IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THOSE CONCERNED UNILORIN Second Batch Accommodation Begins Tomorrow

IMPORTANT NOTICE UNILORIN Second Batch Accommodation Begins  Tomorrow

The University of Ilorin has released a new announcement concerning accommodation. Weeks ago in November, the first batch of applicants for accommodation in the school hostels began. Now the School’s Dean of Student Affairs has announced the beginning of the second batch.

Below is the announcement, as placed on the university’s website:

This is to notify second batch of new students that accommodation reservation will be available on Tuesday, 29th December, 2015. The portal will be accessible as from 12.00 noon. Please login to your portal to access.
Dean, Students’ affairs

The University of Ilorin, also known as Unilorin, is a university in Ilorin, Nigeria.
It was established by a decree of the Federal Military Government in 1975 and is a federal government owned tertiary institution of education located in Ilorin, Kwara State, western Nigeria.The ancient city of Ilorin, capital of Kwara State, is about 300 km from Lagos and 500 km from Abuja, the country’s administrative capital. In August 2014, the school was ranked as the best university in Nigeria by 4icu.

The university began as a University College affiliated to the oldest university in Nigeria in 1975 under the leadership of the then principal, Dr T.N. Tamuno. The first set of 200 students, selected following an entrance examination, were admitted into residence on 23 October 1976, while academic work started on 25 October after the Principal’s address. The University College started with three academic faculties of Arts, Science and Education.


In October 1977, the institution attained full autonomous status with appointment of the then Principal, Professor O.O Akinkugbe as first vice chancellor. The immediate past vice chancellor, Professor [Is-haq Oloyede] is the first Unilorin alumnus to occupy that position. The staff and student populations now stand at 3,040 and 20,084 respectively.