The University of Ilorin which is popularly referred to as the better by far university and has repeatedly bagged the award of the unified tertiary matriculation examination(UTME) for being the most sought-after federal school in Nigeria not because of some fancy state-of-the-art class rooms or laboratories but due to their ability to maintain a steady academic calendar whilst striking a balance between academics and extracurricular activities amidst the country’s flagrant disregard for the academic sector. They manage to provide highly intelligent, morally upright and well-rounded scholars amongst the lecturers and the students alike. The rich ethnic and cultural diversity therein also is a force to reckon with.