Unilorin VC canvasses support for science, ICT education

Date: 2017-09-05

The out-going Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, has called for greater support for science and ICT courses in the country.

He noted that science students often battled challenges such as inadequate lecturers and laboratory equipment as well as epileptic power supply.

Ambali's views were supported by the Provost, College of Education, Ilorin, Dr. Isiaka Opobiyi; a lecturer at Unilorin, Dr. Abubakar Aliaga, a former Kwara State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Raji Mohammed and The President, The Third Estate, Alhaji Ahmed Bolaji-Nagode.

They spoke on Monday on the sidelines of a summit by the Third Estate in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

Ambali said, "While Arts students can manage to read with torchlight, science students need facilities for practical classes. The challenge is that you cannot have practical classes without power supply."

In his remarks, Bolaji-Nagode stated that the group had awarded scholarship to indigent students and provided boreholes to communities.

He added that the association would train some indigenes on ICT to become self-employed.

Nagode said, "We are alive to the need to shift attention from white collar jobs to self sufficiency and employment. We intend to sponsor the training of select young graduates from the emirate to acquire skills in information technology.

"The objective of this initiative is to make them self-employed upon the completion of their programme and also to become potential employers of labour in the IT market."

The Director, Test Administration and Evaluation, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Dr. Yusuf Lawal, said that more candidates applied for Arts and Management courses than Science courses. Lawal, who was the guest lecturer at the event, said it was imperative to encourage more candidates to study Science courses to attain technological advancement.

He said, "There should be concerted efforts at implementing the 60:40 per cent Science: Arts ratio. There should also be improved teaching and learning of science at the Junior Secondary School level. There should be scholarship/bursary for science students; it is also important to have a science graduates research scheme. The Degree/Higher National Diploma dichotomy should be removed."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Memunat Monsuma     Abikan     Curfew     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Government High School Adeta     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Abegunde Goke     Yakub Ali-Agan     Kola Adesina     IEDPU     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Binta Sulyman     Justina Oha     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Eghe Igbinehi     Michael Nzwekwe     Moses Salami     Kwara State Sports Commission     Nigerian Correctional Service     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Coronavirus     Yusuf Abdulkadir     UTME     Femi Agbaje     Tope Daramola     Kawu Baraje     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Air Peace     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Nupe     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Ubandoma     Tsaragi-Share     John Olobayo     Bola Magaji     Abdullahi Biffo     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Moshood Bakare     Sadiq Umar     Idowu Aremu     Ashiru     Yahaya Muhammad     Alfa Belgore     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Shehu Jimoh     Bello Oyedepo     Nigerian Army     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Valsolar     Adesoye College     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Village Alive Development Association     UNIFEMGA     Kwarareports     IPSAS     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Bola Sagaya     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Ilorin General Hospital     Sodiya     IF-K     Sabi     TIC     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Olawuyi     Garba Idris Ajia     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Demola Banu     Abdulwaheed Musa     Bureau Of Lands     Hamid Bobboyi     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Ayo Salami     High Court    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Yusuf A. Usman     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     John Mayokun Dada     Obasanjo     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Bank Of Industry     Lawal Olohungbebe     United Nigeria Congress Party     Iyiola Oyedepo     Jimoh Bashir     Yomi Ogunsola     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Oke Sunna     Quranic Recitation Competition     Ilorin Airport     Matthew Okedare     Www.Kwarareports.com     Saheed Akinwumi     Kayode Ibrahim     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Kale Bayero     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Halidu Danbaba     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     Siraj Oyewale     Lawal Jimoh     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Tsaragi-Share     Bankole Omishore     Dele Momodu     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     A.E. Afolabi     Valsolar Consortium     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Riskat Opakunle     Olatomiwa Williams     Plat Technologies     Shettima Of Ilorin     Adebara     Balikis Jawondo     Kulende-UITH     Monsurat Omotosho     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Quareeb     Saraki     Balogun-Ojomu     John Kehinde Salako     Florence Saraki     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Abubakar Imam     COVID-19 Palliatives     Kolade Solagberu     CCEPE     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Biliaminu Aliu     Mohammed Danjuma     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Ijagbo     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Summit University     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Adedeji Onimago     SWAN     Kamoru Kadiri     Osi     Fareedah Dankaka     Diagnostic Centre     Yomi Adeboye     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Yoruba     Mogaji Aare