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Army calls for indigenous systems to address insecuritySecurity

Angel Ojonugwa July 30, 2024

IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – The Director-General, Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja, Maj.-Gen. Garba Wahab (Rtd), has underscored the need for indigenous systems to address insecurity and promote national development. Wahab stated this on Monday in Ibadan at the Faculty Distinguished

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UI promotes Ekiti First Lady to rank of Associate Professor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 7, 2024

The University of Ibadan has promoted Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, Ekiti’s First Lady, to Associate Professor in the Department of Education Management. According to the institution’s management, the promotion is backdated to 2022. The First Lady is due for the rank of full fledged Professor in 2025. Dr. Oyebanji, in a statement released on Thursday by her

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Nigerian universities not included in the top 1000 global universities ranking for 2025

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2024

The most recent Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2025 have been issued, comprising over 1,500 universities from 105 higher education systems. QS is a major higher education analytics organisation that produces annual world university rankings based on academic excellence, reputation, and global diversity. The United States leads the rankings with 197

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UI seeks partnership with private sector on harnessing agric potentials UI seeks

Angel Ojonugwa May 24, 2024

IBADAN (Sundiata Post) – Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology (CPEB), University of Ibadan (UI), is seeking partnership with the private sector to harness agricultural resources in Nigeria.Head of the department Prof. Morufat Balogun, stated this in Ibadan on Thursday while speaking on untapped potentials in the agricultural sector. According to

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UI to matriculate 3,749 undergraduate students for the 2023/2024 academic session

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 23, 2024

The University of Ibadan in Oyo state has announced that it has admitted 3,749 students to its various undergraduate programmes. According to the institution, the students were admitted for the academic session 2023/2024. The institution made these claims in a statement released to the media by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Adejoke Akinpelu. The […]

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UI students reject planned 750% increase in tuition fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 17, 2024

Students at the University of Ibadan have opposed the planned 750 percent fee increase for new students. The President of the University Student Union, Samuel Tobiloba, and the General Secretary, Olaniyi Dolapo, issued a statement requesting a meeting with management to discuss the modifications. The Union said in a statement that it was shocked to […]

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Covenant University surpasses UI, UNILAG, others to become Nigeria’s best university (FULL LIST)

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 12, 2024

The Times Higher Education has published the 2024 World University Rankings covering 108 countries and regions. In Nigeria, 39 universities made the list, with Covenant University ranking first. The University of Ibadan comes in second, followed by Federal University of Technology, Akure, and the University of Lagos. Globally, the University of Oxford leads the rankings

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Students protest as UI increases tuition for new students to N412,000

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 12, 2024

According to the Union of Campus Journalist (UCJ), new students at the University of Ibadan (UI) this month for the new academic year will pay up to N412,000 every session. Prof. Keye Abiona, Dean of Student Affairs, confirmed this during a call with UCJUI yesterday. While verifying that the increased fees indicated on the portal […]

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UI ASUU awards scholarship to 6 brilliant, indigent students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 10, 2024

In its 2023 Indigent Students Scholarship Award, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan (UI) chapter, yesterday granted scholarships to six brilliant, indigent university students. Following the presentation of the awards to the recipients, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, Chairman of the ASUU UI chapter, said that the recipients were divided into two

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NUC denies release of the viral list of fake professors in Nigeria

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 8, 2024

On Monday, the National Universities Commission refuted reports that it had discovered 100 fake professors at various universities in the nation. A number of universities were included in a list by certain media organisations of the institutions the NUC has charged with employing fake professors. However, the NUC claimed in a statement issued on Monday […]

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University of Ibadan warns against free online courses

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 29, 2023

The administration of the University of Ibadan, located in Ibadan, Oyo State, has announced that no free online courses are being offered by the university. The University of Ibadan declared this in a statement released by Ganiyu Saliu, the registrar. The organisation claimed to have noticed an advertisement for one of its online courses, in […]

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Group Managing Director and CEO of UBA has been named an ambassador of UI

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 26, 2023

In celebration of its 75th anniversary, the University of Ibadan (UI), the top university in Nigeria, has named Mr. Oliver Alawuba, the Group Managing Director/CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, as an ambassador of the institution. The award is given to Alawuba, who is also an alumnus of the esteemed university, in appreciation […]

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UI student detained after allegedly raping fellow student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

IBADAN – The University of Ibadan’s security staff has apprehended a 200-level student in the Faculty of Law after he is suspected of raping a 100-level colleague on campus. According to information obtained, the student had been reported to the school officials for committing a crime against a fellow student who was reportedly a first-year […]

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University of Ibadan (UI) Post-UTME Screening Result 2023/2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 5, 2023

The University of Ibadan’s administration has made public the outcomes of the recently finished post-UTME screening process, which was used to select eligible applicants for admission to the 2023–2024 academic year. Those who registered and participated in the screening process should verify their names on the admission list by following the instructions provided

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314 Graduates Bag First Class as UI Celebrates Convocation Ceremony and 75th Founder Day

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 16, 2023

At the University of Ibadan’s 2023 convocation ceremony on Tuesday, 314 students received first-class degrees, out of 6,865 who graduated. Speaking at the occasion, the university’s vice chancellor, Professor Kayode Adebowale, alluded to the fact that it was a part of the festivities commemorating the university’s 75th Foundation Day celebration, which