Future Brands Idol (FBI) is a competitive event that seeks to bring together Communication students in Nigerian Higher Institutions with interest in Advertising and Marketing Communications. FBI aims at building students who will grow to be future brands problem solvers across the globe. The event will enhance creative business’ armour through lectures;...

University of Ilorin Selected to Host local edition of Hult Prize as students answer the United Nations Challenge and go head-to-head for US$1M Hult Prize team recently announced that University of Ilorin has been selected to host a local edition of the Hult Prize, the world’s largest student competition for the creation of new social businesses....

The 11th day of November, 2018 witnessed a retreat hosted by the CEC of the Student Union that featured the presence of past Presidents of the Union and members of the current CEC in an interactive session at the old faculty of arts boardroom. The programme was declared open by the president of the Union after he welcomed everyone present at the...

The university of Ilorin management has finally made a 35% increment on university charge against the original 48.4% increment intended. This was stated by the dean students' Affairs unit, Prof Tajudeen Ajibade on a radio program anchored by Olatunji Agboola and Aloma Idris of Unilorin FM, 89.3 on Tuesday morning at the university radio station. The...

*Meets Students' Union on 'reasonable concession' *SU proposes 15% increment as Mgt promises possible reduction The university of Ilorin management has on Monday cleared the air on the increment of the school charges saying the increment is only 48.4% as against the general conception of 100% and above. The management further explained...

The president of the university of Ilorin students union, Animashaun Oluseyi, has decried the involvement of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, in the negotiation with the school management over the hike in the school charges. According to the lead we got this morning, a call was put through to the president of the Union, Comrd....

The University of Ilorin football team, Ilorin warriors on Saturday, 3rd November lost the third position to OAUGiants of Obafemi Awolowo University in the just concluded Higher Institution Football League (HIFL) The Giants won the bronze in a 3:1 score against the Warriors at Agege Stadium, Lagos on Saturday. Ilorin warriors qualified for a third...

The Student Affairs Unit of the university of Ilorin in a recent release made available to the UCJ has commended the efforts of the Students Union in their reaction towards the hike in school fees. The Unit further noted that it is expected of the students to react towards such even if a naira is added. The Unit has however called for a resolution...

Real Madrid ended their long wait for a Spanish La Liga victory by beating Real Valladolid 2-0 on Saturday with two late goals. Real Madrid It was interim coach Santiago Solari’s first home game in charge of the struggling European champions, and it was fitting that they won. Brazilian teenager Vinicius Jr. gave the new coach and an impatient Bernabeu...

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned Nigerian elites to stop misleading the people through their unguarded utterances. Buhari, who is the visitor to the University of Uyo, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, gave the warning at the 24th convocation ceremony of the institution on Saturday. The President, who was represented by the Director...

President of the Students' Union, Animashaun Emmanuel has on Saturday, 3rd November, 2018 in a press briefing with the UCJ stated that the Student Union is averse to the hike of the tuition fee by the University management. It however as a matter of importance, maintained that the students must ensure decorum as the Union is doing its best to tackle...

The PRO of the SU, Analyzer has cleared the air on reports suggesting that the anticipated SU programme tagged 'The Convergence' has been canceled. He asserted that the programme had only been rescheduled following the withdrawal of its budget from the Senate council and not canceled as suggested by earlier reports. A budget had been submitted earlier...

I followed closely the complaints made by people on several social media platforms about the change in the traditional binding style of academic projects in our alma mater. In fact, going by the binding samples I saw on social media and the attendant bedlam it generated, it would have been safe for me to conclude that the so-called innovation was...

As swiftly as it could take, the students union of university of Ilorin has directed all the students in the University to hold on with the payment of the increased fees. This directive is coming almost tree hours after the Union's president, Comr. Animashun announced via his Twitter handle a meeting with all the faculty presidents would be held to...

Gross complaints and lamentations have taken the air within the university of Ilorin student populace after waking up to a hike in school fee. The school seems to have been experiencing increment in fees in recent times. From the graduation fee of the 2017/18 set to the most recent hike in school charges for the 2018/19 academic session. "My...

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has presented an attestation certificate and confirmation of school certificate result to President Muhammadu Buhari, his spokesman has tweeted. Iyi Uwadiae, the WAEC registrar, presented the certificate to Buhari on Friday at the presidential villa in Abuja. Femi Adesina, the special adviser to...

John Bray, US consul general and Laura Beaufils, British deputy high commissioner to Nigeria, say the issues faced by MTN in recent times sent bad signals to foreign investors. The US and UK envoys made the assertion on Thursday on the sidelines of a conference organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) during the 2018 Lagos...

Staff at Google offices around the world are set to stage an unprecedented series of walkouts in protest at the company's treatment of women. The employees will demand several key changes in how sexual misconduct allegations are dealt with at the firm, including a call to end forced arbitration - a move which would make it possible for victims to...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf, has started his mandatory National Youth Service Corps at the NYSC Orientation camp in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This is coming about 11 months after the President’s son had a bike injury in the Gwarinpa area of the FCT which got him admitted to a private medical facility in...

The Federal Government, yesterday reassured, Nigerians that it was doing its best to ensure safe release of Leah Sharibu, the only one of the kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls who remained in captivity. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the reassurance at the 100 years celebration of St. Andrews Catholic Church, Oro, his...

Between January and August this year, the Federal Government spent a total of N3.64tn to finance some of its programmes and projects as captured in the 2018 budget. The 2018 budget, which was signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, had a total spending of N9.1tn made up of N2.87tn for capital expenditure, N3.51tn for recurrent (non-debt) expenditure,...

Barring  further deliberations and changes in the resolution made by  the Senate council, the highly  publicised Students' Union programme themed 'Convergence' has been cancelled. Although there have been counterclaims about the cancelation, as at the time of filing this report all efforts to affirm the news that the programme was...