UNILORIN Registrar Urges Tertiary Institutions To Seek Alternative Revenue Sources
The Registrar of the University of Ilorin, Mr Mansur Adeleke Alfanla, has stressed the need for tertiary institutions in the country to find alternative sources of revenue to fund themselves, adding that this should be pursued in ways that would not affect the academic pursuit of their students.
Alfanla, who stated this while fielding questions from journalists in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, noted that funds coming from the federal government to tertiary institutions may no longer be business as usual due to the current downturn of the nation's economy which by extension, he said, was a product of global economic challenge.
He lamented that most institutions have to cope with the challenges of working with obsolete equipment and infrastructure, urging tertiary institutions to partner relevant stakeholders, organisations and institutes to generate funds.
The Registrar, who identified under-funding as a major problem facing most tertiary institutions in the country, noted that this has drastically affected teaching, learning and research works.
On the ongoing 2022/2023 admission exercise of the University of Ilorin, Alfanla disclosed that the admission ought to have been concluded since 2022, but for Covid-19 pandemic and the 2022 prolonged Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike which disrupted the academic calendar.
He added that the admission exercise is ongoing and promised that the management of the institution would be fair to all admission seekers.
Noting that most parents blamed the institution for not admitting their children despite scoring good marks, Alfanla said admissions into universities are in line with the laid down rules and regulations, which according to him, transcends Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
He said information dissemination has been digitalised at the institution since his assumption of office as the 7th Registrar of the university, adding that this has not only reduced the cost of purchasing stationery but also aided smooth information delivery.
Describing the University of Ilorin as the most sought-after University in the country, Alfanla said the institution is in synergy with the leadership of ASUU to ensure that academic programmes of students were not disrupted as a result of strike actions and promised that students would now be confident that time of admission and graduation would not exceed the projected years of their academic programmes.
He declared that the university has zero tolerance for indiscipline, examination malpractices and other vices and therefore appealed to parents and guardians to guide their children and wards.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Shonga Farm Project Zulu Gambari Ahmed \'Lateef C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng Yahaya Jibril Usman Halimah Perogi Arca Santa Ramat Oganija Jide Ashonibare Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board Kwara State Health Insurance Agency Fola Consultant Sa\'adu Salahu Oke-Ero Ajasse-Ipo Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency UNILORIN Alumni Ojo Fadumila Congress For National Consensus Yusuf Amuda Gobir Abubakar Olusola Saraki IHS Paul Olawoore Okedare Ilesha Gwanara Road Igosun Issa Oloruntogun KWTV Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet Minister Aliyu Alhassan Ado Bayero Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations Aishat Sulu-Gambari Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa Taibat Ayinke Ahmed Abdulganiyu Oladosu Tunji Oyawoye Sa\'adu Gambari Senate Presidency Kassim Babamale Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations Ilofa Kwara State University Of Education Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon Lithium Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir GGDSS Pakata ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange KWATMA UTME Shaaba Lafiagi National Association Of Nigerian Students Michael Nzekwe Kolawole Akande Olayinka Are Fatimat Saliu Elerin Of Adanla Irese Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence Abiodun Musa Aibinu Bisi Kristien Saad Omo Iya Abdulganiyu Salahudeen Durosinlohun Kawu BECE Bilikis Oladimeji Oluwatoyin Lukman Summit University Ilorin West LEAH Charity Foundation Sheriff Olanrewaju Hassan A. Saliu Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Abdulbaqi Jimoh Ilorin Anchor Men And Women

