Obafemi Awolowo University
15 Nov
The West African University Games (WAUG) is back, this time in Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ife, Nigeria, and the excitement is palpable. The WAUG is a multi-sport event for student-athletes from all over West Africa, and it is expected to attract thousands of participants from over 200 universities. Regarded as one of the most prestigious…
9 Nov
A male lecturer of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, Dr Ariyo, yesterday, allegedly attacked a student for allegedly refusing to switch off his phone in class.
4 Nov
Old Pharmacy graduates of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) recently rolled out the drums at the Ile-Ife campus of the university to celebrate the centenary anniversary of the Faculty. The university, then University of Ife, was also the only university in the country awarding the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy till 1971. Under the aegis…
2 Nov
• Ask agency to go after corrupt politicians About 200 students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile Ife, Osun State and leaders of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), yesterday, stormed the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Iyaganku, Ibadan. The students, who arrived in three Coaster buses and three…
29 Sep 2023
Five distinguished alumni of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, will, at the weekend, be honoured by the global executive of the Great Ife Alumni Association at their meeting holding at Alimoso, Lagos on Saturday.
14 Sep 2023
Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, yesterday, announced an increment in school fees. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, yesterday, disclosed that for those in the Faculties of Arts, Law and Humanities, the newly admitted students will pay N151,200, while returning students of the same faculties that…
4 Sep 2023
A renowned professor of Pharmacology in Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Moses Akanmu, has urged collaboration among the academia, traditional medicine practitioners, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), and the Federal Ministry of Health to synergise on comprehensive research and development of African Traditional Medicine (ATM).
29 Aug 2023
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has launched battle against immorality and indecent dressing on campus by placing ban on public kissing and hugging by opposite sex, any skimpy dress, making of tinted hair, tattoos and others.
26 Jun 2023
Osun State governor Ademola Adeleke has debunked claims that he plans to pardon Rahman Adedoyin who was sentenced to death by hanging. Adedoyin, the founder of Oduduwa University, was found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging by the Osun State High Court for the murder of Timothy Adegoke, an Obafemi Awolowo University postgraduate student,…
6 Jun 2023
Attempts by many Nigerian universities to adopt e-libraries have remained at the foundation stage, hampered by poor funding and inadequate facilities.