Tag:University of Ilorin

Land Degradation

Deforestation: Don advocates kerosene subsidy law

Prof. Abdullahi AbdulRahman of the Department of Plant Biology, University of Ilorin, has urged the Federal Government to enact a law to subsidise kerosene...

Michael Simire - February 24, 2023

Pollution

About 6 billion pounds of garbage end up in ocean yearly – Don

Prof Nasiru Abdus-Salam of the Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin, has said that about 6 billion pounds of garbage, mainly plastics, end up...

Michael Simire - February 3, 2023

Science & Tech

Two Nigerian dons make list of top global scientists

Stanford University, United States of America-based Elsevier B.V. has named two Nigerian professors among the topmost productive scientists in the world. Elsevier B.V. is an...

Michael Simire - December 29, 2021

Science & Tech

Music can help plants grow well – Don

Prof. Solomon Ikibe of the Department of Performing Arts, University of Ilorin, on Friday, August 27, 2021 said that music could influence plants to...

Michael Simire - August 27, 2021

Cover

Borehole sinking detrimental to earth structure – River Basin Authority

The Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA) has appealed to relevant authorities to expedite actions on public water supply system to reduce the...

Michael Simire - February 10, 2021

Agric & Biotech

Ilorin varsity researchers develop new maize breed

Researchers in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin in Kwara State, have developed a new breed of maize, named ILOMAZ-1. Prof. Gbolagade Adesiji, a...

Michael Simire - February 8, 2021