Kwara Gov donates N5m to CILS

The Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has donated N5 million to the Centre for Ilorin Studies (CILS), University of Ilorin.

A statement by the Director of the Centre, Prof. I. O. Sanusi, said that the money, which would be used to equip the CILS Gallery, was transferred to the Zenith Bank account of the Unilorin Consultancy Services penultimate Friday (June 14, 2024).

Prof. Sanusi said that the Governor’s gesture would go a long way in defraying part of the expenditure plans of the Centre for the 2022/2023 academic sessions.

The Director pointed out that in the Centre’s proposal submitted to the Vice Chancellor in October 2023, “the sum of N5, 000, 420 was earmarked for the purchase of gallery materials and to conduct public lectures, seminars, and workshops; while the sum of N5 million was earmarked for the acquisition of shelves, wardrobes, and racks to showcase the gallery collections”.