unilorin bulletin 6th june, 2016

EDITORIAL BOARDDr. 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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he Minister of Agriculture, and Youths in Agricul ture Chief Audu Ogbeh, has Programme (CYIAP).revealed that Nigeria spends Chief Ogbeh, who was

about $30 billion annually on food represented by a Director in the importation, saying that the Federal Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Government is taking steps to halt the Mr. A. Efuntoye, said it is the trend. government's desire to stem this

The Minister disclosed this at importation that is creating jobs for the University of Ilorin last Thursday people of other nations while (June 2, 2016), while delivering a Nigerian youths wallow in

th unemployment. goodwill message at the 13 Children

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he Dean of the Postgraduate School, University of Ilorin, Prof. Badmas Lanre Yusuf, has disclosed plans by the

School to organise regular training workshops for postgraduate students in order to ensure that higher degree students complete their research work and attain their goals in record time.

Prof. Yusuf, who stated this in an interview with Unilorin Bulletin last Tuesday (May 31, 2016), also noted that approval had been obtained from the University admin is t ra t ion to o rgan ise annua l postgraduate lecture series for the students.

InThis Edition

Mr. Efuntoye delivering the Minister's goodwill message

FG embraces Unilorin don's oil spill clean-up toolBy Fatima Abubakre

Yusuf seeks better deal for PG Students By Fatima Abubakre and Oyindamola Ajayi

FG moves to stem $30b annual food importBy Adeyinka Ademuyiwa and Oyindamola Ajayi

The Cultural Attache at the United States Embassy, Abuja, Mr. Bob Kerr (middle), flanked by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Management Services), Prof. Adedayo Abdulkareem (left), and the Deputy Vice-

Chancellor (Academic), Prof. (Mrs.) N. Y. S. Ijaiya (right), during the diplomat's visit to the University of Ilorin last Friday

Prof. Yusuf

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trong indications have emerged that the Federal Government has embraced the use of a local oil

spill management product, developed by a University of Ilorin Professor of Chemical Engineering, Sulyman Age AbdulKareem, in its renewed efforts to clean up the oil-soaked lands of the Niger Delta.

Prof. Abdulkareem, who disclosed this in an interview with Unilorin Bullet in penult imate Thursday (May 26, 2016), said that the product, on which he received a patent in 2005, is capable of saving the country substantial amount in foreign exchange.

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Experts canvass innovative urban planning approach p3Ambali seeks holistic archival history of Unilorin p.4Look back, give back to Unilorin, Adedimeji charges students p.6Eric seeks collaboration between technologists, academia p.7Unilorin Weekly Financial Digest p.8The Alma Mater: 10 years after Fulbright p.12

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L-R: The Deputy Director, Ilorin Business School, Dr. R. G. Jimoh; the Director of Academic Planning, Prof. Abayomi Omotesho; and the representative of the honouree, Comrade

thAdeyemi Ademola, at the 4 Edition of the Annual Leadership Summit of the University of Ilorin Students' Union last

Monday

The Cultural Attache at the United States Embassy, Abuja, Mr. Bob Kerr (right), making his remarks during his visit to

the University of Ilorin while the Deputy Vice-Chancellors, (from left) Prof. (Mrs.) N.Y.S. Ijaiya (Academic), Prof. Y. A.

Abdulkareem (Management Services), and Prof. G. A. Olatunji (Research, Technology and Innovation), listen

L-R: The Emir of Shonga, HRH (Dr.) Haliru Ndanusa Yahaya; the Kwara State Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. Adegoke Bamidele; the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic),

Prof. (Mrs.) N. Y. S. Ijaiya; the representative of the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. A. Efuntoye; the University Librarian, Dr.

Joseph Omoniyi; and the Deputy Bursar, Mr. M. A. Dere; at the thopening ceremony of the 13 Children and Youths in Agriculture

Programme (CYIAP) last Thursday

The former Dean, Student Affairs, Prof. Abayomi Omotesho (2nd right), presenting a certificate of honour to the Sub-Dean,

thDr. A. Yusuf, during the 4 Edition of the Annual Leadership Summit of the University of Ilorin Students' Union last Monday

The Guest Speaker, Dr. Mahfouz Adedimeji, presenting his thpaper at the 4 Edition of the Annual Leadership Summit of the

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The renowned scientist, who different parastatals that I had to deal have seen renewed interest in was the winner of the Best with did not show the same commercialising the idea that was Researcher of the Year award in enthusiasm that I had or that the first thought of as far back as 2004”.2005, commended the Federal government had.” Prof. AbdulKareem, who Government for showing renewed “Eventually, the effort of disclosed that he had been receiving commitment towards tackling oil getting it forward just dwindled the required support for the project spillage in the country through the down, but with the advent of the from the University management, use of local resources. Muhammadu Buhari administration, said, “I am getting all the logistics and

Prof. Abdulkareem, who there is renewed interest in looking needed support no doubt; each time I disclosed that he made the product inward to see how we could save our have to travel either to Bayelsa or any from disposed water sachets, pointed foreign exchange or stop wasting our of the ministries in Abuja or Lagos. out that “the material has the property money for importing what we can Each time I have had to talk to the of selectively picking up oil and make here. I think that is what the management, I have been given all the organics and leaving water intact.” Vice-President is now pushing that needed support. We are hoping that

He said, “When I got that has now rejuvenated or reawakened very soon, a contract will be drawn up product, I related it to what I was the lost interest in the product we had and signed”. doing in the United States because in all along and right now, almost on The Scientist, who is the the US, we were buying fresh weekly basis, I am going to two or Director of the University of Ilorin polymers to make a material that was three Ministries or Parastatals to again Laboratory to Product Centre used for oil spill management in the convince them we have a product that (LABTOP), said, “There is no way West. But immediately I was able to can do the oil spill management.” you can avoid oil spillage and be in the get this product from the disposed “I don't know how the Vice- oil business. But the amount is such water sachet, and investigated the President's Office got to know about it that it should be controllable on daily properties, I was actually excited that but since we got a letter from the basis”. He noted that “it is not it could be the same thing that a Office of the Vice-President about envisaged in a sane clime, or where whole Unit was set up to do in the US three months ago, there have been things are working normally; you and that was what started it. Of increased interests. Actually it has don't expect somebody to go and blow course, former President Olusegun gone beyond Nigeria now; we are up a pipe. But when that happens, of Obasanjo gave me the Best getting calls from Ghana, from Sudan. course, the result will be that more Researcher's award in 2005, but since It has been mentioned at some forum crude oil will be spilled.” then even though the Federal that a Nigerian could do this thing. Government showed interest; the The important thing though is that we

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Urban planning experts at a Ilorin, Nigeria”, Prof. Olawepo called speaker at the Colloquium, Dr. c o l l o q u i u m o n r o a d for the active involvement of Teslim Giwa of the Department of sustainability have advocated individuals and stakeholders in the Architecture, said that with the

innovative planning approaches to plan for sustainability especially in the movement of the University to its the development of land use and area of transportation and land use. permanent site in 2007, “there has transportation system in the urban The don, who was the Lead been a progressive development of centres as a way of releasing the Paper Presenter, lamented that this corridor through direct and pressure on social infrastructural urbanisation is on the increase without indirect activities that have led to an facilities. adequate preparation for upcoming increase in population and also some

The experts, Professor development, saying, “As a result, degree of urban blight without any Raphael Abiodun Olawepo of the there is increased pressure on land review to the transportation system D e p a r t m e n t o f G e o g r a p h y, use, transportation facilities, transport or urban design”. According to him, University of Ilorin, and Dr. Teslim space problems and other social “this has directly affected the Giwa of the Department of infrastructures”. transportation network and roads, Architecture, University of Ilorin, He stressed that in the last two and even the urban greens, and m a d e t h e c a l l p e n u l t i m a t e decades, there have been an increase settlements indirectly”. Wednesday (May 25, 2016) in their in urban development, urban In the paper, ent i t led

s t population and other socio-economic “Sustaining our Roads through Open s e p a r a t e p a p e r s a t t h e 1 activities. U r b a n S p a c e s a n d G r e e n Sustainability Colloquium organised

According to him, “this Infrastructure – A Case Study of the by the Regional Centre of Expertise urbanisation is occurring in many Unilorin Transport Corridor”, Dr. on Education for Sustainable developing countries without Giwa stated that urban green Development (RCE), a t the concomitant economic development, infrastructures are not “add-on's University of Ilorin.hence, “the population is gradually luxury but essential parts of the urban In h is paper, en t i t led overloading the cities.” infrastructure”. “Planning for Sustainability:

In his own paper, the second Transportation and Land Use in

Don hails FG’s commitment to local content in oil spill management

Experts canvass innovative urban planning approachBy Oyindamola Ajayi

June 6, 2016

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He said, “Some higher to come to this University so it is our before the Vice-Chancellor including degree students have the illusion belief that we should do as much as the need for us to have befitting that because they are postgraduate possible to help the students not to stay furniture in the office. The one that students and are not being longer than necessary when they gain we met here has been the one in use controlled like undergraduates, admission to this place.” while I was doing my Masters degree they have the liberty and the Prof. Yusuf further disclosed at the University and the Vice-freedom; they while away their that the School had “obtained approval Chancellor promised and has indeed own time achieving nothing at the from the University administration so fulfilled his promise”.end of the day. We thought it as our that we can be holding Postgraduate The Dean further noted that duty to provide opportunity for Annual Lectures where we will bring in the University authority has provided them to undergo workshop training eggheads, those who have seen it all so the Postgraduate School with a and some of the resource persons they can be able to dish-out their Sienna Bus as well as a tricycle to will be those who have been tested experiences and we can draw from the ease its operations. and trusted in the business of fountain of their knowledge to better Disclosing that arrangements academic work so that they will be the lots of our students”. He said that are being made to have a befitting taken through the process of these are some of the programmes the Postgraduate School Building, Prof. research methodology, the latest School is planning to implement in this Yusuf said, “In the next few years, I methodology, data analysis, review academic session. want to see Unilorin Postgraduate of literature, reference styles and so Prof. Yusuf commended the School occupying a new and befitting many other things.” Vice-Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu s t ruc tu re wi th a conduc ive

According to the Dean, Ambali (OON), for fulfilling his atmosphere, Committee Rooms and “The intention is to let them re- commitment to the Postgraduate Syndicate Rooms where students familiarise with the terrain to fast School sequel to a visit to him by across the Faculties can meet. Today, track the completion of their members of the Board of the School in there is the need for what we call research and their graduation from November last year. He said that the Nexus, a kind of linkage for higher this University. There are so many Vice-Chancellor and the other degree students. In the new building contending interests in this Principal Officers of the institution that the Postgraduate School will Postgraduate School; people all “have been very faithful and they occupy in few years time, we want to over Nigeria want to be here. The match their words with action.” create an enabling environment for thing is that we have few spaces for He recalled that during the visit, all PG students to interact.”the large number of people willing the Board “put a long list of requests

PG School Dean commends Unilorin management for support

The Vice-Chancellor of the this will ensure rapid advancement an Archival Multi-purpose Building, University of Ilorin, Prof. within the Centre. utility vehicle, Director's car, metal AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), He also commended Prof. shelves, sets of air conditioners, acid

has tasked members of staff of the Olaoye for the good works and the free boxes and files, office and U n i l o r i n A r c h i v e s a n d achievements recorded by the conference tables and chairs for the Documentation Centre (UADC) on Centre within a relatively short Search room and Board room.the need to also keep records of the period. In his remarks, a Senior activities and important sites of the Speaking ear l ie r, the Archivist, Mr Mark Oragwa, University 's mini-campus for Director explained that the UADC described the Vice-Chancellor's visit preservation in order to ensure a has three Divisions, which are: as a desirable one, saying, it came at a holistic archival history of the Documentary Archives (Repository time when the Centre was in urgent institution. I), Pictorial Archives, and Museum need of working materials that will

Prof. Ambali, who stated this Gallery comprising over 2,000 make the UADC unique and 'better by during a visit to the Centre on Friday Collect ions from Facult ies , far' when compared with other (May 13, 2016), also stressed the Departments and Centres of the archival institutions. importance of records keeping and University, including Minutes of Other officers present during documentation. Senate meetings, students' theses, the Vice-Chancellor's visit were the

W h i l e i n d i c a t i n g h i s Inaugural Lectures, books and CDs, Chief Archivist, Dr. A.S. Afolabi; Mr commitment and readiness towards Bulletin, Newspapers, and Journals. L. A. Olowookere, Mr. A. K. addressing the immediate needs of the Others are artifacts, traditional Abdulkareem, Miss. M. A. Ismail, Mr UADC, the Vice-Chancellor advised clothes and pictures of heritage sites A. K. Olaoye, Mrs. R. A. Abdulmalik, the Director of the Centre, Prof. R.A. within and outside the University Mr. Abdulrasaq Yusuf, Mrs. Psanaji Olaoye, to expand the divisions community. Waliange, Mr Abdulfatah Dauda, Mr within the Archives and map out an Prof. Olaoye also drew the Ibimire Ariyo, Mrs. K. Yusuf and a outline of the description of the tasks Vice-Chancellor's attention to the youth corps member, Miss E. A. and responsibilities to every staff as needs of the UADC, which include Musa.

By Fatima Abubakre

Ambali seeks holistic archival history of Unilorin

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He disclosed that the average age (FUNAAB), and the University of established at Malete, where youths of farmers in Nigeria is 65 years, Maiduguri, that they would be lucky if are trained by the state government. meaning that very soon, if one in a million of them get job the He added that a vocational centre has

nothing changes, nobody will be left month he leaves the National Youth also been established at Ajase-Ipo to to farm. Service Corps (NYSC). train youths in the area of skill

Consequently, government “You are never too young to acquisition and to encourage them to has reached agreement with African lead”, Dr. Haliru told them, pointing to take agriculture as a business and Development Bank (ADB) to secure the fact that General Yakubu Gowon urged youths to participate actively $300 million in the next five years for (rtd) became Head of State at the age in these programmes.youth empowerment programme, the of 32 years while General Ibrahim While welcoming guests to Minister said, adding, “When Badamasi Babangida (rtd) also started the occasion, the Vice-Chancellor of Nigerian banks join the fray, we ruling the nation when he was only 36 the University of Ilorin, Prof expect about $1.5billion credit years old”. Leadership is about AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), who facilities for about 85,000 Nigerian opportunities, he stressed again was represented by the Deputy Vice-youths”. adding that luck does not work for the Chancellor (Academic), Prof N. Y. S.

Chief Ogbeh said, “Also, the unprepared. Ijaiya, said, “Change is a magical Bank of Agriculture (BOA) is being The Keynote speaker urged word in Nigeria today. The challenge r e fo rmed . Governmen t w i l l stakeholders to answer questions like, is what change?”ultimately hands-off. It will be fully what reforms do we need in “Change is here with us owned by Nigerian farmers. When Agriculture? Where are the youths to already. If government is fighting we finish the reforms, you will not do it? Can we profile the youths? corruption and is wining, change has need collateral to take loans and Attempting to answer the started”, she noted, adding that interest rate will be about 5 per cent. posers, the highly respected Emir who change is about changing our mind-We are working to see farmers' himself is a farmer, said, “There is a set not only in one area of life but also groups and associations owning and disconnect between today's youths when it comes to revenue generation, managing it themselves”. who is more educated than the older youth engagement and employment.

T h e M i n i s t e r f u r t h e r generation, more ICT savvy, T h e Vi c e - C h a n c e l l o r explained that “to qualify for credit b l o g g i n g , t e x t i n g , p i n g i n g , counselled that youths must accept f a c i l i t y u n d e r t h e Yo u t h communicating with people of foreign the fact that the civil service is Empowerment in Agriculture lands and their culture, parents and already overflowing. The private Scheme, one needs to attend a Youth older generation who they don't sector is the real sector and Investor Incubation Programme, communicate with”. agriculture presents limitless saying that “the International “We need to dignify labour. opportunities.Institute for Tropical Agriculture We need to encourage volunteerism. Earlier on Wednesday, June (IITA), Ibadan, has been designated Modern Agriculture should be pure 1, 2016, students of secondary for such purpose” and that interested business and made attractive to schools within Ilorin City competed universit ies with Faculty of coming generations who have other in an Agricultural quiz competition Agriculture can also be allowed to options in various professional and winners were awarded prizes. train youths to access this credit. fields”, he said. Iqra College came first, Floral

Dur ing the in te rnsh ip In his goodwill message, the Schools , second while both training, he pointed out, each Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Eucharistic Hearts of Jesus Christ participant will be paid a stipend but Abdulfattah Ahmed, enjoined youths and Minaret School jointly placed upon graduation, they will be given in the country to take advantage of the third. as much as $50,000-$100,000 each to agricultural programmes that have Also, founder and pioneer start the business of their choice. been put in place by the state President of CYIAP, Prof. Samson “This is a loan and will be repaid”, government. Fola Adedoyin and Chairman/CEO Chief Ogbeh said, adding that Governor Ahmed, who was of Shelters Aluminum, Ilorin, Mr. “monitoring will be strict”. r e p r e s e n t e d b y t h e S t a t e Sanni Hussain Ibrahim, were

In a Keynote address on the Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. recognized for special awards.occasion, the Emir of Shonga, His Adegoke Bamidele, stated that Kwara Other Principal Officers, who Royal Highness Dr. Haliru Ndanusa State in one of the leading states in the accompanied Prof. Ijaiya to the Yahaya , to ld the aud ience , promotion of agriculture amongst occasion, included the University comprising students and teachers of youths. Librarian, Dr J.O. Omoniyi, and the Agriculture from the University of Citing some programmes and Deputy Registrar (Establishment), Ilorin, Obafemi Awolowo University infrastructure that have been Mr M.S. Adegoke, who represented (OAU), I le-Ife; the Federal developed, the Governor pointed out the Registrar.University of Agriculture, Abeokuta that a youth integrated farm has been

‘ 85,000 youths soon’$1.5b agric loans for

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The Director of the Centre for “alums”. proud in their conduct and Peace and Strategic Studies, According to the lecturer, comportment.University of Ilorin, Dr. universities in developed countries Also speaking on the

Mahfouz A. Adedimeji, has urged the such as the United States and Britain occasion, the Dean of Student students of the University to be like are great due to the support they Affairs, Prof. T. A. Talabi, who was responsible children who give back receive from their alumni and represented by the Sub-Dean, Dr A. to their parents by ensuring that they alumnae. He noted that Harvard Yusuf, noted that the University had contribute to the University after University's endowment in 2015 was maintained 16 years of interrupted their graduation. $37.6 billion, which is larger than the academic calendar because of the

Dr. Adedimeji, who is also individual economies of 96 countries discipline of the students. He urged the National General Secretary of the and more than Nigeria's 2016 budget. them to continue to maintain their University of Ilorin Alumni “The Ivy League universities depend dignity, saying that the students are Association, made this appeal while mainly on their former students for appreciated better when one goes to

th small and large contributions,” he other universities.speaking on the theme of the 4 stressed, while adding that in In his welcome address, the Leadership Summit of the Students' 2011/2012 academic year, 213,238 President of the Students' Union, Union, “My Alma Mater, My individuals contributed £774 million Alao Idris, noted that the summit was Responsibilities”, last Monday (May to UK universities. partly organised to lay a very solid 31, 2016) at the University

On the role of alumni, the foundation for the new generation of auditorium.Guest Speaker said alumni roles could young African leaders and to accord According to the lecturer, who be coded with 10 P's which are to d u e r e c o g n i t i o n t o s o m e noted that he liked the theme partly personify (the excellence of the alma p e r s o n a l i t i e s w h o h a v e because he had been writing “The mater), preserve (the dignity and demonstrated exemplary leadership.Alma Mater” column for some five integrity of the alma mater), project The high points of the years, “alma mater” is a phrase (the good image of the university), occasion included the launch of borrowed from Latin, which literally promote (the cause that will bring Union journal The Erudite, Journal means “nourishing mother, foster glory to the university), provide of Leadership and Development mother”. He added that though the (financial, material and technical reviewed by Dr R. G. Jimoh and the phrase in English mean a school or assistance), produce (students and conferment of award of excellence institution from which one had products that will glorify the on a distinguished alumnus of the obtained a degree or certificate, its university), protect (the university University, Senator Abdulfatai original meaning suggests that the from harm and defend it), proceed (to B u h a r i , C h a i r m a n , S e n a t e relationship between a student and learn more and do greater things that Committee on ICT and Cybercrime. his University is supposed to be the will bring glory home. Don't be Other awardees at the event one between a responsible child and stagnant), propel (students through included the former Vice-Chancellor a good parent.mentoring) and power (the university of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Is-Dr. Adedimeji noted that through sponsorships of events and haq Oloyede (OFR), the Director of “alumnus”, in Latin, means a “foster activities). Academic Planning Unit, Prof. child or a nourished one” and that it is

Earlier in his address, Vice- Olubunmi Omotesho; the Director of used to refer to a graduate of any Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu the Centre for International school, college or university. While Ambali (OON), represented by the Education, Prof. M. O. Ibrahim; the differentiating among alumni, the Director of Academic Planning, Prof. Director of the Centre for Peace and singular of which is alumnus; Abayomi Omotesho, congratulated Strategic Studies, Dr. Mahfouz alumna, the feminine form of t h e S t u d e n t U n i o n o n i t s Adedimeji; the former Dean of alumnus and alumnae, the plural achievements, saying that the Education, Prof. D. O. Durosaro, and feminine form, he noted that “alum” University was proud of its student a lecturer in the Department of is also used to refer to an alumnus or body. He encouraged the students to Science Education, Dr Alex alumna, especially when the gender continue to make the University Akanmu.is not known and that the plural is

By Mustafa Abubakar

Look back, give back to Unilorin, Adedimeji charges students

Secretaries’ Office Technology Workshop holds Wed.The next in the series of the Registry Office Technology All concerned are hereby urged to attend the Workshop for secretaries will hold this Wednesday (June workshop punctually.8, 2016) at 11.00am in the Auditorium Basement.

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A U n i v e r s i t y o f I l o r i n developmental laboratory are of Animal-House Setting”.Technologist, Engr. Femi importance for any technologist. Also speaking, the Chairman E r i c , h a s c a l l e d f o r Describing how to handle of the Seminar Committee, Mr. T. A.

collaboration between laboratory laboratory instrument, equipment Tijani appreciated the Vice-professionals in universities and their and machines, he explained that there Chancellor Prof. AbdulGaniyu academic counterparts, in order to are clear distinctions among the three Ambali (OON), and the Registrar, promote advancement that will stand laboratory wares. Mr. E. D. Obafemi, for the approval the test of time. Earlier in his address, the of the Monthly Seminar for all

Engr. Eric made the call Chairman of NAAT, Unuiversity of University technologists. penultimate Wednesday (May 18, Ilorin Branch, Mr. Femi Awolola Present at the occasion were 2016), while delivering a lecture at Olufemi, expressed appreciation to the Deputy Registrar (Academic t h e m a i d e n e d i t i o n o f t h e the University of Ilorin managemen Support) Mrs. R. A. Okogie, who Technologists' Monthly Seminar for the approval of the seminar, the represented the Registrar; the o rg a n i s e d b y t h e N a t i o n a l Committee members for putting Director of the Centre for Research A s s o c i a t i o n o f A c a d e m i c together a successful seminar and the Development and In-House Training Technologists (NAAT), University of technologist for their massive and (CREDIT), Prof. Sulaiman Alabi, Ilorin Chapter. active presence and participation at represented by the Deputy Director,

I n h i s l e c t u r e , t i t l e d the Seminar. CREDIT, Dr. S. O Oyedele; other “ U n i v e r s i t y L a b o r a t o r y Mr. Olufemi said that the committee members, Engr. P. A I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n a n d t h e second edition lecture will hold on Oddiah, Mr. M.A Adebayo, Mrs. V. Technologists”, Mr. Eric pointed out June 15 and it will be delivered by Dr. Awopetu and Mr. J. O Oyetunji that laboratory hand-on experience M. K Bello with the title “LASSA among others.for students, candid prescription and FEVER: Safety Precautions for recommendation for the provision of Handling Laboratory Animals in the

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Clinical Registration

3,500.00

Hire of Unilorin Property

175,000.00

Change of Course Form

65,000.00

Online Payment

2,500.00

Transcript

195,500.00

Verification of Result

9,000.00

Housing Loan Form

1,500.00

Bandwidth

1,916,345.00

Postgraduate School Application fees

22,575,000.00

Postgraduate Tution fees

76,375.00

Institute of Education Application fees

565,000.00

Undergraduate School Charges

799,050.00

Remedial School fees Charges

97,450.00

Add & Drop

448,000.00

Contractor Registration

3,000.00

Total Receipts for the Period

? 27,042,970.00

PAYMENTS:

PAYMENT TO CONTRACTORS/SUPPLIERS:

Nil

OTHER PAYMENTS:

Purchase Advances Various

923,400.00

Various

DTA, Imprest, Refund E.T.C

2,929,260.00

Total TSA Charges

1,365.00

TOTAL PAYMENTS FOR THE PERIOD

? 3,854,025.00

The Electoral Committee of University of Ilorin Branch of the Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators (ANUPA) was mandated to conduct the Association's election within two weeks of the committee's inauguration.

The committee has approved the following activities towards the conduct of the election:

Description Activities Date Time Pre-Election

Procedure

Collection of Nomination Form 27th

May -

6th

June, 2016

8 am -3.30pm daily

Submission and Closing of Nomination Form

6th

June, 2016

12

noon

Screening of Nomination Forms

7th

June, 2016

9 am –

12 noon

Voting Procedure

Accreditation

9th

June, 2016

10 am –

11 am

Voting Proper

9th

June, 2016

11.05 am-12.05pm

Sorting and Counting of Votes

9th

June, 2016

12.10 pm-1.10 pm

SignedMr. A.D. HussainSecretary, Electoral Committee

Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators (ANUPA), Unilorin Branch

Notification of 2016 Unilorin ANUPA Election

SPI ECUNIVERSITY of ILORIN



TO YOU!

GOOD GRAMMAR

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(1) A man who goes to the bank with a spanner to open a bank account. (2) A guy who removes his shoes to enter a taxi (3) A lady who went to bed with a ruler just to know how long he has slept (4) A husband who watches news on television and waves at a news reader (5) A nurse who wakes up a sleeping patient simply because he forgot to give him sleeping pills (6) A bank manager who lowers his television set volume because he wants to read a text message (7) A man who sprays himself baygon to chase away mosquitoes (8) A guy who polishes his shoes to take a passport size photo (9) A yahoo boy who refuses to install application because he thinks it will make the laptop heavier.

LAUGHLINES

S/N Name Office/Unit/Department/Faculty Date of Birth 1. Olukotun, Amos O. Registry 5th

June 2. Fawole, Adegboyega A. Obstetrics and Gynaecology 5th

June 3. Idakwoji, Samson Security Division 5th

June 4. Tunde, Afolabi M. Geography and Environmental Management 5th

June 5.

Ibadin, Sunday

Works: Works/Maint. Office

5th

June

6.

Adekanye, Peter O.

Registry

6th

June

7.

Ayinmode, Roseline

Physiology

6th

June

8.

Adeleke, Grace M.

Registry

6th

June

9.

Abdul Rahman, L.O.

Surgery

6th

June

10.

Atolagbe, Anifowose M.O.

Architecture

6th

June

11.

Abubakre, Oladiran K.

Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

6th

June

12.

Mustapha, Oba T.

Plant Biology

7th

June

13.

Mohammed, Waheed

Security Division

8th

June

14.

Olajugba, Samuel O.

Registry

8th

June

15.

Suleiman, Yekeen

Portal Services

8th

June

16.

Oyedepo, Sunday O.

Bursary

8th

June

17.

Salman, Medinah T.

Computer Base Test

8th

June

18.

Bamikole, Saadu R.

Security Division

9th

June

19.

Alege, Sherifatu I.

Bursary

9th

June

20.

Oluwamukomi, R.

Sugar Research Institute

10th

June

21.

Yusuf, Abdulazeez A .

Registry

10th

June

22.

Oloyede, Elizabeth S.

Opthalmology

11th

June

23.

Hudson, Olufunke S.E.

Registry

11th

June

24.

Amali, Mohammed O.

Pharmacology and Therap.

11th

June

25.

Ikhuemein, Oyakhire S.

Directorate of Corporate Affairs

11th

June

Who is the real fool here?

Don’t say/write: One of the rioters have been arrested by the police.Say/write: One of the rioters has been arrested by the police.Don’t say/write: He is one of those who has contributed to national development.Say/write: He is one of those who have contributed to national development.Don’t say/write: The school will continue to pay staff salaries as at when due.Say/write: The school will continue to pay staff salaries as and when due.

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Public Notice

June 6, 2016Unilorin BulletinUNIVERSITY of ILORIN

PR AO NB II RT TAS C- O D



ØIn a newspaper interview, the Dean, Postgraduate of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Adebayo School, University of Ilorin, Prof. Lanre Badmas Abdulkareem, has disclosed that the institution has Yusuf, has commented on President Muhammadu signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Buhari's one year in office, while urging the President a private developer to build a 2,000-bed students’ to scrutinise the people around him so as to know hostel.those that are in the same frequency with him. (“UNILORIN to build 2,000-bed hostel”, New (“YUSUF: Nigerians are yet to see the dividends of Telegraph, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, p.43)

The Guardian, The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. democracy”, Sunday, May 29, 2016, ØAbdulGaniyu Ambali, was among the dignitaries that p.21)

ØWhile speaking at a workshop recently, the Vice- were honoured by the Queen Elizabeth School, Ilorin, thChancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. at the school’s 60 anniversary celebrations held

AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has called on Universities in recently in Ilorin.Africa to make efforts to bridge the gap between (“North's first female secondary school celebrates

ththeory and practice. 60 anniversary”, The Herald, Wednesday, June 1, (“Varsity don advocates stronger gown-town 2016, p.17)synergy”, Business Day, Tuesday, May 24, 2016, ØThe wife of the Kwara State Governor, Mrs. p.23) Omolewa Ahmed, has donated N250, 000 to the

ØWhile speaking at a pre-Ramadan seminar organised School of Special Needs at the University of Ilorin, as by the Organisation of Tadhamunul Muslimeen part of the commemoration of this year's Children's (OTM), Abuja chapter, the former Ameer of Muslim Day celebration. Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), University of (“Ahmed's wife donates to physically challenged Ilorin Chapter, Ustaz Rasheed Haashim, has urged schools”, National Pilot, Thursday, May 2, 2016, p.5)Muslims to plan their time ahead of the forth-coming ØIn a newspaper article Prof. Hassan Saliu of the Ramadan. Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, (“Muslims need strategic planning for Ramadan- has reflected on what the Nigerian foreign policy has Cleric”, Daily Trust, Tuesday, May 31, 2016, p.35) generated in recent times in public discourses

ØIn his column, ''EDUPEACE'', the Director of the (“The danger of adopting the street approach to Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Nigerian foreign policy”, National Pilot, Thursday, Ilorin, Dr. Mahfouz Adedimeji, has reflected on the June 2, p.22)keynote addresses presented at the 2016 Nigeria ØIn an opinion article, a 400 level student of Zoology Summit on National Security, themed “Confronting Department of the University of Ilorin, Emmanuel and Containing Threats from Terrorism and Sectarian Balogun, has reflected on the recent clashes between Insurgency”, delivered by former Secretary General the farmers and the herdsmen in some parts of the of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and country.ex-Prime Minister of Denmark, Anders Forh (“Taming the herdsmen terror”, The Nation, Rasmussen and former Nigeria Permanent Thursday, May 2, 2016, p.26) Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim ØWhile speaking at a workshop organised by Cyber Gambari, recently held in Abuja. Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN), (''Tackling terrorism”, New Telegraph, Tuesday, May the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. 31, 2016, p.36) AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has commended the

ØIn a newspaper advertorial, the Academic Staff Union association for tackling the cyber crime in the of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin Branch, country.has published the names of its newly elected executive (“Ilorin VC tasked on cyber security”, Nigerian Pilot, officers that will pilot the affairs of the union. Thursday, June 2, 2016, p.29)(“RE: ASUU UNILORIN ELECTS NEW ØWhile speaking to newsmen on the sideline of annual OFFICERS”, The Nation, Tuesday, May 31, 2016, production of PFA 499 theatre fiesta of the p.32) Department of Performing Arts, University of Ilorin,

ØA 400 level student of the Department of the Head of the Department, Prof. Abdulrasheed Biochemistry, University of Ilorin, Miss Rashidat Abiodun Adeoye, has condemned in totality the Aderonke Adesona, has distributed food and clothing activities of the new Niger Delta Militant group, materials worth thousands of naira to orphanage and saying that the activities are unjustifiable.motherless babies’ homes in Ilorin. (“Don Slams Niger Delta avengers’ attacks on oil (“Unilorin student raises fund for less-privileged with facilities…says action unjustified”, The Herald, funfare”, The Herald, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, p.15) Friday, June 3, 2016, p.3)

ØThe Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Management Services)

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ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF UNIVERSITIES (ASUU)

UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN BRANCH

RE: ASUU UNILORIN ELECTS NEW OFFICERS



Unilorin BulletinNOTICE

June 6, 2016

Open Ph.D Thesis Defence

S/N

Name

Faculty/Department

Title

Date & Time

Venue

1.

ADEBAYO, Funmilayo Farida

Civil Engineering

“Performance Characteristics of Bituminous Road Mats for Cold Patching of Flexible Pavement”

Thursday, 9 th

June, 2016.

9.00 a.m.

NWRCBNet-NC Board Room (Block 8)

It is lamentable, nay pitiable that ASUU NEC independent Branch of ASUU in which members could unwittingly expose to the world, are free to elect their leaders and ASUU NEC has through a fallacious advertorial in the Nation no right, whatsoever, to foist or attempt to impose,

th under whichever guise or manner, leadership on and Daily Trust newspapers of Tuesday, 24 May, the Branch. ASUU NEC should therefore keep off 2016, its consistent but futile efforts over the from the internal affairs of ASUU Unilorin years at fomenting trouble in order to destabilise Branch”Unilorin. We are responding to this provocation

For the avoidance of doubt, the Executive for the sake of the deserving general public, that of the Union on our Campus, elected through a has severally acknowledged Unilorin as the most popular and transparent election held on 26th stable and sought-after University in Nigeria.February, 2016 at the University Auditorium are What is being referred to as an “election” the following: by ASUU NEC in the said advertorial, consisted Chairman : Dr. U. A. Raheem of a process in which a group of Nine (9) people, Vice-Chairman: Dr. A. S. Kasum (who were apparently too less busy in their

th Secretary-General: Dr.(Mrs.) M. A. Y. Lewu Universities) sneaked into our Campus on the 20 Asst. Secretary – General : Dr. M. A. Akanmu April, 2016 to join eleven (11) others and after Treasurer : Dr. R. G. Jimoh meeting for 10 minutes, they addressed the Press Financial Secretary: Dr.(Mrs.) E. F. Owolabi about an “election” that they just concluded. Auditor: Dr. (Mrs.) B. F. IbrahimNominations were said to have been done online!

The verifiable truth and fact is that the This, to say the least, reminiscences the usual current leadership enjoys tremendous confidence subjugation of the democratic will of the majority of the followership. It has been so for the past 15 by ASUU NEC. years. We have gained our freedom from Prior to this, a Committee of ASUU NEC mindless coercion and tyranny of the minority. had held Five (5) meetings with ASUU Excos on We therefore advise ASUU NEC to leave us ground at the University of Ilorin (the executive alone. More so, that it has been incapable of which they now claim not to recognize) on upholding the democratic norms erected by the possible ways to reintegrate the Branch, but they founding fathers of ASUU decades ago. Here in quickly frustrated the process when it became Ilorin, we are working/busy! clear to them, that their cronies on Campus were

“not on ground” to win an election in a truly democratic and an all inclusive arrangement.

The position of our teaming members had Dr U. A. Raheem been reiterated in the Resolutions of our Congress

th Chairman held on Monday, 16 May, 2016 as follows:“The Branch (UNILORIN) is a semi-

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The alumni of the US exchange programmes had a colour. Since the first class he asked us of what we knew of meeting with the visiting US embassy cultural attaché Martin Luther King and I responded he was a compulsive and his team at a beautiful location in Ilorin last speaker with his appreciative nod, I noticed we would strike a

Wednesday (June 1, 2016). For Fulbright scholars and other deal as friends. exchange grantees of the University of Ilorin, including Drs A. On the first assignment he gave us, he wrote a K. Olawuyi, A. S. Aremu, M. O. Salawu, D. O. Adeditun, comment that my piece was one of the best he had the pleasure Moshood Mustapha, Raymond Ogunade, O. M. Ameen, S. O. of ever reading anywhere and forwarded it to his contacts in US Owalude, S. A. Y. Amuda, J. O. Ojuade (Director of and beyond. Another Professor quoted the comment in giving Advancement), F. O. Sulaiman (Mrs) and Prof. A. O. me a powerful recommendation to Oxford University. I never Omotosho, it was another opportunity to share their academic got to Oxford though partly because someone in our Academic and sundry experiences. Office then didn't process my transcript because I didn't

Apart from being prodded by Grace Lamon, the graduate from the University (lol. No hard feelings at all. Alumni Outreach Coordinator, to share our experiences Kinda used to being denied)! Mel would soon introduce me to

th his wife, Janet, the Mayor of Park Forest where I lived. I saw through platforms, the meeting itself coincided with the 10 every single part of their house and Janet was gracious to invite year of my return. I am therefore impelled by the two reasons me to some events where I was so glad to be a good image of need to discuss what I would otherwise have spared my critical Nigeria.audience.

Then, in November 2005, I was to travel to Let the truth be told, I still savour the terrific and Washington DC from Chicago and the plane would not move awesome time I had in the US during my unique Fulbright as scheduled. I was concerned but I did not see worry on the programme as a student of Governors State Illinois and adjunct faces of my fellow passengers. When the engine eventually Professor at its College of Arts and Sciences. Though we were revved to life, there was a spontaneous applause for the crew. 204 or so all over the US schools and colleges that year, we That understanding and generosity struck me as significant. As were six in my University: Abdullah Al-Shukri (Oman), I recalled when I had to address a batch of grantees at the US Anastasia Detkova (Russia), Eylem Koral (Turkey), January Embassy two years later in my "Between the US and us: John (Tanzania), Matthias Schonhofer (Germany) and of (T)here you go", if it were to be in Nigeria, not only the crew course M. A. (Nigeria).would be cursed for the delay, verbal missiles would be Apart from the allowance of the Department of State, I disproportionately fired till they reached the Minister and the had a monthly salary or stipend that the University paid for President. It was a good lesson in patience and generosity.extra teaching in the Faculty. So, I had staff and student identity

Moreover, there was this old happy couple, who told cards each of which served good purposes on and off campus. me there were barren and that their two children were actually Many lessons remain etched on my psyche; maybe space adopted. So, seeing how pleasant their life was, I realised the would allow four.fault in my culture where the society blames childless women First, the person who motivated me most was a for no fault of theirs. Based on theirs, and the fact that I was Cleaner and you read me right. I loved the passion with which married three years before then with some pressure on what Maulin, a fast-speaking middle-aged African-American, did was happening from people, I resolved that if anyone came to his work. I was tempted once to think of taking the vacuum me to say I should marry another wife just because we had no cleaner from him to experience the joy that he irradiated doing child, I would fire him or her like Akukalia, Chinua Achebe's his work. I never saw him frown or complain as he said, “Guys, character in his Arrow of God (1964), “Go back to your house I've gotta clean your room. You wanna excuse me?” or I will make you eat shit!” If that cheerful attitude to work was not compelling

I cannot but at this juncture thank the former Vice-enough, it happened that Maulin's wife was a Professor in the Chancellor, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, who sent the application same University. I learnt first from Maulin that it is not your job form I filled manually then to me in 2004 as the Deputy Vice-description that matters, it is the passion you put into it that Chancellor and Dr Jeleel Ojuade, who brought it, apart from makes you happy and fulfilled. I resolved to like whatever I giving me some cultural materials that aided my teaching. have to do without complaining because happiness is more Little did I know 10 years ago I was becoming one of the very intrinsic than extrinsic. There are many rich and miserable first, if not the first, beneficiaries of Fulbright exchange in the people among us whereas there are poor but happy people. University of Ilorin. Besides, when I first sensed that my American media

I also thank my Fulbright Supervisor and Professor of and culture Professor is a Jew, my heart skipped a bit. Political Science and Interdisciplinary Studies, who doubled Reinforced by the horrific humiliation of Palestinians by as Dean of College Arts and Sciences, GSU, for 20 years, Zionists, my perception of Jews was not too positive. But Roger K. Oden, who took me to many places.meeting Prof. Mel Muchnik informed practically my deep

belief that you don't judge people until each person reveals his

June 6, 2016

10 years after Fulbright

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