VC commends Unilorite for developing emergency App
…applauds TEC
By Tajudeen Babamale
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has commanded a 400-level student of the Department of Criminology and Security Studies, Mr Pelumi Banabas, for developing a campus emergency response application, describing the innovation as timely and impactful. He also applauded the Technical and Entrepreneurship Centre (TEC) of the institution for its effective mentorship that led to the successful development of the App.
Prof. Egbewole gave this commendation last Monday (March 2, 2026) while receiving winners of the 2026 TEC ASBE Innovation Summit in his office. The meeting was organised to formally introduce the Start-Up winners, the Scale-Up winner and the Talent Hunt winners to the University management. Expressing satisfaction with the development, Prof. Egbewole directed the TEC management to tidy up all procedures and processes relating to the product, including the registration of the company.
Prof. Egbewole also constituted a committee headed by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research, Technology and Innovation) to engage TEC and other relevant stakeholders to conduct a pilot survey and testing of the application to ascertain its practical applicability within the University environment.
Earlier, the Director of TEC, Prof. Usman Adebimpe Raheem, explained that the visit was to present the winners of TEC ASBE Innovation Summit 2026 to the Vice Chancellor and to present the App.
Prof. Raheem, who is also a former Chairman of the University of Ilorin Branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), also announced the winners of the innovation summit.
According to him, the first position in the Scale-Up category went to Ajetola Faith Timothy, the second position was won by Olugbenga Israel Temitope, while the winner of the third position is Nwaenyi Stanley Uchena.
In the Start-Up category, Owolabi Temiloluwa Funmibi emerged winner while Abdulwahab Abdulrasaq took second place as Lawal Zainab Temitope came third.
For the Talent Hunt, the first position was awarded to Ariseloye Michael Oreofe, the second to Abiola-Johnson Fowoke Cecilia, while Emmanuel John Oluwadamilare bagged the third position.
Prof. Raheem, who noted that the emergency response application was fully developed by the Unilorite under the mentorship of TEC, added that the app functions as a rapid alert system. He explained that in the event of a fire outbreak in a hostel or anywhere on campus, a user can simply send a message through the platform, which immediately alerts the fire service for prompt response.
He added that the system also integrates security, health and counselling units, with plans underway to expand the platform to other critical services within the University.
