The University of Ilorin commenced the University Tertiary Matriculation Examination screening for about 64,000 candidates seeking admissions for the 2017/2018 academic session.

The Director, Corporate Affairs Department of the University, Mr. Kunle Akogun, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin that 104,000 candidates applied for the screening.

He said that only 11,000 successful candidates would be admitted into the various programmes of the institution after the exercise based on its capacity.

Akogun told NAN that the university’s cut-off mark had been pegged at 180 as the minimum.

He said that every department was expected to come up with its own cut-off mark.

Tomori Uriel,

UCJ, UNILORIN.

University of Ilorin begins screening examination on 11th September, 2017.

The screening examination for Day 1, in Ilorin centre, took place at the CBT centre in the University and was Computer Based Test.

An aspirant who took part in the examination disclosed that, "The examination comprises 80% English Language and the remaining 20% were based on Mathematics and General Knowledge".

In a talk with UCJ Unilorin aspirants reported that, the examination comprises 50 questions, of which English Language was 40, while the remaining 10 questions were based on other subjects.

An aspirant who applied for Business Administration, a Department in the University said, the examination was ok and simple, but insisted she hope for the best.

UCJ Unilorin gathered that, the examination centre was well composed, with no tolerance for lateness.

The examination is as a result of the recent ban raised by JAMB, on the conduct of PUTME by Tertiary Institutions in the country.

Tomori, Uriel Idowu.

UCJ, UNILORIN.

2017/2018 UTME CUT-OFF

S/NO UTME CUT-OFF COURSE

1 B. (Aquaculture and Fisheries) 180
2 B.Agric 180
3 B.Sc. Food Science 190
4 B.Sc. Home Economics 180
5 B. Forestry and Wildlife 180
6 B.A. Arabic 180
7 B.A. English 190
8 B.A. French 180
9 B.A. History and International Studies 200
10 B.A. Linguistics 190
11 B.A. Yoruba 180
12 B.A. Hausa 180
13 B.A. Igbo 180
14 B.A. Performing Arts 190
15 B.A. Christian Studies 180
16 B.A. Islamic Studies 180
17 B.A. Comparative Religious Studies 180
18 B.Pharmacy 240
19 B.Sc. (Ed.) Social Studies 180
20 B.Sc. (Ed.) Economics Education 180
21 B.Sc. (Ed.) Geography Education 180
22 B.A. (Ed.) Social Studies 180
23 B.Sc. (Ed.) Educational Technology 180
24 B.Sc. (Ed.) Computer Science 180
25 B.Sc. (Ed.) Technology Education 180
26 B.Sc.(Ed.) Health Education 180
27 B.(Ed.) Primary Education Studies 180
28 B. Ed Adult Education Studies 180
29 B.(Ed.) Counsellor Education 180
30 B.(Ed.) Educational Management 180
31 B.Sc. (Ed.) Business Education 180
32 B.Sc.(Ed.) Human Kinetics Education 180
33 B.Sc. (Ed.) Biology Education 180
34 B.Sc. (Ed.) Chemistry Education 180
35 B.Sc. (Ed.) Maths Education 180
36 B.Sc. (Ed.) Physics Education 180
37 B.Sc. (Ed.) Agriculture 180
38 B.A. (Ed.) Arabic Education 180
39 B.A. (Ed.) Christian Studies Education 180
40 B.A. (Ed.) English Education 190
41 B.A. (Ed.) French Education 180
42 B.A. (Ed.) History Education 180
43 B.A. (Ed.) Islamic Studies Education 180
44 B.A. (Ed.) Yoruba Education 180
45 B.Eng. Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
180
46 B.Eng. Computer Engineering 230
47 B.Eng. Food Engineering 180
48 B.Eng. Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
190
49 B.Eng. Civil Engineering 220
50 B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering 230
51 B.Eng. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
230
52 B.Eng. Chemical Engineering 220
53 B.Eng. (Metallurgical Engineering) 180
54 B.Eng. (Biomedical Engineering) 200
55 B.Sc. Architecture 220
56 B.Sc. Estate Management 180
57 B.Sc. Quantity Surveying 180
58 B.Sc. Surveying and Geo-informatics 180
59 B.Sc. Urban and Regional Planning 180
60 DVM 200
61 LL.B. Common Law 240
62 LL.B. Common & Islamic Law 210
63 B.Sc. Anatomy 200
64 B.Sc. Physiology 200
65 MB;BS 245
66 B. Nursing Science 220
67 B.Sc. Computer Science 210
68 B.Sc. Mass Communication 220
69 B.Sc. Information and Communication Science
190
70 B.Sc. Library and Information Science 180
71 B.Sc. Telecommunication Science 180
72 Doctor of Optometry 210
73 B.Sc. Bio-Chemistry 220
74 B.Sc. Microbiology 220
75 B.Sc. Plant Biology 180
76 B.Sc. Zoology 180
77 B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry 200
78 B.Sc. (Applied Geophysics) 180
79 B.Sc. Chemistry 180
80 B.Sc. Physics 180
81 B.Sc. Geology & Mineral Science 210
82 B.Sc. Mathematics 180
83 B.Sc. Statistics 180
84 B.Sc. Finance 180
85 B.Sc. Marketing 190
86 B.Sc. Industrial Relations & Personnel Management
180
87 B.Sc. Public Administration 190
88 B.Sc. Accounting 240
89 B.Sc. Business Administration 220
90 B.Sc. Criminology and Security Studies 180
91 B.Sc. Economics 220
92 B.Sc. Geography & Environmental Management
180
93 B.Sc. Political Science 210
94 B.Sc. Sociology 190

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Tomori Uriel,

UCJ, UNILORIN.

Mass Communication Department, University of Ilorin, held her annual Doyin Mahmoud lecture, on 8th July, 2017.

The annual program is organise yearly in remembrance of pioneer Head of the Department, (Late). Doyin Mahmoud, with this year marking the 6th edition.

The guest speaker, Mr. Mudashir Adebayo Atoyebi in his lecture titled, "Essence of Digitisation", said, the transmission of radio programs, will go digital before the end of next decade, through Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB).

He further enthused that, the media landscape must change with technological development and must do so ethically.

He said, "the compression of video, audio and text and 0 and 1 corresponding with "on and off" electrical impulses, broadcasting will be made easy".

He accounted, that variant of digital broadcast, with the prominent being Standard Definition Television (SDTV), has helped in improving broadcast media landscape.

The veteran Journalist, enthused that, change in digital value, improvement in reception quality and value added content are benefits of digitization.

In his closing remark, he called for censorship and regulation, as the maintenance for this innovation, that must be properly taken care of, if we must enjoy the benefits of digitization.

Representing Mallam Olaolu Ali, Mallam Aliyu Badmus, urged media to report progress from other sectors of the economy, while urging budding Journalist to surpass their predecessor.

President of the Association, Comrade Soliu Abdulfatai, charged growing journalists to follow the footsteps of the late veteran Journalist, Late. Doyin Mahmoud.

The event ended with the launching of The Lens annual Magazine, and the presentation of awards to the awardee, as well as medals to participants for the Association's week programs.

Tomori Uriel,

UCJ, UNILORIN.