From Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin
With 36 of the 37 courses it presented for the National Universities Commission (NUC) accreditation exercise securing full accreditation and the remaining one getting interim accreditation, the University of Ilorin has again upped the ante of its better-by-far appellation.
The result of the accreditation exercise carried out in October/November 2024, which has just been released, was contained in a letter dated April 30, 2025, and addressed to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, by the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Prof Abdullahi Yusuf Ribadu.
In the letter signed on behalf of Prof. Ribadu by the NUC acting Director of Accreditation, Abraham Chundusu, the Commission explained that while 36 courses were granted full accreditation status, only one, Hausa, was granted interim accreditation. No course was denied accreditation.
Reacting to the development, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Egbewole, said the management, staff and students of the University received the news with excitement and a sense of fulfilment.
In a statement on his behalf by the University’s spokesperson, Mr Kunle Akogun, the Vice Chancellor said: “We are happy to be so recognised, we are, indeed, elated.”
He said that the achievement was a confirmation of the consistent huge investment of the University Administration on human and material resources.
Pointing out that more efforts would be made to justify the recognition, Prof. Egbewole thanked the Provost, the Deans, the Heads of Departments and all the Faculty members “that have made this possible.”
The Vice Chancellor said: “It is our hope that we would continue to do our best to position the University for more recognition. We want to assure everybody that the administration will continue to appreciate them.”