MONDAY April 15, 2013 VOL. 5 NO. 70
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EDITORIAL BOARD Dr. M. A. Adedimeji (Chairman), Dr. S. B. Olajide, Dr. L. A. Azeez,Mrs. F. R. Aliyu-Ibrahim, Mrs. R. A. Adimula, K. I. Akogun (Secretary)
This Week
Adimula delivers 129 Inaugural LectureHow to become Fulbright scholars - DonsAccolades as Oladosu launches
NALT conference holds April 23Ayorinde, Belewu bag Fellowship AwardHow to enthrone good governance -Popoola
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Prof. Ambali (right) and the CEO of IBFC , Mr.Garba after the signing of the MoU last Thursday
Nigeria loses $60m yearly to illegal fishing – NzehBy Olusegun Mokuolu
AProfessor of Zoology at the University of Ilorin,Chioma Gladys Nzeh, has disclosed thatNigeria is losing about $60 million annually
through illegal fishing in her territorial waters .Prof. Nzeh, who disclosed this last Thursday
(April 11, 2013) while delivering the 128 InauguralLecture of the University, also said that the country isimporting over $200 million worth of seafood productsannually to supplement local production.
The don stressed that fish stocks in Nigerianwaters
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are depleting rapidly because of the presence ofillegal industrial fishing boats carting away largequantities of fish for export. (Contd. on page 4)
Unilorin gets 1,675 - room hostelssoon
By Olusegun Mokuolu
Hostel accommodation problems facing studentsof the University of Ilorin would soondrastically reduce as two developers have
expressed their intention to build hostel facilities of1,675 rooms in the University.
At separate meetings with the Vice-Chancellor,Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, Principal Officers, Provost,
Deans and Directors of the University last Thursday(April 11, 2013), the two developers, IBFC NigeriaLimited and Alpha Morgan, said they had concluded allarrangements to commence work on the projects subjectto the approval of the University authority.
(Contd. on page 3)
Prof. (Mrs.) Nzeh presenting her lecture last Thursday
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The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ambali, readingProf. (Mrs.) Nzeh's citation at the Inaugural
Lecture last Thursday
Prof. (Mrs.) Nzeh and her husband with theVC, Principal Officers of the University and
Deans before the Inaugural Lecture
R-L : The VC, Prof. Ambali; the CEO ofAlpha Morgan, Mr. Buraimo; and the
Registrar-designate, Mr. Obafemi, after ameeting between the University management
and the company last Thursday
The CEO of Hesamol Nig. Ltd, Mr. HenryOlofin (right) and another official of the
company during a meeting between Hesamoland the University management last Thursday
The author of Mr. Oladosu,with his parents and dignitaries during the
book presentation at the UniversityAuditorium
Mind Mantra, Dr. Musa Salawu, a former Fulbright scholar,making his presentation at a workshoporganised by CREDIT for potential Fulbrightscholars, at theAuditorium last Friday.
The guest speaker, Mr. Popoola, delivering hislecture at the NIM Management Day
celebration last Tuesday
Dignitaries at the NIM Management Daycelebration at the University Auditorium last
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Adimula delivers 129 Inaugural Lectureth
The 129 Inaugural Lecture of the University of Ilorin holds this Thursday (April 18, 2013) at the UniversityAuditorium, beginning from 5.00p.m. prompt.The lecturer is Prof. Isaac Abiodun Adimula of the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science.The title of the
lecture, which holds under the chairmanship of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, is “The Mandate:Radio as Instrument of Dominion.”
Members of the University community and the larger public are cordially invited.
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The first company, IBFC, represented at themeeting by its Director General, Mr. Saidu Garba, willbuild five blocks of 1375 rooms, three for femalestudents and two for male students. On the other hand,Alpha Morgan will build three blocks hostel facility of300 rooms, two for female students and one forpostgraduate students.
While the Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for the IBFC project was signed last Thursday(April 11, 2013), that of Alpha Morgan is expected to besigned within the next seven days. The Vice-Chancellorsigned the papers on behalf of the University while Mr.Garba signed on behalf of his company.
Briefing the University management shortly afterthe signing of the MoU, the IBFC Chief Executive saidthe company had agreed to build 1375 rooms, under theterms of Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT).
Mr. Garba said that work would commence at thesite in three weeks time, adding that the company wouldprovide independent power supply, independent watersupply and internet facilities for use by studentsaccommodated in the hostels.
He also disclosed that the hostels would be equippedwith relaxation centre, common room, gymnasium andkiosks.
The Director General explained further thatfunds would be sufficiently provided to ensure a timelycompletion of the project, stating that his companywould want to give the students a sense of belonging andcomfort as they engage in their academic pursuit.
Also briefing the University management, theManaging Director of Alpha Morgan, Mr. Ade Buraimo,said that funds for its planned three blocks of 300 roomshad already been set aside and assured that work wouldbegin on their site within 60 days from the day the MoU issigned.
Mr. Buraimo disclosed that a certain percentageof the revenue realised from the investment would go to
the motherless children while stressing that the companyis planning to be the best hostel provider in theUniversity.
In his remarks after the briefing by the twodevelopers, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ambali,expressed happiness for the hostel projects, which henoted would drast ical ly reduce the hostelaccommodation problems facing students of theUniversity.
Prof. Ambali noted that the University presently hasmore than 30,000 students out of whom only 3000 areaccommodated on campus.
Stating that the projects are about the welfare ofthe students, Prof. Ambali informed the developers thatthe University does not condone uncompleted orabandoned projects.
He said that the Physical Planning Unit (PPU)would work closely with the developers to ensure theprojects conform to the University master plan.
Hesamol International Nigeria Limited was alsopresent to sign an MoU to build a Unilorin Games andRecreation Village with world class facilities.
The President/CEO of the company, Mr. HenryA. Olofin, stated that the Games Village would makeUnilorin Parks a tourist destination and help to brand theUniversity. He added that the project would create jobopportunities, improve students' education experienceand ease students' school life while also generatingincome for the University. He disclosed that the companyis backed by Danish technology.
The Vice-Chancellor, who recently returned froma working visit to Harvard University where he delivereda lecture, hinted after the signing ceremony that Prof.Jacob Olupona of Havard University donated books tothe University.
The books were presented and later handed overto the University Librarian.
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Don laments Nigeria’s depleting fish stocks
In the lecture, entitled “Dwindling Fish Stocks:Aquaculture and Sustainable Food Security”, Prof.(Mrs.) Nzeh noted that illegal fishing costs Africancountries over $1 billion yearly, adding that about 90 percent of fish consumed by Nigerians is imported.
According to the Professor of Zoology, illegal,unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and relatedactivities are veritable threats to efforts to secure long-term sustainable fisheries and promote healthier andmore robust ecosystems.
Prof. (Mrs.)Nzeh said, “West Africa, recognisedas one of the world's richest fisheries grounds teemingwith snapper, grouper, sardines, mackerel and shrimp,loses over $1 billion worth of fish each year to vesselsfishing in the protected zones or without properequipment or licences,” adding that “widespreadcorruption and continuing lack of resources forenforcement mean huge foreign trawlers often ventureinto areas near the coast that are reserved exclusively forartisanal fishermen, allowing them to drag off tonnes ofcatch and putting at risk the livelihood of millions oflocal fishermen.”
The scholar disclosed that a study carried out onsome of the world's oceans has indicated that all fishwould be gone by the year 2048.
Explaining that the decline is due toindiscriminate fishing and open access policies, Prof.(Mrs.) Nzeh added that industrialised fisheries reducedcommunity biomass by 80% within 15 years ofexploitation and that 90% of large predatory fishes havebeen lost.
She warned that if the prediction is correct,people whose businesses and sources of income areattached to fish must be concerned about remaining inbusiness .
Prof. (Mrs.) Nzeh said that the Nigerian fishingindustry is facing many challenges such as over fishing
of the coastal resources, declining efficiency due to lackof technical innovation and environmental degradation,which she said is seriously impeding the productivity ofthe artisanal sector.
Other problems facing the fishing industry inNigeria, according to the lecturer, include, loss of stockdue to flooding, damage to facilities and increasedoperational cost.
She said, “Nigeria's vast freshwater resources areaffected by environmental stress imposed by humanpopulation growth, urbanization, and industrialization.Fish and marine resources in the country face totalcollapse or extinction, due to over-fishing anddestruction of marine life and natural habitats bypollution of water bodies.”
The lecturer suggested that a combination oftraditional approaches such as catch quota, communitymanagement coupled with fishing closure and moreselective fishing gear, will help to rebuild some fisheriesthat have dwindled.
She also called on the government to reduceillegal fishing by increasing surveillance in the exclusiveeconomic zone (EEZ).
Prof. (Mrs.) Nzeh also tasked government toprovide security on the waterways to prevent pirateattacks on trawlers and to insist that foreign trawlersoperating in Nigerian waters should land a percentage ofthe fish in the country, adding that government mustreduce the size of foreign fleet on Nigerian waters.
“Intensification of aquaculture should bepractised in order to ensure the sustainability of our foodsecurity,” Prof. (Mrs.) Nzeh submitted, adding that“government can participate actively by employing theyouth to work in fish farms to increase production of fishand make it affordable for all.”
She however stressed that aquaculture is the onlyalternative to supplement the plummeting wild fisheriesas a way of sustaining food security.
Centre for Research, Development andIn-House Training (CREDIT)
Predictive multi-scale models for biomedical, biological, behavioral,environmental and clinical research (interagency U01) grants: Aids-related
Atotal of 11 participating institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health, the National Science
Foundation, the Department of Energy and the Food and Drug Administration invite Aids-relatedapplications for their predictive multi-scale models for biomedical, biological, behavioral, environmental
and clinical research (interagency U01) grants.
Direct costs are limited to $500,000 per year and the maximum project period is five years. Domestic andforeign for-profit and non-profit organizations and public or private institutions are eligible to apply.
May 7, 2013.Closing date:
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Dr. Adedimeji making his presentation at theworkshop
How to become Fulbright scholars - Dons
Three beneficiaries of different Fulbright FellowshipProgrammes have provided details on how to winthe competitive awards to interested lecturers of the
University.The scholars, who are Fulbright alumni, and resource
persons, provided insights into the procedures andstrategies of winning the awards while speaking last Friday(April 12, 2013) at a workshop organised by the Centre forResearch, Development and In-house Training (CREDIT)to sensitise lecturers on Fulbright scholarships.
Speaking at the programme, the first resource person,Dr. O. A. Omotosho of the Department of Islamic Lawexplained that the Fulbright Programme is a highlycompetitive, merit-based grant for internationaleducational exchange for students, scholars, teachers,professionals, scientists and artists, founded by UnitedStates Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946.
He noted that the programme would assist scholarsto do research work using the best facilities. He advisedinterested scholars to be familiar with the Nigerian cultureand language. This, he said, they might need once they areentered for the scholarship.
In his presentation, Dr. Musa Salawu of theDepartment of Biochemistry said that FulbrightProgramme is the flagship international educationalexchange programme sponsored by the U.S. governmentand is designed to “increase mutual understanding betweenthe people of the United States and the people of othercountries.”He added that with this goal as a starting point, the
Fulbright Programme has provided almost 310,000participants, chosen for their academic merit andleadership potential, with the opportunity to study, teachand conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute tofinding solutions to shared international concerns.
While speaking on the objectives of theprogramme, Dr. Salawu said that the programme isdesigned to promote institutional linkages between U.S.and Nigerian universities and institutions.
He stated further that the programme aims toexpose Nigerian academics to the U.S. educational systemand standard research facilities for timely completion oftheir doctoral programme.
Dr. Salawu also noted that among the objectives isto promote teaching and research as well as manpowerdevelopment for Nigeria's higher institutions of learningand to expose grantees to leadership skills and voluntaryservice with a view to sensitizing them to imbibe thesevalues when they return home.He advised interested scholars to give all seriousness to theapplication process and to be at optima with their electronicmail service. He also advised them to read the applicationinstructions carefully and obey all the rules truthfully.
Another Fulbright scholar, Dr. M. A. Adedimeji, whilesharing his experience, told interested scholars inattendance that applications for the programme must becompleted and submitted online.
Dr.Adedimeji stressed that the programme is richand of immense benefits, saying, “Being a Fulbrightercan be a fascinating experience. Mine was a typicalexample. Apart from teaching language and culture aswell as African Novel, my Fulbright experience exposedme to “Technology and Human Communication”,'American Government and Politics”, “AmericanCommunica t ions and Cul ture” as wel l as“Communication Theory” which are courses that Ioffered at my host institution, Governors StateUniversity, University Park, Illinois, USA. “
The Director, Centre for Research and In-HouseTraining (CREDIT), Prof. (Mrs.) Oladiji was on hand tomoderate the workshop.
While making his presentation, “Fulbright FLTAin Full”, Dr. M. A. Adedimeji of the Department ofEnglish stressed the importance of language, which hesaid many people often take for granted,as the basis of all development, a fact not lost to theUnited States. He stressed that “the only reasonPythagoras was able to tell us that a = b + c is a rightangle triangle; Newton, that acceleration is afunction of force, Einstein, that EE = mc , Charles Boyle,that volume is a function of temperature,and pressure, a function of volume was because they hadthe means of communicating these ideas -pure and applied language.”
In the “Main Course” of his presentation, thelecturer answered the question of
and noting that the deadline for manyFulbright programmes this year is April 30 or May 1,2013. He narrated aspects of his experience ongenerosity, responsibility and simplicity saying thatbeneficiaries must learn, relearn and relearn during theirFulbright experience.
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Accolades as Oladosu launches Mind MantraBy Fatima Abubakre
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NALT conference holds April 23
The 46 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Association of Law Teachers (NALT) will hold at the University of IlorinMainAuditorium on Tuesday (April 23, 2013).
A statement by the President of NALT, Dr. Abdulqadir Ibrahim Abikan, made available to saidthe conference, which will attract the cream of Law lecturers in universities across the country, will be chaired by thePresident of the Nigerian BarAssociation (NBA), Mr. Okey Wali.
Dr. Abikan, who is also the acting Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, said the keynote address will bepresented by Justice Mustapha Akanbi, the former Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other relatedoffences Commission (ICPC).
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Unilorin Bulletin,
The literary circle got a boost on Saturday,April 6,2013 when a book, , was releasedto the market at a public presentation at the Main
Auditorium, University of Ilorin.Written by Mubarak Oladosu, the Public Relations
Officer of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA),Kwara State Chapter, and a member of staff of theDirectorate of Corporate Affairs, University of Ilorin,the book, a collection of poems, was hailed by thereviewer, Prof. BayoLawal, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Ilorin, as “acollection of 92 seminal poems dripping with palpablepassion”.
In hise x t e n s i v ereview of theb o o k , t h eProfessor ofL a n g u a g eEducation saidMind Mantraportrays theauthor as “avanguard ofjustice whohas set forhimself andi n d e e d a l lcreative artistsa t a l l ,Herculean andsomewhat impossible order.”
Prof. Lawal noted that Mr. Oladosu has tappedfreely but creatively from the three streams of wisdom –Western (Judeo-Christian), Eastern (Islamic) andtraditional (Yoruba oratural arts) – to which he has beenexposed as the son of a renowned language educator.
He said, “Oladosu has been able to judiciouslyblend sense with sound in a bid to harmonise bothmedium and message. Of all the stylistic resources athis disposal, the poet stands out as a master of
Mind Mantra
alliterative pun and phonotactic rhythm which jointlycut across the whole collection”.
The erudite professor however recommended anearly revision of the book, saying that “92 poems in asingle collection is an overkill”.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor stressed that “with theright sieving and the inevitable drafting and redraftingin the process of self-revision, it would be possible todistill at least two distinct collections restructured boththematically and technically from the present volume.”
In his remarks, the National Vice-President,Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Mr. DenjaAbdullahi, who was Chairman at the event,
commended theefforts of theauthor whiledescribing theb o o kpresentation asan ambitiousand courageousactivity.The author, Mr.
Oladosu, in hisremarks said thecollection ofpoems was theproduct of hisp a s s i o n f o r
r e a d i n g a n dw r i t i n g a s apastime and a
vocation.Other dignitaries at the book presentation included
the wife of the Vice-Chancellor, Mrs. HusseinatAmbali, the poet's parents, Prof. and Mrs. AbdulganiyuOladosu, the immediate past Vice-Chancellor ofFountain University, Osogbo, Prof. O. B. Oloyede,members of the academia, as well as members of theKwara State Association of Nigerian Authors, amongseveral others.
The author of Mind Mantra, Mr.Oladosu, at the book presentation
Prof. Lawal reviewing the book atthe occasion
Two Professors of Animal Production at theUniversity of Ilorin, Kolade Luke Ayorinde andAdewale Moshood Belewu, were recently
c o n f e r r e d w i t hFellowship Awards bydifferent professionalo r g a n i s a t i o n s i nrecognition of theirs i g n i f i c a n tcontributions to theirareas of specialisation.
W h i l e P r o f .Ayorinde became the27 Fellow of theNigerian Society forAnimal Production onMarch 18, 2013, Prof.B e l e w u b e c a m e aFellow of the Nigerian Society for Experimental Biologyon March 6, 2013.
The Nigerian Society for Animal Production, thelargest body of Animal Scientists in West Africa,conferred the Fellowship award on Prof. Oyerinde at acolourful ceremony in Port Harcourt in recognition of hisoutstanding contributions to the growth anddevelopment of animal breeding and genetics in Nigeria.
Prof. Belewu's Fellowship award was conferredon him during the 13 annual conference of the NigerianSociety for Experimental Biology, a cosmo-society for
over 1000 scientistsi n v o l v e d i n t h ea d v a n c e m e n t o fknowledge for thebenefit of humans, heldat the University ofIlorin.
The award wasconferred in a colourfulceremony held at theAuditorium of theUniveristy of Ilorin inrecognit ion of his
immense contributionsto the advancement of animal experimentation inNigeria.
While highlighting the accomplishments of theawardees, the honours conferred on Prof. Ayorinde andProf. Belewu further underscored the high esteem inwhich the University's Animal Production Programme isheld by professional peers in Nigeria and abroad.
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Ayorinde, Belewu bag Fellowship awardsBy Hamidu Mallum
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How to enthrone good governance – Popoola
The Managing Director of Credit BureauLimited, Lagos, Mr. A. T. Popoola, hascharged well-meaning Nigerians to always
blow whistle on corruption episodes and corrupt officeholders for the country to move to greater heights andachieve good governance.
Mr. Popoola said this last Tuesday (April 9,2013) while delivering his paper, entitled “GoodGovernance: Enforcement of Law and Order”, at the2013 Annual Management Day Celebration of theNigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Kwara StateBranch, held at the University of IlorinAuditorium.
The guest speaker observed that at the moment,many countries of the world are in vicissitudes ofvarying kinds and degrees including insurgencies,unemployment and paucity of good leadership.
He said, “Good governance is an ideal and ajourney. Every responsible society works towards it. Itis appropriate to measure the progress we make as anation on our Good governance journey.”
Quoting the MO Ibrahim Foundation 2012report, the seasoned administrator reported that Nigeriaranked 41 on the MO Ibrahim Index of AfricanGovernance (IIAG) in which the regional average was51.
Speaking earlier at the event, the Chairman ofthe occasion, Mr. Yusuf Olaolu Ali (SAN), noted thatthe NIM code is enough guide for Nigerians in generaland administrators in particular as adherence to thecode will lead to an egalitarian society.
The legal luminary noted that the progress of theNigerian nation can begin with the NIM if its membersabide by the Institute's code of conduct.
In his remarks, the Vice-Chancellor of theUniversity of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, whowas represented by the Dean, Faculty of Education,Prof. S.O. Olorundare, said that good governanceshould begin at home and it not just a concern of thegovernment officials.
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RECEIPTS AMOUNT
Academic Transcript 184,000.00
Scroll 31,600.00
Order of Proceedings 42,850.00
Academic Gown 28,500.00
Staff I.D. Card 600.00
Change of Course 200,000.00
T-Shirt 9,600.00
Contractor Registration Form 2,000.00
Late Screening 3,000.00
Clinic Registration 5,000.00
Housing Loan Form 500.00
Payslip Printout 1,050.00
Contractor Registration Fee 30,000.00
Student I.D. Card/ Lanyard 8,400.00
Miscellaneous 1,050.00
Fitness Centre 24,000.00
IOE Application Form 5,675,000.00
Add & Drop Form 233,000.00
General Outstanding Payment 181,600.00
FG Capital Grant 52,908,538.00
Subvention for March 2013 409,506,335.02
Total Receipts for the Period 469,076,623.02
PAYMENT
Stralton Hotels Hotel Accomodation 2,500,000.00
Nanet Hotels Hotel Accomodation 500,000.00
Various i.e. Refund etc. 5,637,761.00
Geology & Mineral Science DTLC 1,136,468.23
Total Payments for the Period 9,774,229.23
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Learned ConferenceRecipient Department Nature of Conference Place DateDr. (Mrs.) N. M.Abdulraheem
Jurisprudence &International Law
2013 Nigerian Associationof Law TeachersConference (2013 NALT)
University ofIlorin, Ilorin
23rd – 25th
April, 2013
Mrs. B. A. Raji Jurisprudence &International Law
2013 Nigerian Associationof Law TeachersConference (2013 NALT)
University ofIlorin, Ilorin
23rd – 25th
April, 2013
Mrs. E. F. Owolabi Jurisprudence &International Law
2013 Nigerian Associationof Law TeachersConference (2013 NALT)
University ofIlorin, Ilorin
23rd – 25th
April, 2013
Mr. G. A. Muritala Jurisprudence &International Law
2013 Nigerian Associationof Law TeachersConference (2013 NALT)
University ofIlorin, Ilorin
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April, 2013
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1.. Bamigboye, Toyin A. Academic Office 15th April
2. Ewurum, Maureen O. Health Services 15th April
3. Ibosiola, Akingbade Academic Office 15th April
4. Mohammed, Akanbi Security 15th April
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Owope, Oludare B. Communication and Information Science 17th April
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Afolabi, Olayemi A. Faculty of Arts 18th April
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Ojuade, Jeleel O. Performing Arts 18th April
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Olowoleni, Folaranmi M. Postgraduate School 19th April
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Abdulsalam, Hashir A. Religions 20th April
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Agbede, Olajide O. Medical Microbiology and Parasitology 20th April
Timothy, Olabode O. Paediatrics and Child Health 20th April
Studies have found that supplementing with 500 to 1,200 milligrams of calcium daily may easepremenstrual symptoms (PMS). Another research suggests that getting calcium from foods (low-fatdairy, whole grains, cruciferous vegetables, spinach, and beans) may also ease PMS.
Curbing Pre-menstrual Symptoms
A Nigerian journalist approached a doctor of a mental hospital (a psychiatrist) and the following conversationensued:
How do you determine whether to admit a patient or not?
Well, we first fill a bathtub with water to the top. We then give a tea spoon, a glass cup and a bucketto the patient and ask him/her to empty the bathtub.
Obviously, a normal person would use the bucket since it is the biggest.
No!!!You are stupid!Anormal person would pull the DRAIN PLUG! Nurse!
Admit this idiot in Ward 7!
Journalist:
Doctor:
Journalist:
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Don’t say: Say:
Don’t say: Say:
Don't say: Say:
Don’t say: Say:
I bought the book 1,000 naira; I bought the book 1,000 naira
I cannot buy the book such a price; I cannot buy the book such a price.
This letter is than the previous one; This letter is (or ) theprevious one. (adjectives like perfect, unique, superior, right etc. are not comparable)
The conference begins Thursday; The conference begins Thursday.
Ade considers me his best friend; Ade considers me his best friend.
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While delivering the 127th Inaugural Lecture of the
University of Ilorin, Prof. Sylvia Malomo of the
Department of Biochemistry, has called for
increased funding for science and technological
education in the country.
('Don identifies factors of economic growth',
Monday, April 8, 2013, p.6; See also,
'Vegetables, fruits can cure cancer, others',
, Monday, April 8, 2013, p.10; '…Targets may
be a mirage - Don', , Tuesday, April 9,
2013, p.8; 'Don tasks NAFDAC, SON on adequate
examination of drugs', , Tuesday,
April 9, 2013, p.8; 'Don warns about threat to roll
back malaria', , Wednesday,
April 10, 2013, p.19; 'Don urges FG to increase
funding for science education',
ThursdayApril 11, 2013, p.40)
A University of Ilorin don, Prof. IbraheemKatibi,
while featuring on a radio programme, has enjoined
the Federal Government to set aside funds for
research work in Nigerian universities.
('Don seeks fund for research', ,
Monday, April 8, 2013, p.6; See also, 'Medical
expert advocates budgetary provision for research',
, Monday 8-10April, 2013, p.4)
Some academics in the University of Ilorin have
lauded the proposed amnesty for the Boko Haram
sect, saying it will guarantee peace in the country.
('Dons justify amnesty for Boko Haram',
, same date, p.8; See also, 'Boko Haram:
How Northern elders convinced Jonathan on
Amnesty -Akanbi', , Monday, April
8-10, 2013, p.2)
A University of Ilorin student, Alabi Ismail, has
appreciated the Ilorin South Local Government
council for providing scholarships to indigenes of
the area.
('Ilorin South awards N4.6m scholarship to 206
students', , same date, p.5)
A physician at the University of Ilorin Teaching
Hospital (UITH), Dr. Fawibe Ademola, has
attributed the high rate of HIV infections in Nigeria
to ignorance of the people through means of
contracting the disease aside from sexual
intercourse.
('HIV/AIDS: Nigeria rated second most affected
nation', , same date, p.26)
TheAssociation of Resident Doctors, University of
Ilorin Teaching Hospital chapter, has sensitised
staff of the Kwara State Ministry of Education on
healthy living.
('Association offers Ministry of Education tips on
good health', , same date, p.14; See also,
The
Herald,
Daily
Trust
Blueprint
Nigerian Pilot
Nigerian Compass
Vanguard,
The Herald
National Pilot
The
Herald
National Pilot
National Pilot
National Pilot
The Herald
'Doctors screen staff for hypertension, diabetes',
, Friday,April 12, 2013, p.9)
Some students of Unilorin Secondary School have
won prizes at an essay competition.
('Women engineers' concern on perennial
flooding', , same date, p.17)
Dr Pius Abioje of the University of Ilorin in an
article has stressed the benefits of rotational
presidency, stating that it will foster order, equity,
peace and progress to the Nigerian political system.
('Igbo leaders mislead their people', ,
Tuesday,April 9, 2013, p.14)
The University of Ilorin has invited the public to its
128th inaugural lecture titled 'Dwindling Fish
Stocks: Aquaculture and Sustainable Food
Security', to be delivered by Prof. Chioma Gladys
Nzeh of the Department of Zoology on Thursday,
April 11, 2013.
('Inaugural Lecture', , Tuesday, April 9,
2013, p.49; See also, , Monday, 25-
27 March, 2013)
The Federal Government has appointed Prof.
ChukwumaOkonjo as the new Chairman of the
University of Ilorin Governing Board.
('Faces of newly appointed governing council
members of selected universities',
, Wednesday April 10, 2013, p.41; See
also, 'UNILORIN gets new governing council
chairman', , Tuesday, April 9, 2013,
p.10, 'Inauguration of Governing Councils of
Federal Universities', , same date,
p.21)
Dr. Rasheed Aderinoye of the Faculty of
Education, University of Ilorin, has proffered some
measures to sustaining education reforms in Kwara
State.
('How to sustain education reform in Kwara',
, Wednesday,April 10, 2013, p.17)
While delivering a lecture at the Harvard
University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, the
Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof.
AbdulGaniyuAmbali, has identified corruption
and inconsistent policies as factors hindering the
growth and development of higher education in
developing countries.
('Lack of ideology hampers education',
, same date, p.6; See also, 'Nigeria's
education sector suffering from corruption, policy
inconsistencies-VC', , Tuesday,
April 9, 2013, p.10; 'UNILORIN VC wants
innovative accreditation from NUC',
, Wednesday,April 10, 2013, p.19)
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Ø The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the
University of Ilorin, Prof. Bayo Lawal, has stated
that the alumni association of any university is a
very
powerful interest and pressure group that
represents a critical stakeholder in an institution.
('Don gives recipe for successful campus life',
, Wednesday, April 10, 2013,
p.18)
The University of Ilorin has been adjudged to be
ready for the degree linkage programme by the
Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).
('Unilorin ready for degree linkage-CIBN',
, same date, p.18)
Three lecturers and five students from the
Department of Physiology of the University of
Ilorin have won Travel Awards to attend the 37
International Union of Physiological Sciences
Congress in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
('Physiology Department wins 8 IUPS awards',
, same date, p.18)
Prof. Ibraheem Katibi of the College of Health
Sciences, University of Ilorin, has advocated a
healthy lifestyle of good diet and exercise to
prevent and manage hypertension and other related
diseases when he delivered the 126th Inaugural
Lecture of the University entitled 'The Choice is
Yours But the Burden is Ours', recently.
('40m Nigerians live with hypertension - Katibi',
same date, p.15; See also,
'Varsity Don: Right Choices Can Prevent
Hypertension', Wednesday, April 10,
2013, pp .38 and 39)
The Dean, Faculty of Communication and
Information Sciences, University of Ilorin, Prof.
L.O. Aina, has identified teaching as the most
important responsibility of lecturers in the
university system.
('Varsity lecturers admonished to be dutiful',
, Tuesday,April 9, 2013, p.10)
While delivering the sixth Annual Mustapha
Akanbi Public Lecture of the Faculty of Law,
University of Ilorin, Justice Chima Nweze of the
Court of Appeal has blamed delay in the
administration of justice in Nigeria on continued
application of anachronistic laws in the nation's
judiciary.
('Outdated laws, bane of Nigerian judiciary-
Nweze', , Friday, April 5, 2013,
p.9
Prof. Badmas Lanre Yusuf of the University of
Ilorin has disclosed that the Federal Government is
not sincere about granting amnesty to Boko Haram.
('FG not sincere on amnesty for B 'Haram -
Badmus', , Thursday April 11-14,
2013, p.4)
A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of
Ilorin Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has advocated that
universities be allowed to examine new intakes.
('What fate awaits UTME, NECO?'
Thursday,April 11, 2013, p.25)
Prof. Badmas Lanre Yusuf of the University of
Ilorin has appealed to the Kwara State Government
to properly fund the College of Arabic and Islamic
Legal Studies with a view to making it a centre of
excellence.
('Don seeks more fund for college',
Friday,April 12, 2013, p.8)
Prof. Abiodun Adeloye of the Department of
Animal Production, University of Ilorin, has
warned of imminent outbreak of diseases in farms
with the approach of the raining season.
('Expert warns farmers on risk of disease',
April 12, 2013, p.14)
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Yusuf is useful
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Last Tuesday, April 9, 2013, all roads led to the newAuditorium of the Kwara State College of Arabic andIslamic Legal Studies (CAILS), Ilorin, where the
former Provost of the institution and Professor of Islamics atthe University of Ilorin, Badmas Olanrewaju Yusuf, washonoured by the Law StudentsAssociation of the College. Thesymbol of the award is a journal,
It was really an honour well deserved as the worldattests to the monumental contributions of Prof. Yusuf to theacademic and general development of the 20-year oldinstitution during his eventful tenure as the Provost of theCollege between 2001 and 2007. To say that the selflessservices of the acclaimed don to the uplift of the institutionwas colossal is an understatement; Prof. Yusuf actuallytransformed the College from a barely-known institution to areputable and besought citadel of learning to which studentsnow troop from far and near.
The honoured don has been consistently useful to boththe academia and the larger community. He has meritoriouslyserved as the Head of the Department of Religions of theUniversity during which period public lectures andpublications were revived as another key feature of the trail-blazing Department, which has produced a good number ofheroes. He has served, and still serves, the hosting communityof this University as a school proprietor, spiritual leader,intellectual ambassador, public affairs analyst and religiousideologue. Apart from serving as the Chairman of the KwaraState Pilgrims Welfare Board from 1993 to 1995, Prof. Yusufalso served Nigeria as the Federal Commissioner (Operations)of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON),Abuja, between 2006 and 2010.
But beyond being useful to the University, the Ilorincommunity, Kwara State, Nigeria and the world at large, it isthe “person” in the personality of Prof. Yusuf that is moststriking to me. A highly talented scholar and academic giantwith a native-like control of many languages, this versatileacademic is an epitome of simplicity and humility with apassion for motivating and encouraging others. Little wonderthat he has that magnetic pull, the centripetal force, as evidentagain on the day of his award, with the calibre and diversity ofthe audience that witnessed the occasion, chaired by theformer Grand Kadi of the Kwara State Shariah Court ofAppeal, Hon. Justice M.A.Ambali (rtd.).
It is an established fact that Prof.Yusuf is so useful that
The Learned: Essays inHonour of Professor Badmas Olanrewaju Yusuf.
he can be described as a man who is worthy of beingcelebrated at all moments. As knowledge is conscious andborne out of direct experience, phenomenologicallyspeaking, what is said here is not a platitude but a profundityinformed by the conscious knowledge of the garlandedscholar and accomplished community leader over a periodof about two decades.
My acquaintance with the unassuming andavuncular don began in the mid-90's when I offered a coursehe taught as a 200 level student. He had a minor issue withme when I was noticeably absent from his lectures on someoccasions but he understood my problem of “clashes” as theonly student offering the course, “Textual Study of Hadith”,in my class as I explained. I managed to secure the highestgrade I received as an undergraduate from the course.
Three years later as a final year student (yourssincerely was admitted to the University in 1993,matriculated in 1994 and graduated in 1999, which makes“almost seven years” authentic by simple arithmetic – if youget my drift), Prof. Yusuf willingly accepted to review abook I wrote, a collection of poems actually, as a final yearstudent in 1998 without seeing me. For a Senior Lecturer ofthe University then and respectable “ in the societyto accept to review the work of a small fry like me, who didnot even meet him personally on it, was simplicity taken toanother level. That experience has made me accept, nomatter how tight my schedule is, an invitation to anassignment of that nature. Through that simple act ofhumility, I became a beneficiary, on a personal note, of hiswell-acclaimed usefulness. Years later, as the Provost ofCAILS and my involvement in some of the activities of theCollege through him, some people refer(red) to me as “afriend of the College”, courtesy of his kindness.
Prof. Yusuf is a compulsive speaker and prolificwriter who has visited many countries of the world,including Ghana, Libya, Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia,UnitedArab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States ofAmerica, among several others. His academic contributionshave been published in reputable outlets all over the world.He is a role model, a man of all seasons who has thisremarkable attitude of making people, no matter how lowlylike this writer, feel important.
Here is congratulating Prof. Yusuf, the useful, on thedeserved honour conferred on him, since I was notprivileged that day to say what I know about him!Prof., more power to your elbow; more feathers to your cap,Sir!
big man”
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