The Registrar of the
University of Ilorin, Mr
Emmanuel Obafemi, has
said that the institution
would, from January
2014, be fully digitalised.
Speaking with the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
on Sunday in Ilorin,
Obafemi said that the
development would make
it possible for lecturers to
be able to send
assignments to their
students via the Internet.
“As from Jan. 2014,
University of Ilorin
lecturers would be able to
send assignments to their
students through the
Internet from the comfort
of their homes,’’ adding
that students would also
be able to respond
respond via the same
channel.
He said that the school
had ordered for 25,000
pieces of mini iPads from
the U.S. for the students,
to enable the lecturers to
send assignments to
them from home.
He noted that the iPads
were already fully loaded
with the students’ courses
and each student would
get one as they resume in
January.
Obafemi confirmed that
because the iPad was
produced in large
quantity, the university
had subsidised its price,
noting that the whole
school had already been
connected to the Internet.
He expressed the
readiness of the
institution’s administration
to make the university
one of the best in Nigeria
and Africa.
Obafemi noted that the
school would continue to
encourage programmes
and policies that promote
global best practices in the
education system.
The registrar gave an
assurance that the
institution would sustain
the legacy of the past Vice
Chancellor, Prof. Ishaq
Oloyede.
“If you come here in
another five months, you
will see a positively
different Unilorin and well
managed institution,’’
Obafemi said.
He commended the
management of the
institution and expressed
delight in the fact that the
university had not gone
on strike in 13 years.
(NAN)
www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/unilorin-lecturers-teach-homes-2014-registrar/

Ipad for all students? What if they happen to loss it, any replacement? How will they then cope with the internet lectures

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