The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), University of Ilorin, Prof. Olubunmi Abayomi Omotesho, has confirmed that new students of the University will resume for the 2024/2025 academic session in October, saying that the new students will be drawn from a merger of those earlier admitted for the 2023/2024 session and those that participated in the just concluded 2024/2025 Post-UTME exercise.
Prof. Omotesho, who made this announcement in an interview with UNILORIN Bulletin last Thursday (August 29, 2024), stated that the proposed October resumption date will first be reviewed by the Committee of Provosts and Deans, following the standard procedure, and then submitted to the Senate for approval. Once the Senate approves, he said, the official resumption date will be announced.
While speaking on the reason for merging two sets of applicants to make an academic session, Prof. Omotesho highlighted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), both of which lasted for about a year, saying that the two occurrences caused the University to run one session behind schedule.
The Deputy Vice Chancellor explained that “the Administration had initially proposed merging two academic sessions to address the backlog, but the 13th Council at the time suggested running the sessions concurrently. However, logistical challenges have made it clear that running two sessions simultaneously was not feasible”.
