The
outgoing Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Ishaq
Oloyede, has said the institution will soon establish a Geology Research
Centre at Aran-Orin in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.
Speaking to journalists in Ilorin on Saturday, Oloyede said the centre would examine if there was crude oil deposit in the LGA.
The Kwara State Governor, Mr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, had, about a year ago, claimed that crude oil had been found in the area.
Ahmed had said a farmer alerted the state government
of the discovery and that preliminary investigations by government
sponsored scientists confirmed the finding but had yet to determine
whether the crude was in commercial quantity or not.
Oloyede said the varsity would fund the research
centre with about N100m from UNILORIN’s N4.2bn intervention fund from
the Federal Government.
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