Federal Government has been advised to establish research centres or laboratories for advanced research in basic and applied sciences in each of the six geo-political zones of the country. Delivering 138th inaugural lecture of the University of Ilorin at the weekend, titled, Catalysis and Chemical Industry Development: a fruitful wedlock, a professor of Chemistry, Ezekiel…

In his address on Monday at the second Moringa at the Leading Edge (MLE) conference organised by the Moringa Plantation Management Committee of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution revealed that a moringa processing factory set up by the university would produce moringa-based food products and health supplements on commercial basis….

The World Bank on Wednesday inaugurated the N95 million campus-wide Fibre Optics Network at the University of Ilorin (Unilorin). The bank’s Senior Education Specialist and Co-Task Leader of STEP-B Projects, Dr. Tunde Adekola, said the project was executed under the World Bank-assisted Science and Technology Education Post-Basic (STEP-B) project. The specialist, who spoke while inaugurating…

The University of Ilorin, in Nigeria, has announced the completion of work on its World Bank assisted fibre optic project, part of the government’s goal of connecting all the federal government-owned universities to the internet by 2014. The project, costing NGN95 million (US$597,000), is being undertaken by Information Gateway Digital Systems Limited, a Lagos-based ICT…

If you call him a jinx breaker, you are not far from the truth. The reason is that many students had tried to graduate from the University of Ilorin with a first class degree in Law for many years, but they failed for one reason or the other. Finally, on Tuesday, however, Abiodun Kazeem achieved…

Former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Walter Carrington is billed to deliver this year’s convocation lecture of the University of Ilorin on October 21, 2013 at the UNILORIN main auditorium. In a a statement, the University’s spokesman, Mr. Kunle Akogun, said the envoy , who was the chief representative of the US President in…

Ilorin — A team of engineers at the University of Ilorin has produced a prototype biometric machine that will adequately recognise physical features of black people, the team leader, Prof. Tunji Ibiyemi said. Ibiyemi of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department of the university, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Ilorin. He said that…

According to Osun Defender, two 500 level students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ilorin, Ali David and Patrick Effiong, have constructed an aircraft prototype. The students said it was their final year project and that they had dreamt of it since their 100 level days. David said many of his…