UNILORIN spent N30m on electricity – VC
Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the Vice-Chancellor, University of
Ilorin, on Tuesday said the university spent over N30 million on electricity in
March.
Ambali
disclosed this in Ilorin when he received members of the newly inaugurated
Executive Council of the Postgraduate Students Association (POGSASS), in his
office.
He
informed the POGSASS executives that the university had invested heavily on
power supply because it was critical to research works.
Ambali
said that the university was collaborating with a U.S. company to build a 500MW
solar energy plant as part of efforts to tackle the challenge of power supply
plaguing the country.
He
therefore urged the post-graduate students of the institution to focus on
quality research, especially on electricity.
He
said that post-graduate research was critical to universities due to the impact
on their communities and on human lives in general.
Ambali
congratulated the new POGSASS leaders on their election.
The
vice-chancellor challenged them to come up with innovative solutions that could
address the numerous challenges confronting the nation.
Earlier
in his speech, the new POGSASS President, Mr. Olusola Tosin noted that the
University of Ilorin was an institution known for peace and excellence.
Tosin
promised that the new POGSASS executive council members would conform to the
mission and vision of the university.
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