Date: 2012-04-15

The University of Ilorin and Kwara State University exemplify higher institutions with good facilities. While KWASU is still relatively new and its infrastructure is still being developed, UNILORIN seems to have appreciable level of infrastructure.

For one, power supply has improved, and a dam has been built to supply water to the teeming university community. The institution also embarked on aggressive upgrade of toilet facilities, which a student, Miss Mulikat Adeola, says are of high standard and are always cleaned up.

On Wednesday during a visit, the toilets are clean, with constant water to flush. Also, there are full-tile cleaners to ensure that the toilets are clean.

The Deputy Director, Information, UNILORIN, Dr. Mahfouz Adedimeji, and the Senior Information and Protocol Officer, Mrs. Hamidat Yusuf, in various interviews say the school has over 120 toilets which are regularly cleaned. Prior to the renovation of the toilets about four years ago, students were barred from sharing washrooms with lecturers or other officials. The system has changed, Adedimeji says, as the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, insists that students should have access to all the lavatories, including those being used by lecturers.

Adedimeji explains that the institution has its own water system – a dam which supplies water to the entire campus. There are more than 40 toilets in the faculties, and in each faculty, there is a toilet complex. A single toilet facility has between five and seven wash hand basins, and the entire campus boasts of over 130 toilets.

A first year student of Business Administration at KWASU, Adeleye Rilwan, confirms the availability of good and clean toilets. He however says sometimes, the school witnesses power outage, which standby generators instantly take care of.