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Unilorin begins milk production soon By Is'haq Babatunde

n its sustained effort to fulfill the third leg of its tripartite mandate of teaching, research and community service, the University of Ilorin will soon begin massive production of goat milk for public consumption. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), who disclosed this penultimate Sunday (January 3, 2015) during a media interactive session he hosted in his residence, noted that the move is also part of the University's plans to increase its internally generated revenue. Pointing out that goat milk is almost as pure as human milk, the renowned Professor of Veterinary Medicine said that “the University`s effort to go into goat milk production would contribute in no small measure to sustainable food production in the country”. Prof. Ambali told the newsmen that the University Council had already given the go-ahead to the management to establish contacts with some African countries with remarkable records of goat production with a view to commencing large scale importation of the animals from those countries. (Contd. on page 3)

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ambali, fielding questions from newsmen at the interactive session

Ambali commends student leaders' innovative problem-solving initiatives By Kunle Akogun

The new bus

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he Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), has commended the efforts of the leaders of the institution's Students' Union in tackling some challenges facing their fellow students. Prof. Ambali gave the commendation last Monday (January 4, 2015) while receiving a 78-seater bus facilitated by the Students Union Executive Council to mitigate the transportation challenges facing the students. The bus, tagged “Unilorin Students' Union Intervention Scheme”, is a collaborative effort between the Union and a private transporter, Alhaji Mohammed Kabir Olayiwola. Prof. Ambali told the students' leaders, “I am very delighted that your effort is going a long way in solving the problems of your fellow students”. “We also acknowledge what you are doing behind the scene to douse potential tension among students on campus”, he added. (Contd. on page 4)

Dr. 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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Members of the Unilorin Drone Team with Principal Officers and some senior officials of the University during their visit to the Vice-Chancellor last Friday.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ambali (left), exchanging pleasantries with the leader of the Unilorin Drone Team, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, during the team's visit to the Vice-Chancellor last Friday

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ambali (right), welcoming the Chairman of the Kwara State Correspondents' Chapel, Mr. Olayiwola Olanrewaju, to the media interactive session he hosted penultimate Sunday

L-R: The Director, Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, Dr. Mahfouz Adedimeji; the wife of the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. (Mrs.) H. T. Ambali; the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ambali; the Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun; and the Chairman, Unilorin Bulletin, Dr. L. A. Azeez, at the media interactive session.

A graduate of the University of Ilorin, Mr. Abdulhakeem Abdulkareem (middle) and other winners of the Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC) Essay Competition with NCC officials at the prize presentation ceremony in Abuja recently

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How Unilorin hopes to contribute to national dev. — Ambali Unilorin Bulletin recalls that the University had procured six units of ultra-modern milking machines in June last year to improve its dairy production activities and ensure hygienic production of milk. The machines, procured from Turkey, were distributed to the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture. The Vice-Chancellor also disclosed that efforts were being intensified by the University authority to increase the herd size of cattle in its Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture to enable the community feel their impact. Prof. Ambali hinted further that the University had mandated all Faculties to “allow their various fields of studies reflect in the society by way of using the knowledge and skills acquired to have impact on the society within which we reside”. He said, "We have given all the academic Departments the directive to, as much as possible, identify areas where they can make positive impact on the community. We know what the Faculty of Agriculture can do to help farmers; the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine can reach out to Fulani herdsmen and through that we can solve the problem of encroachment." Prof. Ambali also pointed out that “it is expected of the Department of Religions to contribute to religious harmony and stability in Nigeria while the Faculty of Agriculture should leave no stone unturned in assisting government in formulating agricultural policies that will give Nigeria a window of opportunity to diversify her economy, using agriculture as a platform”. Speaking on the line-up of programmes of the University for 2016, the Vice-Chancellor disclosed that the Unilorin Renewable Energy Centre had been given a marching order towards ensuring that its research is geared towards addressing the energy problem within the campus and beyond. According to Prof. Ambali, the cardinal objective of the centre was not to focus only on providing solution to the energy problems within the campus but also to give the University's host communities the opportunity to enjoy relative stable power supply. He added that the centre has been empowered by the University to explore other ways to generate energy that will give birth to a more regular electricity supply to the campus and communities around the campus.

becomes fully operational this year, the center would contribute significantly to national development as efforts are being made by the centre to look for alternative ways to generate energy like wind, solar, hydro, instead of relying on gas and other existing sources of energy. Prof. Ambali disclosed that the University has now started enjoying a more stable power supply, saying that the report made available to him showed that the University campus recorded 90 per cent supply of electricity in October and November last year. He added that the University experienced just 22 hours of power outage in those two months. The Vice-Chancellor pledged that the University of Ilorin's success story in terms of power supply would be replicated in some of its adjoining communities. On the newly established Laboratory to Product (LABTOP) Centre, Prof. Ambali explained that the rationale behind its establishment was to come up with a ground plan of transforming various laboratory endeavours in the institution to meaningful products. He said that the centre is headed by a Professor, whose mandate is to go round all laboratories on campus and devise means through which these laboratory works could be converted to products that will be of great significance to the growth and development of the country. Answering questions on students' hostel accommodation that has become a matter of “survival of the fittest” as a result of the rapid increase in the number of new entrants, the Vice-Chancellor explained that the Federal Government had given the University financial backing to put up two additional hostel buildings, while various hostel projects, being executed by private developers, are at various stages of completion on the campus. Prof. Ambali disclosed that a private company, the Orange Group, based in Lagos, just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Ilorin to build 5,000 bed-space hostel, adding that the project will commence by March this year and it is expected to be completed by September. The Vice-Chancellor stated that the University has given priority attention to entrepreneurial skills as this will empower students to be job creators after their graduation, pointing out that "tertiary education is meant to prepare students for rational thinking and good decision making".

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Our aim is to make life more bearable for students— SU President (Contd. from front page) The Vice-Chancellor pointed out that the students' initiative was an evidence that “what we are teaching both within and outside the classrooms is working”, adding that the Students' Union Intervention Bus is a clear example of “how we can solve societal problem without raising dust.” Prof. Ambali also commended the transporter, saying that he has demonstrated that “the more endowed you are, the better for everybody around you”. The Vice-Chancellor, who recalled that Alhaji Olayiwola had earlier built a hostel on the campus, said that “the bus is an additional cap to the intervention you have made in tackling critical challenges facing our students.” Prof. Ambali assured the businessman that the University management would work out modalities on how to make the project viable so that he would not have any cause to regret his intervention. Earlier, the Sub-Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. A. Yusuf, had appreciated the University Students' Union for “their foresight and visionary leadership”. Dr. Yusuf informed the Vice-Chancellor that apart from the 78-seater bus intervention scheme, “the students' leaders had gone a step further to contact some private entrepreneurs in Osun State for partnership in the

provision of transport facilities on campus”. The President of the Students' Union, Comrade Alao Idris, said that in its sustained bid to make life more bearable for the generality of the students of the University, the Students' Union Executive Council approached Alhaji Olayiwola, who had earlier been involved in solving the accommodation problem of the students. “So, given that he had provided hostel accommodation for a reasonable number of our students, we approached him and he promptly keyed-in into our proposal and the result is this 78-seater bus we have here today.” In his remarks, Alhaji Olayiwola, who is the Proprietor of El-Mubarak Hostel on the University campus, said that the first time he came to the campus with his daughter, who had just secured admission, he found out that there was accommodation problem, adding that right there and then he thought that he should do something about it by way of intervention. He said he was able to complete the hostel within four months, adding that it was in the course of building the hostel that the students' leaders discussed the possibility of partnering them in the area of transportation.

You made us proud, Ambali tells Unilorin Drone Team By Ishaq Babatunde

he Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), has commended the University Drone Team for doing the institution proud during the institution's recent 40th Anniversary/31st Convocation. Prof. Ambali gave the commendation last Friday (January 8, 2016) when the Team, headed by Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, visited him in his office. The Vice-Chancellor pledged that the University would do everything humanly possible to embark on aggressive inventory mission, using the University's researchers across various disciplines as drivers to achieve technological breakthrough. Prof. Ambali particularly commended the team for doing the institution proud with their display of commitment, which practically gave birth to the successful flying of the drones during the convocation ceremony. He ascribed the success stories of the team to the adoption of team work, which, he said, necessitated its successful operation. The Vice-Chancellor said that the management and staff of the University Ilorin stand tall in integrity, professional in practice and very high in ethics and

standards. He pledged the readiness of the University authority to support and assist the team and other researchers who are working round the clock to take the institution to the limelight through their invaluable contributions. Earlier in his address, the Chairman of the Unilorin Drone Team, Prof. Abdulkareem, thanked the University authority for giving the team the privilege to serve the institution in that capacity and attributed the success of the Team to the kind support it received from the University management. Prof. Abdulkareem, who is the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, and a Professor of Chemical Engineering, said that the University of Ilorin Drone Team is made up of 14 people cutting across disciplines. He said that the mandate of the team was to “fly 11 drones that were purchased for the University to capture the area and impression of everything that was going on during the last convocation ceremony and we were able to do that from the University Gate up to the Main Auditorium where the event took place”.

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Unilorin plans new motor park to ease transportation problem By Tajudeen Babamale

n a bid to alleviate the lingering transportation problem facing the students of the University of Ilorin, the management of the institution has said that another Motor Park would soon be constructed close to the University Main Gate. Disclosing this last Tuesday (January 5, 2016) when he visited the site for the proposed Park, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), noted that the move was to address the problem faced by the majority of the students while coming for lectures early in the morning as well as while going back to their various homes after lectures in the evening. Taxi cabs and buses coming into the University campus from town would discharge their passengers at the new park from where the commuter buses would now ferry the passengers into the old Park inside the campus. Prof. Ambali pointed out that apart from solving the persistent transportation problem on the campus, the new Park would also reduce over-speeding and reckless driving by some of the commercial drivers plying the University road. The Vice-Chancellor said that he had been having sleepless nights since the day he was told that some students used to trek to the main gate from the school area during the rush hour. He, however, directed the Dean of Student Affairs, the Director of Works as well as the Students' Union leadership to work out the modalities on an acceptable transport fare and some other logistics that would ensure the success of the plan. When speaking with Unilorin Bulletin after the inspection of the new park, the Director of Works of the University of Ilorin, Engr. Mobolaji Sani, said that clearing of the project site would start immediately. In his own remarks, the Dean of Student Affairs, Prof. Abayomi Omotesho, noted that the plan to get another motor park came up following a very serious transportation challenge that befell the students in the last couple of weeks.

The immediate past Dean, Student Affairs, Prof. Abayomi Omotesho (middle), explaining a point to the ViceChancellor and members of his entourage during the visit to the site of the proposed motor park last Tuesday Prof. Omotesho described the resort by some students to trekking from the school park to the main gate as a very serious matter that needed urgent attention. According to the Dean, with the construction of the new park near the Main Gate, the University buses would no longer be going to Tanke to convey students. He said the commercial vehicles would now be bringing the students from Tanke while the University buses will be conveying the students to the old park inside the campus. Prof. Omotesho also pointed out that the available school buses might not be enough for this purpose but disclosed that ten more buses (five Coaster buses and five Hiace buses) would soon be added to the existing fleet. On his part, the President of the University of Ilorin Students' Union, Comrade Alao Idris, appreciated the management of the institution for having a listening ear especially on the challenges facing the students. He expressed happiness at the cordial relationship existing between the students' leadership and the management of the University, especially when it comes to giving priority attention to matters that concern the welfare of the students. Other senior University officials that joined the ViceChancellor on the new park site tour included the University Librarian, Dr. Joseph Omoniyi; the representative of the Bursar, Mr. Munirudeen Dere; the Director of Physical Planning, Engr. A. Adesiyun; the Sub-Dean, Student Affairs, Dr. A. Yusuf; the Deputy Director of Corporate affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, and the representative of the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the University, Mr. Raufu Aliu.

New Appointments Name Prof. Labode Popoola Prof. M. M. Akanbi

Department Forest Resources Management Business Law

Appointment Head Director, School of Preliminary Studies

Effective Date With immediate effect With effect from 11 th January, 2016

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Unilorin graduate shines at NCC essay contest

graduate of the University of Ilorin, Mr. Abdulhakeem Abdulkareem, has clinched the second position at the just concluded Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC) nationwide essay contest. In the keenly contested essay competition, on the topic: “Broadband, a Catalyst for National Development”, Odonoekuma Onyebuchi Ekuma of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, emerged the overall winner, while Asogwa Chijioke Peter, also of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, clinched the third prize. Abdulhakeem, a History and International Studies graduate, is currently undergoing his one year mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) exercise. While the first prize winner got a cash prize of N500,000, a laptop and a printer, the second prize winner went home with a cash prize of N300,000, and a laptop, and the third prize winner received a cash prize of N200,000 and a laptop. In his remarks, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC/CEO) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said that his vision for the NCC was to ensure the development and hosting of broadband services in major

cities and then use the intervention service of the Commission to ensure final deployment to areas that are under-served. Prof. Danbatta explained that “the broadband infrastructure is still in its formative stage and nonexistence in some places”, adding that “as a Professor who has supervised projects closely related to Quality of Service (QoS), I intend to bring together the experience in ensuring that QoS improves. I can do this in many ways, I can invite those students who conducted research related to QoS to come in and see how we can use their experiences.” Also in his remarks, the Sub-Dean of the Student Affairs Unit, University of Ilorin, who led the University delegation to the Award ceremony, Dr. Abdulkareem Yusuf, commended the initiative of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in bringing the broadband services to the grass-roots by way of creating an enabling environment for sound youthful minds to thrive. Dr. Yusuf congratulated the winners on their brilliant performances and also encouraged other Nigerian youth to borrow a leaf from the young achievers.

Directorate of Academic Support Services Notice to Students (Add and Drop Forms)

n line with the University Regulations on Add & Drop Form, students who may wish to add or drop one course or more are hereby advised to download the Add & Drop Form from the University Portal as from Friday, 8th January, 2016, and fill appropriately. Please note the following instructions, which are to be strictly adhered to: · Students are to attach a copy of their course forms to the Add & Drop Form. · In cases where the Credit loading is going to exceed the maximum of 24 credits, kindly attach to the Add & Drop Form, a copy of the course registration form and Dean's approval of the extra Credit(s) · The minimum Credit Unit allowed is 15, except for spill over students whose minimum Credit Unit is 5. · The Add & Drop Form is for the Harmattan Semester only, as any inclusion of Rain Semester

Courses would not be entertained. Forms not accompanied with necessary documents that would allow the Academic Support Services validate the claim made in the application would not be treated, please. · The Add & Drop Form will not be accessible on line as from Friday, 22nd January, 2016. All forms properly collated and with all necessary attachments should reach the Academic Support Services Directorate not later than Thursday, 28th January, 2016. Deans may wish to set an earlier time line to enable them meet the Academic Support Services Directorate time line, please. ·

Signed R. A. Okojie (Mrs.) Deputy Registrar, Academic Support Services

NAPSS holds Cultural Night Jan 15

he Nigerian Association of Physical Science Students (NAPSS), University of Ilorin Chapter, will hold its first Cultural Night this Friday (January 15, 2016). A statement made available to Unilorin Bulletin indicated that the programme, tagged “Back to the Roots”, is “dedicated to remember our cultural heritage”. It will hold at the Performing Arts Theatre by

4.00p.m. According to the statement, celebrities like Hafeez Oyetoro (a.ka. Saka),Odunlade Adekola,and Hadunni Oluwawa and other talented artistes, dancers and comedians, will grace the occasion, which will also feature comedy shows, stage drama as well as “Omidan Physical Science” Beauty Pageant.

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SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT FOR THE PERIOD 1ST JANUARY TO 7TH JANUARY, 2016

RECEIPTS Academic Transcript Scroll Order of Proceeding Academic Gown Student I.D. Card Clinic Registration Change of Course Form Change of Course Undergraduate Acceptance Fees Undergraduate Bandwidth and student union charges Hostel accommodation fees PC Tablet Bandwidth Starter Pack Undergraduate School Charges Unilorin Property Management Board (UPMB) Post Graduate Acceptance Payment Post Graduate School Charges Post Graduate Student Union Charges Ilorin Business School Application fees Total Receipts for the period PAYMENT S: PAYMENT TO CONTRACTORS/SUPPLIERS: Aasa Garment & Stores Thesis Supply of 5750 T- Shirt Souvenirs for 2015 Open Ph.D Shaaba Yissa & Sons Nig Ltd Upgrade of Lawn & Grounds Medram & Sons Nig Ltd Maintenance of Lawn & Grounds Zone 10 Cert 04 Nur Commercial Ent. Maintenance of Lawn Cert 01 Ishola Yahaya Asafe Maintenance of Lawn Cert 04 Sede-Giwa Global Concepts Ltd Maintenance of Lawn Zone 6 Cert 04 O M Fasman Nig Ltd Clearing of Zone 7 Ever Phoenix Guest House Accommodation & Feeding Aminoba Enterprises Repainting of Performing Art Building Cert 02 Topmark Systems Nig Ltd Upgrading of Payroll Database Princess Luxury Hotel & Tourism Ltd Hotel expenses Princess Luxury Hotel & Tourism Ltd Hotel expenses Numasa Intâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l Ltd Construction of New Senate Chamber Cert 07 OTHER PAYMENTS: Purchase Advances Various Various DTA, Imprest, Refund E.T.C Akande-Ademolake Hawwa B Overseas Conference Adeniyi Folakemi Oyeyemi Overseas Conference Dr Olusoji O Adebisi Overseas Conference Dr Ajao Moyosore Salihu Overseas Conference Prof Katibi Ibraheem A Overseas Conference Dr Fawole Oluyemisi Overseas Conference University of Ilorin December, 2015 Staff Salary TSA Charges TOTAL PAYMENTS FOR THE PERIOD

AMOUNT 55,000.00 750.00 1,500.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 13,000.00 5,000.00 4,060.00 5,940,000.00 280,000.00 3,227,000.00 22,520,500.00 20,009,450.00 258,600.00 80,000.00 41,842,550.00 8,128,000.00 110,000.00 ? 102,478,410.00

9,969,120.00 2,556,669.23 1,627,817.69 1,676,094.64 2,542,632.61 3,080,893.84 44,000.00 333,322.00 78,453.30 262,500.00 153,330.00 140,174.00 27,303,730.22 11,077,979.15 10,793,737.60 1,064,666.00 1,057,102.00 1,354,094.00 1,109,402.00 1,431,344.00 1,187,475.00 588,079,903.41 17,482.50 ? 666,941,923.19

Signed A.S. YUSUF, FCA Bursar

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Name Jimoh, Yinusa A . Adewole, Jacob B. Saka, Mohammed J. Folorunsho, Temitope H . Abioye, Jumat A. Sulaiman, Ismail A. Ipinyomi, Reuben A. Arije, Abdullahi Ogunwole, Omowumi Ajetunmobi, Bunmi E. Amali, Ismaila O. Banigbe, Peter O. Medaiyese, Samuel O. Abdul-Ganiyu, S. Adebayo, Kolawole A. Adebayo, Kolawole A. Oseni, Adelodun G . Obiyemi, Olawole O. Ben-Edigbe, Johnnie E. Adeboye, Akinmade J .A. Dosumu, Bamideleola A . Aweda, Olayiwola J . Idakwo, Isaac Yusuf, Abiodun S .

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Ø Dr. Ibrahim Jawondo of the Department of History and International Studies has charged the leadership of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union to “glocalise” the values of the Emirate. ( “Let's gloealise our values”, The Herald, Friday, December 25, 2015, Front page) Ø The Dean of Student Affairs, University of Ilorin, Prof .O. A. Omotesho, has charged the Federal Government to encourage the establishment of private refineries while speaking during an interview with a newspaper. (“Deregulation, only antidote to fuel crisis”, The Herald, Friday, December 25, 2015, Front page) Ø The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyuAmbali, has attributed the rising insecurity and poverty in the country to youth unemployment. (“VC harps on entrepreneurship as solution to unemployment”, New Telegraph, Tuesday, December 29, 2015, p23) Ø The Director of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, Dr. Mahfouz Adedimeji, has called on readers of his column to drawn inspiration from how Muslim passengers saved Christian lives in Kenya in 2016, while urging all to “Be your Brother’s keeper” (BYBK). (“BYBK: from Kenya to Kaduna”, New Telegraph, Tuesday, December 29, 2015, p.26) Ø Akinlolu AbdulAzeez Adelaja of the University of Ilorin has challenged ordinary Nigerians not to see themselves in the light of ethnic and religious differences but to regard themselves in the light of economic and political class. (“We are all one”,The Nation, Wednesday, December 30, 2015,p. 20.) Ø The University of Ilorin has agreed on a Build , Operate and Transfer arrangement with Origin Group to build a 5000 bed space hostel. (“Unilorin to build 2,500 hostel rooms”, Daily Trust, Wednesday, December 30, 2015,p.9; See also, “Unilorin plans hostel accommodation for 5000 students”, The Herald, Wednesday, December 30, 2015,p 8; “Unilorin plans hostel accommodation for additional 5000 students, Nigerian Pilot, Tuesday, January 5, 2016, p.12) Ø The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyuAmbali, has been nominated as the Newswatch Times Magazine CEO of the Year in the public sector (“2015 nominees”, Newswatch Times Magazine, December 2015,p. 3) Ø Newswatch Times Magazine has appreciated the University of Ilorin for its patronage. ( “Thank you for being there for us”, Newswatch Times Magazine, December 2015,p.10)

January 11, 2016 Ø President Muhammadu Buhari and his Ghanaian counterpart have showered encomiums on the University of Ilorin on its 40th anniversary. (“Buhari, Mahama say Unilorin is national pride”, Newswatch Times Magazine, December 2015,p 75) Ø The Director of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, Dr. Mahfouz Adedimeji, has spoken on the importance of peace and other issues in an interview. (“Peace is everybody's business”, Youthspring, Vol.7. no 1, 2015/2016, p.39) Ø A graduate of History and International Studies of the University of Ilorin, Abdulkareem Ibrahim has won the second prize of the National Communication Commission essay contest. (“Unilorin graduate wins NCC essay contest”, Daily Trust, Thursday, December 31, 2015, p.38)

Ø Some scholars at the University of Ilorin have advised the members of the National Assembly to reconsider their decision to buy new official cars. (“N4.7 billion cars: Ex-VC, don , lawyer ask National Assembly to shelve plan”, The Herald, Friday, January 1, 2016, p.20) Ø The Director of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies of the University of Ilorin, Dr. Mahfouz Adedimeji, has reflected on the hope which the Buhari administration portends for Nigeria and other issues. (“The Buhari effect as hope 2016”, Newswatch Times, Monday, January 4, 2016, Back page.) Ø The National Universities Commission has endorsed the newly established Primary Education Programme of the University of Ilorin. (”NUC okays Unilorin's Primary Education Programme”, The Herald, Monday, January 4, 2016,p. 16.) Ø The University School, University of Ilorin, has announced the vacancies of teaching and nonteaching positions (”University School”, The Nation, Monday, January 4, 2016, p.33) Ø The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has disclosed that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has increased the admission quota of the University to 9,000 from 7,800. ( “JAMB increases Unilorin's admission quota to 9,000-VC”, Nigerian Tribune, Tuesday, January 5, 2016, p39; See also, Daily Trust, January 5, p.14,I National Mirror, January 5,2016,p.43 ) Ø The University of Ilorin has been named by the National Universities Commission as the best

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second generation university in Nigeria for the year 2015’ nd nd (“Unijos ranked 2 among 2 generation universities, 7th overall”, Daily Trust, Tuesday, January 5 , p.14) Ø The Students’ Union of the University of Ilorin has partnered with LEAH Foundation in fight against breast and cervical cancer (“Students' Union moves against breast and cervical cancer”, New Telegraph, Tuesday, January 5, 2015,p.23 ) Ø In his column, “EDUPEACE”, the Director of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, Dr. Mahfouz Adedimeji, has urged Nigerian Students especially and everyone at large to prepare properly in order to excel in the new year (“2016: Proper preparation prevents poor performanc”', New telegraph, Tuesday, January 5, 2016,p. 26) Ø In a newspaper column, Mr. Liad Tella of the Department of Mass Communication has reflected on the maiden Presidential Media Chat of President Muhammadu Buhari (“Buhari's Media chat: The journalist scorecard”, Newswatch Times, Tuesday, January 5, 2015, Back page ) The University of Ilorin has begun search for the Ø best goat breeds for milk production. ( “Unilorin to commence goat milk production”, Leadership, Tuesday January 5, 2016, p. 14) Ø The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has restated the commitment of the University to giving priority attention to the welfare of its staff and students. (“Unilorin prioritises staff welfare”, Nigerian Pilot, Tuesday, January 5, 2016, p.12) Ø The Deputy Director Corporate Affairs, University of Ilorin, Mr. Kunle Akogun, has reiterated the University's commitment to uninterrupted academic calendar and quality research. (“Unilorin committed to quality research, innovations”, Newswatch Times, Tuesday, January 5, 2015, p. 39)

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Ø The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has spoken on why his University has remained the most subscribed university in Nigeria. (“VC: Why Unilorin remains the choice of admission seekers”, Thisday, Tuesday, January 5, 2016 p.42) Ø The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof. N. Y. S. Ijaiya, has charged students of the University to embrace vocational training. (“Don tasks students on vocational skills”, Blueprint , Tuesday, January 5, 2015, p 16) Ø The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has opined that the proposed extension of the validity period of UTME results is not in the nation’s interest. (“Unilorin VC cautions against extension of valid JAMB result”, The Herald , Wednesday, January 6, 2016, p.3; See also, “NASS, Unilorin differ on 3 year validity for JAMB results”, Nigerian Pilot, Wednesday, January 6, 2016, p.9 ) Ø Fifteen members of Unilorin staff have received merit award from the University. (“15 Unilorin staff get 2015 Merit Awards”, Nigerian Pilot, Wednesday, January 6, 2016, p.4) Ø A delegation of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, has visited the University of Ilorin to understudy its best practices (“IBB varsity to understudy Unilorin for improved performance”, Nigerian Pilot, Wednesday, January 6, 2016, p.25) Ø In an extensive analysis, a journalist, Arowona Azeez, has written on the 40 years anniversary of the University of Ilorin. (“Unilorin: Beyond 40 years of existence”, Nigerian Pilot, Wednesday, January 6, 2016, p.26) Ø In his weekly column, the Director of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, Dr. Mahfouz Adedimeji, has refleted on the menace of fake prophets. (“False prophecies fake prophets”, Newswatch Times, Friday, January 8, 2016,Back page)

AMCISS holds orientation for new students

he Association of Muslim Communication and Information Sciences Students (AMCISS), University of Ilorin, will hold an orientation programme for its fresh members this Monday (January 11, 2015). A statement made available to Unilorin Bulletin indicated that the programme, which is intended to sensitise the freshers on the efficient techniques of time

management between their academic pursuit and worship, will feature a Lecture, entitled “My Studies and my Deen: Apportioning Commitment”. The statement added that the Lecture, which will be delivered by Mallam Ismai'l Dhikrullah, will hold at Lecture Room 5, Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences.

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Be responsible

n his well-known book, “History of Education in Nigeria” (1974), the late Minister of Education, Prof. Babs Fafunwa, conceived education as “the aggregate of all the processes by which a child or a young adult develops the abilities, attitudes and other forms of behavior which are of positive value to the society in which he lives”. There are scores of definitions that construe education in a similar light. The purpose of education, on the other hand, has proved to be a dicey subject. Scholars, practitioners, statesmen and virtually every group disagree on the purpose of education. While Eleanor Roosevelt wrote of “Good Citizenship: The Purpose of Education” in 1930, Dr Martin Luther King Jr wrote in a campus publication, “The Maroon Tiger”, in 1947 that the function or purpose of education is two-fold “the one is utility and the other is culture. Education must enable a man to become more efficient, to achieve with increasing facility the legitimate goals of his life.” While reviewing how various people have addressed the purpose of education, I did not find a single one in which the purpose of education is said to be "meal ticket". Unfortunately, to many Nigerians, that is the only purpose of higher education. This is why a lot of emphasis is placed on employment, not productivity. The priority that the University of Ilorin accords skills and entrepreneurship, as evident in the interventions of our visionary ViceChancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), is to orientate all students in this regard. There is no doubt that employment opportunities are crucial to the attainment of the purpose of education, which Jonathan Cohen says is “to support children in developing the skills, the knowledge, and the dispositions that will allow them to be responsible, contributing members to their community. Meaning, to be a good friend, to be a good mate, to be able to work, and to contribute to the well-being of the community.” Cohen did not stop there. He added that all education should aim to equip children and learners with CIVIC SKILLS which include respecting others, working collaboratively, acting in a way that is fair and just and being an active participant in the life of the community. In other words, the purpose of education is to develop

character, which the University of Ilorin prioritises over learning. There is need for a paradigm shift from the mentality of seeking jobs as the purpose or goal of higher education in Nigeria. The complaint that education is irrelevant if it cannot serve as a meal ticket is misplaced. Part of the purpose of education, especially university education today, is to make graduates job creators, not job seekers. The value and import of education should not be reduced to providing one just a meal ticket, an insult to education. One does not need to have a university degree to eat but to add value. Both in Nigeria and elsewhere, there are millions of people who live (therefore eat) without a university degree. What Martin Luther King warned against in 1947 should not be allowed to fester. “If we are not careful, our colleges will produce a group of close-minded, unscientific, illogical propagandists, consumed with immoral acts,” he wrote. This borders on irresponsibility. Like Dr King Jr in the same article, “I often wonder whether or not education is fulfilling its purpose. A great majority of the so-called educated people do not think logically and scientifically. Even the press, the classroom, the platform, and the pulpit in many instances do not give us objective and unbiased truths…Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from fiction.” If you ask me, the purpose of education is to be RESPONSIBLE - to God, to oneself and to the society at large. Education is dead in whoever is not responsible. Education is not just ability to speak English, any fool can speak a language if he is adequately exposed to it, and there are well educated people in other parts of the world who do not speak the Queen's language. Education is applying knowledge and that application is responsibility. The advantage the University of Ilorin has is that it is a responsible institution - to its students, staff, hosting community, its proprietor and the nation. This is why since its establishment, it has been adding what Fafunwa referred to as “positive value” to humanity. As a New Year begins, it is auspicious to resolve not only to be educated but also be responsible. Be responsible.

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