Mr Supo Shadiya, Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT), University of Ilesa (UNILESA) Advancement Centre, says the establishment of the university is timely in shaping and modelling the state’s education sector.
Shadiya, a geophysicist and oil expert, said this during the 50th edition of the Frontliners, a programme organised by the League of Veteran Journalists in Osogbo on Wednesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that UNILESA was established and upgraded by the administration of former Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola for academic development.
He says the centre has ensured that challenges facing the university are addressed for a conducive academic environment.
According to him, there are many challenges facing the university right now, beyond accommodation challenges, as widely speculated.
“We have challenges with infrastructure and building equipment in the university, and the advancement centre is not holding back to ensure that all those things are addressed.
“The issue of accommodation for students is the third on the hierarchy of our plans, and a lot still needs to be done in the institution,” he said.
He further said that the university accommodation project was recently launched with the sum of N50 million.
According to him, the university’s BOT has continued to encourage investors to invest in accommodation infrastructure.
The geophysicist urged students of the university not to work with house agents to avoid taking advantage of them, but rather to relate directly with accommodation owners.
Shadiya, however, urged stakeholders in the educational sector to support the university by investing more in facilities for convenient academic learning.
The Osun Chairman of the League of Veteran Journalists (LVJ), Mr Adetoyesa Shittu-Alamu, commended Shadiya for sharing more knowledge on the university’s growth and development, serving as an eye-opener.
Shittu-Alamu praised him as one of the personalities inducted into the recent 2025 Nigeria Union of Journalists Hall of Fame in the state.
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