The Kwara State Government has recorded notable achievements that have far reaching impacts in all the State-owned tertiary institutions during the last quarter of 2024.
The Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr. Mrs Mary Arinde made this known during the quarterly inter-ministerial press briefing held at the Conference room of the Kwara State Ministry of Finance, Ilorin.
The Commissioner highlighted most of the landmark achievements for the last quarter of the year to include the completion of Osi and Ilesha Baruba campuses of the Kwara State University (KWASU), adding that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commissioned the Osi Campus where academic activities have since commenced with the Directorate of Environmental Sciences fully operational.
“This administration has also procured two Hiace vehicles for the National Association of Kwara State Students and the National Association of Nigerian Students.
“The Governor has extended financial support to indigent students from Kwara State both home and abroad.
“He also approved the implementation of the new minimum wage across all tertiary institutions in Kwara State as well as the payment of arrears. Furthermore, the government approved the empowerment of all the fifty graduates of the International Vocational Technical and Entrepreneurship Centre (IVTEC) Ajase- Ipo.”
The Commissioner also mentioned the establishment of the Kwara State University of Education (KWASUED), Ilorin and listed various government interventions to improve the sector such as the flag-off of drug test policy for all new intakes of tertiary institutions in the State, provision of free transportation for students of tertiary institutions, among others.
She expressed appreciation to Governor AbdulRazaq for giving priority to improvement of the quality and standard of tertiary institutions in Kwara State.
