The School of Midwifery, Oke-Ode in Kwara State is to commence academic calendar by October, 2014.

This indication was given on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tertiary Institution, Science and Technology, Alhaji Jibril Haruna, while speaking with the newsmen in Ilorin. He said the state government is committed to ensuring a smooth take off of the institution to provide more midwives and nurses in the state.

He noted that both equipment and personnel were already on ground for the take off of the school, as its programmes had been accredited.

On entrepreneurship, the Permanent Secretary stated that the approval was sought from the state government last year to upgrade some facilities at the state College of Education, IIorin to render the service.

Haruna noted that the essence of the entrepreneurship centres in the state institutions is for the acquisition of skills, to make graduates job creators and not job seekers.

On corruption, he called on the anti-graft bodies to live up to expectations and be up and doing by avoiding favouritism.