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.

Kwara Hotel     NIRSAL     Lola Ashiru     Roseline Oni Aremu     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Doyin Awoyale     Isiaka Alikinla     Afeyin-Olukuta     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Kawu Baraje     Minimum Wage     Abdulkarim Adisa     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Ijakadi     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Yekini Adio     Alapado     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Tinubu     Women Radio     Onilu     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     John Olobayo     Maigidasanma     Shehu Salau     Simon Sayomi     Olabimpe Olani     Erin-ile     Kwara TV     Kabir Shagaya     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Reuben Paraje     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     KWACOBPA     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Christopher Odetunde     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     LABTOP     Al-Ilory     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Kale Belgore     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Pacify Labs     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Ekiti     Wale Oladepo     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Eghe Igbinehi     Memunat Monsuma     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Umar Adelodun     Tunde Akanbi     Salaudeen Oyewale     Musa Alhassan Buge     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     John Olajide Adedipe     Share/Tsaragi     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Muhammad Yahya     Kayode Ishola     Saad Omo Iya     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Seed Technologies     Ibrahim Mashood     Olaitan Adefila     Inside Kwara     Olatunji Moronfoye     ASUU     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Suleiman Mora Omar    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ibrahim Jawondo     Abdulfatai Baakini     Illyasu Abdullahi     Baba-Isale     Funke Adedoyin     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Medview Airlines     George Funsho Adebayo     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Kabir Shagaya     Kola Ologbondiyan     Nurudeen Muhammed     Olatunji Moronfoye     Abubakar B.M     Lanre Issa Onilu     Shagari     Magaji Nda     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Opobiyi     Adeniyi Ojo     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     Overland     Maigida Soludero Transit     Ilorin East     Adedipe     Albert Ogunsola     Oye Tinuoye     Cornelius Adebayo     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Frootify     Michael Ologundea     Pilgrims Board     Ganiyu Taofiq     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Lukman Adeloyin     Babs Iwarere     Mohammed Haruna     Sarah Alade     Kayode Bankole     Olabode Towoju     Mohammed Yisa     Osuwa     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Kwara State Government     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Bluenile Associates     Afolayan     Mohammed Abdulahi     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Patigi Regatta     Zara Umar     Congress For National Consensus     Laduba     Oloje     Undergraduate Bursary     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Muhammed Aliyu     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Omoniyi     Ijagbo     Isiaq Khadeejah     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Akeem Olatunji     Kwara TV     Ballah     Afetu Of Alabe     Dauda Adesola     Afonja Descendants Union     Pategi     Farouk Salim     Babatunde Idiagbon     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Odo-Owa     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Ajasse-Ipo