We are determined to raise UNILORIN’s IGR, Raji assures management
By Abubakar Imam
The Managing Director of the UNILORIN Holdings, Prof. Bashir Ademola Raji, has expressed the determination of the outfit to ensure a remarkable improvement in the Internally Generated Revenue(IGR) of the University as he expressed optimism that in the next five years, the University should be rich enough to pay its staff members 13th month salary as being enjoyed by workers of a few other establishments.
Prof. Raji gave this assurance last Tuesday (April 14, 2026) while featuring on ‘‘Oro To Nlo’’, a current affairs programme of UNILORIN 89.3 FM. The programme was anchored by the General Manager of the Station, Mr Idris Akintola Ibrahim (Alooma).
The don, who teaches at the Faculty of Agriculture, said that the outfit has been mobilising available human and material resources to ensure that revenue available to the University is improved for it to meet the growing demands for financial resources.
While tracing the history of the outfit to 1988, Prof. Raji commended the current management of the University under the leadership of Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, for strengthening the UNILORIN Holdings to become what it is today.
Prof. Raji, who said that all the revenue yielding units of the University such as UNILORIN Water, UNILORIN Bakery and UNILORIN Press, among others, have been brought under the watch of his outfit for profitable running.
Apart from those he inherited on his appointment, Prof. Raji said that his outfit has also established more ventures such as the Driving School and the Optometry Centre, among others.
Speaking on efforts targeted at improving efficiency, Prof. Raji explained that the UNILORIN Holdings would continue to market its products and services for them to attract more patronage.
Apart from the use of the conventional media, Prof. Raji said that social media platforms are also being explored to attract patronage from members of the University Community and the general public.
The Managing Director, who is a former Vice Chancellor of the Fountain University, Osogbo, added that apart from generating revenue, his outfit is also helping in providing indirect training and facilitating income for students of the University who are engaged to carry out one economic activity or the other by the UNILORIN Holdings.
On transparency, Prof. Raji said that the UNILORIN Holdings has put up an arrangement that would discourage corruption and inefficiency. He said that to this end, the outfit’s accounts are always made available to auditors for scrutiny as he also said that payment for goods and services by the outfit is paid into its account directly by customers and clients.
Prof. Raji said that his outfit is also working on attracting foreign investors who would construct bigger hostels that could accommodate as many as 10,0000 students on the campus to reduce the number of students of the University who live off campus.
He further said that the outfit is also working towards building a sport centre and mall within the campus of the University based on Public-Private Partnership arrangement to attract development and also increase the revenue that would be generated by the University as time progresses.
Pointing out that while revenue generating agencies of the University that are doing well are motivated for better performance, Prof. Raji said that those who are not doing so well are also motivated for them to also do well.
Speaking on food sufficiency for the country, Prof. Raji called for proper soil management to ensure greater agricultural productivity. He advised that before a particular brand of fertiliser is used, proper investigation should be conducted to determine the most appropriate brand and quantity, saying that indiscriminate use of fertiliser may lead to soil infertility.
He also called for training and retraining of farmers for them to be exposed to modern techniques and inputs that would boost productivity.
Prof. Raji canvassed stronger investment in agriculture as he explained that the nation has enough manpower to ensure maximum agricultural productivity once the resources are available.
