THE Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin,
Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has said that
no fewer than 105,000 candidates applied
to the University of Ilorin in 2014
Universal Tertiary Matriculation
Examinations.
He stated that, unfortunately, Unilorin
had the capacity to only admit 9,000 of
the 105,000 candidates.
Speaking to journalists in Ilorin on
Sunday, he stated that Unilorin was the
most sought-after university in Nigeria for
admission by candidates. According to
him, coming after it is the University of
Benin, Edo State.
He claimed that Unilorin was best sought-
after university for admission because of
the institution’s stable academic calendar
and quality academic standard.
“This year we had about 105,000 www.uniabuja..com
applicants seeking admission to the
University of Ilorin. Unilorin is the most
sought-after university in the whole
country. University of Benin, which is
second to us, had over 60,000 applicants.
“Unfortunately for us, we have the
capacity for 9,000. We just concluded the
last batch of post-UTME screening. In the
next few days, we will sit down and
analyse the results,” Ambali said.
The VC identified accommodation as a
major challenge of the institution, as he
stated that though the university has
currently about 30,000 students, it could
provide admission for only about 3,000 of
the students.
He added that the institution was making
concerted efforts and was partnering with
private stakeholders to improve on the
accommodation provision.
According to him, providing more
accommodation for the students will help
monitor their behaviour.
He stated that the university had zero
tolerance for cultism, examination
malpractices and other social and
academic vices.
Ambali said his administration was
embarking on massive renovation of
classrooms and lecture theatres to make
them conducive for teaching and learning.
The VC also said the institution had
engaged in renovation of its infrastructure
such as classrooms and lecture theatres
and provision of more infrastructure for a
more conducive environment for teaching
and learning.
Ambali said, “The classrooms are being
renovated. We are building four lecture
theatres. Through the NEEDS assessment
we hope to build more lecture theatres of
about 600 seating capacity. This will
enhance teaching and learning
“We want to improve the quality of staff
that we have. We are training more staff.
In fact, through TETFUNDS, we are
sending about 14 abroad for their
doctoral degrees in various disciplines.
“The disciplines include library and
information, engineering, pharmacy, bio-
sciences, industrial microbiology, law,
mathematics, health service
management, nursing etc. because the
more doctoral staff the better the quality
of teaching and research.
We encourage our staff to attend
international conferences and seminars.
Very soon many of them numbering about
40 will embark on international
conferences.

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