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.

Muhammed Danjuma     Musa Alhassan Buge     Principal Private Secretary     Shonga Farm Project     Oba Abdulraheem     Ogidi-Oloje     Ramat Oganija     Sidikat Alaya     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Omupo     Kunle Suleiman     Bashir Adigun     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Isiaka Abdulrazak     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Folashade Omoniyi     Oloriegbe     Jaiz Bank     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     John Kehinde Salako     Amuda Bembe     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Baaziki Sulaiman     Bello Bature     Ijagbo     Oloje     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Charles Ibitoye     Alaiye     Yusuf Aiyedun     Temi Kolawole     Dele Belgore     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Rebecca Bake     Halidu Danbaba     Azeez Salawu     Grillo     Sulu Gambari     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Hakeem Idris     Hauwa Nuru     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Esuwoye     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Oke Sunna     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Funke Adedoyin     Lucky Omoluwa     Ishaq Oloyede     Sheikh Ariyibi     Kwara State Television     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Bankole Omisore     Kwara State Pension Board     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Abdulraheem Olesin     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Laduba     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Tunde Saad     Amos Sayo     Ayobami Akanbi     Kaosarah Adeyi     Oke-Oyi     Abubakar Baba     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Shettima     Akeem Lawal     Oko-Erin     Baruten     John Olajide Adedipe    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Sulyman Buhari     Labour Party     Kale Belgore     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Abubakar Aliagan     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Idris Garba     General Hospital, Offa     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Funmilayo Zubair     Sadiq Buhari     Kulende     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Emir Of Yashikira     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Frootify     Segun Ogunsola     Plat Technologies Limited     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Baba Issa     National Pilot     Taofik Mustapha     GAMA     Kwara State Fire Service     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     CKNG     JUSUN     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Muhammadu Gobir     Umar Gunu     SUBEB     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Lotus Bank     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Kwara Volleyball Association     Government House     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Eghe Igbinehin     Quareeb Islamic Association     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Ajakaye     Isiaka Yusuf     Owo Arugbo     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Ekiti     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Bankole Omishore     Amada Jidda     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Ben Duntoye     Bilikisu Gambari     Olaiya Lawal     Ilorin Curfew     Akanbi-Oke     Mamatu Abdullahi     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Kunle Suleiman     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Bayo Ajia     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Tosin Saraki     Umar Danladi Shero     Jumoke F. Ajao     Shuaib Jawondo     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Oniwasi Agbaye     Abdullahi Atanda     Ileloke     Halimah Perogi     Omupo     Kisra     Omotosho     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Abiodun Musa Aibinu