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.

Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Isiaka Oniwa     Wahab Abayawo     Clara Nwachukwu     ITP     Rex Olawoye     Gobirawa     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Yakub Ali-Agan     National Broadcasting Commission     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Ayedun     Yusuf Lawal     Bluenile Associates     Suleiman Idris     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Kayode Zubair     Ojo Fadumila     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     GGDSS Pakata     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Cornelius Adebayo     Lucky Omoluwa     COVID     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Babaita     NIPR     Habeeb Saidu     Facebook     Ishola Abdullahi     Idris Amosa Saidu     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Ethical College     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     March 18     Gbenga Olawepo     Sadiq Buhari     Olatunji Bamgbola     Tsaragi     Owode Market     IDPU     Bankole Omisore     Yunus Oniboki     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Danladi     Adamu Atta     Paul Olawoore     Olayinka Are     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Fatimoh Lawal     Emir Of Kano     Esinrogunjo     Rasaq Jimoh     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Owo Arugbo     Kolawole Akande     Lanre Jimoh     Babajide Ajayi     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Alabere     Dele Belgore     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Adegoke Bamidele     Madawaki     Idofin     Abdulmumini Jawondo     KWAFFA     Yemi Osinbajo     General Hospital, Ilorin     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Funmilayo Zubair     Bilikisu Gambari     Wole Oke     Abikan    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Rihanat Ajia     Yahaya A Paniyaro     TIIDELab     SGBN     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Unicontinental Construction Company     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Mustapha Akanbi     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Baba Idris     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Kwara United     Salman Alada     Budo Egba     Olatinwo     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     2023 Elections     Talaka Parapo     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Facemasks     IEDPU     Oluronke Adeyemi     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Moshood Mustapha     John Olajide Adedipe     Aso Ofi     Abubakar Usman Jos     Jide Ashonibare     Samuel Adaramola     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Kwara State Football Association     Hakeem Idris     Budo-Egba     Balogun Fulani     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Siraj Oyewale     Salary     Bello Oyebanji     20 Billion Bond     Sadiq Buhari     Ilorin Central Mosque     Ayegbeni     Mutawalle     Waheed Ibrahim     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Ndama Al-hassan     Offa Poly     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Femi Gbajabiamila     Saka Aleshinloye     Awili Pedro     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Crystal Corner Shops     Atiku Abubakar     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Mumeen Lah     Yakub Ali-Agan     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Saheed Popoola     Abdulwahab Ololele     Ajayi Okasanmi     Playing Host     Akanji     Raymond Olaitan     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Ogbondoroko     HICA     Aremu Odolaye     Offa Grammer School     Surajudeen Akanbi     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen