UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN (UNILORIN) NEWLY ADMITTED STUDENTS TO RESUME OCTOBER – VC

THE U N I L O R I N ‘s

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Executive noted that the exercise went well

as the University of Ilorin remains the most

sought-after University in Nigeria,

considering the number of candidates who

applied for admissions into the University.

The renowned legal luminary

congratulated all the successful candidates

and charged them to always be of good

conduct, obey the rules of the University

and be good ambassadors of their

respective homes and parents.

Prof Egbewole, who is also the

Secretary-General of the Association of

West African Universities (AWAU), also

disclosed that all arrangements were being

perfected to have an hitch-free rain semester examinations, expected to

commence this Monday (August 21, 2023).

The Vice Chancellor, who went

round all the Faculties in the University to

assess the level of preparations by lecturers

and students for the forthcoming rain

semester examinations, revealed that the

purpose of his unscheduled visit was to

assess how much of lectures have been

concluded and what is left to be covered.

Prof. Egbewole assured members

of the University community, particularly

students and staff, that his observations

would be put together and thoroughly

analysed in order to effect necessary

corrections.

The Vice Chancellor, however,

said that he was impressed about the level of the preparations on the part of the students and lecturers for the forthcoming examinations.

Prof. Egbewole, who is also a

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),

admonished the staff and students of the

University to continue to key into the vision

of his administration “so that our target to

become the Number One University in

Nigeria, one of the best ten in Africa and

among the best 500 in the world would be realised.

He also encouraged staff and

students of the nation’s most sought-after

University to have belief in the University

and, therefore, contribute their quotas

towards its development, saying that “if

everybody cleans his or her corner, it would be to the benefit of all”.

The Professor of Jurisprudence

and International Law insisted that all

hands must be on deck for the University to

experience rapid development in all

ramifications.

On the entourage of the Vice

Chancellor were the Deputy Vice

Chancellor (Management Services), Prof

Suleiman Funso Ambali; the Registrar, Mr

Mansur Adeleke Alfanla; the University

Bursar, Mr Hakeem Sonde; and the Dean

of Communication and Information

Sciences, Prof. Lukman Adeshina Azeez; among others