University of Ibadan
29 Aug
Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTEH), Prof. Ayodeji Omole, will deliver the University of Ibadan (UI) 561 inaugural lecture, billed to hold on September 19.
12 Aug
The management of the University of Ibadan has announced that students who are beneficiaries of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) and have already paid session fees are entitled to a refund. The University of Ibadan made the announcement in a statement on Monday and confirmed that NELFUND has remitted N201,114,650.00 to the university's account…
14 Jun
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts to promote technology, innovation, and entrepreneurial development among students, Infinix commissioned a state-of-the-art Information Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at the University of Ibadan, Oyo state. The event, held on the university campus, marked a significant step in supporting the Infinix Social Club, a partnership between Infinix…
12 Jun
Chairperson of the Anti-cultism Campaign Committee of the University of Ibadan Centre for Social Orientation (CenSo), Prof. Helen A. Labeodan, has urged students of the International School, Ibadan (ISI) to speak up whenever they are harassed, intimidated, or bullied by their seniors, classmates, or any individual. She gave the charge while addressing the students during…
9 Jun
With the demise of Professor Emeritus, Ladipo Ayodeji Banjo, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, at the age of 90, Nigeria and indeed the academic community have lost one of their most eminent and erudite professors of English. He was without any string of doubt a Nigerian educational administrator till the very end.
29 May
The management of University of Ibadan (UI) has issued queries to two students over their alleged involvement in a recent protest against fee hike on campus.
28 May
The students who recently staged a protest over fee hike by University of Ibadan (UI) have accused the institution of victimising their colleagues involved in the protest. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students, under the aegis of Fund Education Coalition, had, on may 13, protested against fee hike by the university.…
25 May
A former Vice Chancellor (VC) University of Ibadan, Prof. Ayo Banjo, is dead.
19 May
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), University of Ibadan, Prof. Peter Olapegba, said African nations shouldn’t have problems feeding their people because the continent is blessed with arable land.
16 May
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s education sector have emphasised the need to integrate service-learning models in tertiary education curriculum to enhance the employability skills of graduates.
12 May
December 1, 2010, Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole admirably tagged “IFA”, became the 11th Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI). Two months to the expiration of his five-year tenure as UI VC, he was appointed Health Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. Last Sunday, May 5, he turned 70 years old, thus, formally retiring from the services of the University.
10 May
The World Health Organisation (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, the United Nations Environment Programme, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the African Field Epidemiology Network, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the United Kingdom Health Security Agency
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