceless 'Concerned Citizens' over the (“Benjamin: Challenges of PPT worse than CBT”, New

deadline for the payment of tuition fees in the Telegraph, Tuesday, March 22, 2016, p.34)University. ØWhile addressing newsmen in Ilorin, the Head of (“Unilorin decries opposition to fee-payment Information of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, ultimatum”, Nigerian Pilot, Thursday, March 17, 2016, Mrs. Olufunmilayo Omojasola, has debunked media

reports that surgeons at the hospital use torch light while p.12; See also, “Unilorin decries outburst over fee-performing surgeries.payment ultimatum”, SevenDays, Thursday, March 31, (“UITH Denies Using Lanterns, Torch lights for 2016, p.6)Surgeries”, Leadership, Tuesday, March 22, 2016, p.10; ØThe Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. See also, “UNILORIN hospital does not perform surgeries

AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has called on postgraduate with torch lights”, The Nation, Tuesday, March 22, 2016,

students in the University to think outside the box and p.42; “We don't use torch for surgeries-UITH

use the opportunity of their postgraduate studies to management”, Nigerian Tribune, Tuesday, March 22, collaborate with their colleagues in other universities 2016, p.39; “UNILORIN teaching hospital denies using towards contributing to the development of the country lantern for surgeries”, The Guardian, Wednesday, March (“VC tasks students on national development”, 23, 2016, p.II)Nigerian Pilot, Wednesday, March 16, 2016, p.21) ØWhile speaking at the March edition of the keep-fit

exercise of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, The ØThe University of Ilorin has been offered the hosting Chief Nursing Officer of the Hospital, Mrs. Tina Asaju, right of the 2016 edition of the National Youth Games has stressed the importance of regular exercise. for the year 2016.(“Importance of keeping fit stressed”, The Herald, (“Ilorin varsity to host National Youth Games”, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, p.23)

Nigerian Pilot, Wednesday, March 16, 2016, p.22) ØWhile responding to questions from newsmen, the Head,

ØThe University of Florida Cancer Centre, USA, has Department of Geography, University of Ilorin, Dr. signified its interest in collaborating with the Olarewaju Rhoda Mojisola, has urged Nigerians to always University of Ilorin on prostate cancer research. keep on monitoring the weather and climate condition.(“Ilorin and Florida varsities collaborate on prostate (“Keeping a watch on weather and climate”, The Herald, cancer research”, Nigerian Pilot, Wednesday, March Wednesday, March 23, 2016, pp.12-13)

ØThe Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. 23, 2016, p.21)AbdulGaniyu Ambali, is listed among dignitaries ØThe Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. expected at the launch of a book, entitled “Our illustrious AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has called on African leaders to icons: A Biography of selected prominent people of bridge the existing gap between countries on the pakata-1831-2015.

continent by creating the platform for regular (Ahmed, Atunwa, Yusuf Ali, Ambali, others for Pakata

interaction among African youths.Book Launch”, National Pilot, Thursday, March 24, 2016,

(“Ambali seeks cooperation among African youths”, p.5)Nigerian Pilot, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, p.22) ØSome patients patronising the University of Ilorin

ØAbout 45 research works from about 12 Faculties and Teaching Hospital, are lamenting over the ongoing more than 80 academic Departments were showcased industrial strike by the resident doctors at the Hospital.at the 2016 University of Ilorin Research and (“Patients groan as UITH resident doctors continue Exhibition Fair. strike”, Daily Trust, Thursday, March 24, 2016, p.12)(“Varsity research fair showcases 45 works”, Nigerian ØThe Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Pilot, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, p.22) Unilorin Branch, has restated its commitment to a stable

ØA team from the Registry Unit of the Federal University academic calendar in the Universityof Technology, Akure (FUTA), has visited the (“Unilorin ASUU restates commitment to stable academic University of Ilorin Archives and Documentation calendar”, The Herald, Monday, March 21, 2016, p.16)Centre (UADC) to understudy the process of

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Recipient Department Nature of Conference Place Date Dr.(Mrs.) H.I. Adegoke

Chemistry 49th Annual Conference of Science Association of Nigeria (SAN)

University of Ilorin, Ilorin 27th April – 1st

May, 2014

Mr. S.O. Owalude

Chemistry

49th

Annual Conference of Science

Association of Nigeria (SAN)

University of Ilorin, Ilorin 27th

April –

1st

May, 2014 Dr.(Mrs.) A.M.O.

AbdulRaheem

Chemistry

49th

Annual Conference of Science

Association of Nigeria (SAN)

University of Ilorin, Ilorin 27th

April –

1st

May, 2014 Mr. M.K. Garba

Statistics

32nd

Annual Conference of Nigeria

Mathematical Society (IFE 2013)

ObafemiAwolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State

25th

–

28th

June,

2013

Dr. A.O. Olawepo

Physics

1st

Annual Conference of Nigerian Geophysical Society (NGS)

Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State.

20th

–

23rd

January, 2014

Mr. T.O. Lawal

Physics

6th

International Seminar on Theoretical Physics and National Development (ISOTPAND)

National Mathematical Centre, Abuja

14th

–

19th

July, 2013

Dr. O. Babalola

Physics

12th

Annual Congress of Materials Science and Technology of Nigeria (MSN)

African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja

25th

–

29th

November, 2013

Dr. A.B. Alabi

Physics

12th



25th

–

29th

November, 2013

Professor P.A. Osanaiye

Statistics

37th

Annual Conference of Nigerian Statistical Association

Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State

11th

–

14thSptember, 2013

Dr. F.O. Nwosu

Industrial Chemistry

12th



25th

–

29th

November, 2013

Dr. W.B. Yahya

Statistics

32nd

Annual Conference of Nigeria Mathematical Society (IFE 2013)

ObafemiAwolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State.

25th

–

28th

June, 2013.

Dr.(Mrs.) H.I. Adegoke

Chemistry

12th



25th

–

29th

November, 2013

Mr. O.M. Ameen

Chemistry

36th

Annual International Conference of Chemical Society of Nigeria

Justice LegboKutigi International Conference Centre, Minna, Niger State

16th

–

20th

September, 2013

Dr. O.F. Okeola

Chemistry

36th



16th

–

20th

September, 2013

Dr. A.A. Baba

Industrial Chemistry

36th



16th

–

20th

September, 2013

Professor U.B. Eke

Chemistry

36th



16th

–

20th

September, 2013

Professor J.A. Obaleye

Chemistry

36th


Justice LegboKutigiInternational Conference Centre, Minna, Niger State

16th

–

20thSeptember, 2013

(To Be Continued)

Learned ConferenceContd. from 7th March 2016 edttion



Unilorin Bulletin NOT CEIMarch 28, 2016

Name Department Appointment Effective Date Prof. O.T. Adedoyin Paediatrics & Child

Health Chairman, Eatery Committee With immediate

effect Prof. M.A. Belewu Animal Production Chairman of Unilorin Anti -

Corruption and Transparency Monitoring Unit (ACTU)

With immediate effect

New Appointment

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In spite of the efforts our Amiable Registrar, Mr. However, it is unfortunate that the majority of the Emmanuel Dada Obafemi, had made to stop hawking on workers have very bad attitude to work. Perhaps, because they our campus, which, to me, is really staining our reputation don't appreciate the stipends the University is paying them, the

as the most stretched and beautiful campus in Nigeria, it is majority of them are lackadaisical, insubordinate, defiant, being entrenched widely across the campus with impunity. It rude and indolent. This is why some of them take their is always irritating to me when I see women hawking meat, assignments not as important as the hawking they combine fish, tomatoes, pepper, vegetables, locust beans, yam flour, with their work. Perhaps in the bid to argument the meager garri etc. around, and sometimes having the effronteries of wages the University is giving them, they relegate the work for freedom to even enter offices to sell the goods, which should which they are temporarily employed and take to hawking only be found in a market and not in an academic area. The fried meat, Ponmo(cow skin), Zobo, Kunnu (indigenous new most disgusting trend is now being perpetrated by the so- drinks) around the campus. I must make it clear that not all the called roaming quack and naive pharmacists that move from casual workers working for the University are irresponsible one office to the other peddling and advertising drugs that and laid backs as the few ones I have just described. There are a enhance male sexual performance. good number of them that are extremely responsible and

Of course, university, as an institution of society, is diligent. located within a community and the university, therefore, My recent encounter with one of the few demented cannot completely be an isolated consecrated place that will be ones was harrowing. The wild woman impenitently barred from the people in the community. In other words, embarrassed me to a standstill. She was really wild. It took me universities are established to serve the community in all their time to recover from the humiliation I undeservedly got from various forms of academic endeavours. Therefore, there the woman this bad day. As I was cognitively and emotionally should be a free flow of people in and out of a university like managing the humiliation, a torrent of rhetorical questions ours that valorizes community service both in its mission and was surging into my head: Who is this woman? Is she mad? vision. Notwithstanding, the sanctity of academic Who could be this woman's husband? How did this one get purposefulness of the university must be respected and kept. into our sanctified community? The fact that I could not get Situation whereby hawkers of all forms of ridiculous goods any answer to all these questions really compounded the are free to roam about on campus to blot the clean agonies I got from this wild, malevolent and uncultured purposefulness of our academic reputation is sordid and woman. Unfortunate for me, I allowed her to win and take sickening. shine off me this fateful day not only because I was the one that

I must confess that I actually have great sympathies unintentionally stepped on the cobra of a woman, but also for many of the old women that hawk around the campus. The because I could not operate on the same level of craziness with reality of the harsh economic situation in the country is her.excruciating, and only few corruptly rich individuals are On a more serious note, I enjoin the Registrar to spared from the agonies that are associated with the reality. intensify his efforts at eradicating all forms of hawking on our Rather than begging for livelihood, it is more honorable for the campus. Like I have said, the trend is a sharp antithetical women to market some commodities around to get some symbol to our reputation and vision. To the best of my means of keeping soul and body together. One might then knowledge, no reputable university on our level of glory think subjectively or objectively that the University is allows this kind of impunity and ugly practice to foster in its rescuing some people from economic traumas if it allows the serious academic environment. The memo the Registrar hawkers to move freely on campus. circulated one time to warn the staff members that are also

The demented hawkers on our campus are, however, part-time hawkers should be recirculated with tougher not really these old women that need all forms of assistance warnings. Tough disciplinary measures should be taken and supports. Rather, the bulk of the wild hawkers that are on against the adamant violators. Our security personnel also rampage on the campus are made up of the so- called casual have a lot to do in deterring the violators. workers that the University has given some sort of support by On the part of the management in general, the recent temporarily employing them to do some casual works for us. proposal of the Director of the Laboratory to Product Center, Indeed, it is an absolute ingenious managerial decision on the Professor Sulyman Age, for a market on the campus must be part of the university management to temporarily absorb these considered and executed in time. A one-stop market that can casual workers, who would have remained unemployed and serve our needs while we are on campus and even for our needs unexploited. The University is even very magnanimous in its at home is, indeed, long overdue. If we have this kind of decision that they will be absorbed permanently into the market, we will be saved of the kind of demented hawkers that university working force one after the other as the need arises. snapped at me on the day I will never forget in my life.

Dr.L.A.Azeez

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