University of Ilorin graduates 12,009 students, 130 bag first class

Date: 2019-10-22

A total of 130 grandaunts of the University of Ilorin have graduated with a first class degree, for the 2018/2019 academic year.

This was disclosed by the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Sulyman Age Abdulkareem at the convocation press conference heralding the activities for the 35th convocation ceremony of the University.

Age while giving the statistics of the graduating students said "we'll be convoking a total of 12,009 students, out of this are 10,299 first degree and diploma graduands while the remaining 1,710 are graduating with higher degrees/postgraduate diploma.

"We have 130 first class, 2902 second class upper division, 5661 second class lower division, 1,392 third class and 31 pass.

"We also have 76 MBBS grandaunts, 48 grandaunts in Nursing, 33 grandaunts in Pharmacy and 16 in Veterinary medicine" he stressed.

Giving further breakdown, the Vice-Chancellor said "the Faculty of Agriculture have 30 first class students which was the highest, while closely followed by Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences who produced 21, 17, 14 and 11 first class grandaunts respectively.

The Vice Chancellor disclosed that the university has made nineteen major research discoveries within a year.

Among such recoveries according to him, are development of a speed breaker device by Taiwo Ajiboye et al.; invention of an anti-electricity power theft device by Dr. Akorede from the Department of Electrical/Electronics; innovation of an oil spillage management product by my humble self, which has been patented and commercialised; fabrication of a machine capable of producing different shapes of pencil in commercial quantities by Dr. Ajimotokan from the Department of Mechanical Engineering; and discovery that could be developed further as a potential treatment or cure for Tuberculous by Mistura Lawal-Arowona, one of our PhD. students in the Department of Chemistry among others.

Professor Age said, more interestingly, the institutions health experts led by Professor Munirudeen Ijaiya in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology developed a new VVF treatment in the late 2018 which he described as a breakthrough, which is a further revalidation of what the university stand for and the height the institution aspire to reach.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Monthly Sanitation     Ojo Fadumila     Musa Aibinu     ANCOPPS     Yusuf Aiyedun     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     HYPPADEC     Akeem Olatunji     Unicontinental Construction Company     Mohammed Saidu     Sanitation Exercise     UNIFEMGA     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Crystal Corner Shops     Femi Ogunsola     Post-utme     Olomu     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Aliyu Salihu     Wasiu Odewale     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     ITP     Nigeria Computer Society     Balogun-Ojomu     Share/Tsaragi     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Yahaya Seriki     MalHub     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Lawal Olohungbebe     Ayodele Shittu     Yetunde Balogun     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Abdulkareem Alabi     Isiaka Danmeromu     Gbemi Saraki     Maigida Soludero Transit     Ileloke     Taiwo Joseph     Olaitan Adefila     Yusuf A. Usman     Bukola Ajikobi     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Farouk Salim     Muazam Nayaya     Ahman Pategi     Okedare     Bello Oyedepo     Oke-Ero     Sayomi     Memunat Monsuma     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Tanke Road     Na\'Allah     Adesoye College     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Hassan A. Saliu     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Saliu Oluwole     Funmilayo Zubair     Magaji Are     Forgo Battery     Federal Allocation     Council Of The Wise     Government House     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Donatus Ejidike     Cassava Growers\' Association     National Pilot     Bolakale Kawu     Deji Ajani    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Bayo Ojo     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     V.O. Abioye     Adeniyi Ojo     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Yahaya Muhammad     Oke-Odo     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Temitope Ogunbanke     James Ayeni     Surajudeen Akanbi     Igbaja     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     SARS     Kwara North     Isiaka Yusuf     Elekoyangan     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Kwara TV     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Damilola Yusuf     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Gbemi Saraki     ARMTI     Olayinka Are     NITDA     Saidu Isa     Kayode Ogunlowo     Universal Basic Education Commission     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Baba Issa     Jimoh Bashir     TESCOM 2025     Saheed Alakoso     John Olajide Adedipe     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Abubakar Atiku     KWTV     Towoju     Senate     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Sardauna     Eleja     Kayode Bankole     Owo Isowo     Amuda Aluko     Demola Banu     Funmilayo Zubair     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Dan Masanin     JAMB     Oba Abdulrahim     Shuaib Olarongbe     Age AbdulKareem     Mohammed Halidu     Idi-Ape     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Saheed Akinwumi     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Moronfoye     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Hassan A. Saliu     David Adesina     Vasolar Consortium     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Femi Agbaje     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Baakini     Atunwa     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Ibrahim Taiwo     Omoniyi     Kawu     KWSIEC     Baruten