About 105,000 candidates
applied to the University of
Ilorin (UNILORIN) this year
although the university can
admit only 9,000, the Vice
Chancellor, Prof AbdulGaniyu
Ambali, has said.
He told reporters at the
weekend in Ilorin, the Kwara
State capital, that the
institution’s stable academic
calendar and quality make it
the most-sought after in
Nigeria.
Prof Ambali said “this year, we
had 105,000 applicants.
UNILORIN is the most sought-
after university.
University of Benin, which is
second to us, had over 60,000
applicants.
“Unfortunately, we have
capacity for 9,000. We just
concluded the last batch of
post-UTME screening. In the
next few days, we will sit down
and analyse the results.”
The vice chancellor said his
administration is renovating
classrooms and lecture
theatres to make them
conducive for teaching and
learning.
“The classrooms are being
renovated. We are building
four lecture theatres. Through
the NEEDS assessment we
hope to build more lecture
theatres of about 600-seating
capacity. This will enhance
teaching and learning.
“We want to improve the
quality of staff. We are training
more staff. In fact through
TEFUNDS, we are sending
about 14 abroad for their
doctoral degrees in various
disciplines.
“The disciplines include library
and information, engineering,
pharmacy, bio-sciences,
industrial microbiology, law,
mathematics, health service
management, nursing etc.
‘’The more doctoral staff the
better the quality of teaching
and research. We encourage
our staff to attend
international conferences and
seminars. Forty will soon
embark on international
conferences.”

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