The University of Ilorin and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) have set up a joint strategic committee that will promote cooperation between the citadel of learning and the corporate organization.
Director of Corporate Affairs, University of Ilorin, Mr Kunle Akogun in a statement he issued in Ilorin and made available to Team@orientactualmags.com on Saturday noted that top officials of the institution and the corporate organization met at the NNPC Towers, Abuja, last Wednesday precisely March 11, 2026.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, led the UNILORIN team to the meeting while the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the NNPCL, Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari, led the NNPC officials.
The statement added that discussions between the two parties centred on the establishment of a Centre of Excellence at the University of Ilorin, the first in West Africa which will be dedicated to practical engineering and technology-driven research; and the endowment of an NNPC professorial chair at the Better by far University to promote industry-leading expertise.
‘The joint committee, which will refine the details of the partnership, is expected to report back within four weeks’ Mr Akogun said.
Members of the University of Ilorin delegation include the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Technology and Innovation), Prof. Mukhtar Adeiza Etudaiye; the Registrar, Mr Mansur Adeleke Alfanla; the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Prof. Joshua Olaoye, among others-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
