Mr. Mansur Alfanla.
3 Feb
The Governing Council of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has approved 20 new professors and 31 readers in various faculties of the institution. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Ilorin by the Registrar of UNILORIN, Mr. Mansur Alfanla. Alfanla explained that 20 readers were promoted to the professorial…
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