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UI students emerge winner of FG’s maiden hackathon

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 5, 2024

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) first hackathon was won by students at the University of Ibadan (UI), in Oyo State. The hackathon results were revealed during the NDPC’s anniversary dinner and awards ceremony in Abuja. The hackathon was one of the events held on Friday to

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UI Muslim alumni provide members with professional and entrepreneurial skills

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 3, 2024

The University of Ibadan Muslim Graduates’ Association (UIMGA), through its initiative Watershed Leadership Training, has reaffirmed its dedication to providing its members with practical entrepreneurship skills so they may grow their businesses. Launched in 2023, the project provides the first entrepreneurial training programme in the nation with the goal of

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UI bemoans receiving N10 million for a monthly operational expense of N200 million

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

Prof. Aderonke Baiyeroju, Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC), Academics at the University of Ibadan, has expressed regret over the financial state of the esteemed university. She revealed that the government provides the university with N10 million per month, but that the institution spends over N200 million on utilities alone. Baiyeroju said this yesterday while accepting

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FUTA, OAU, FUT-MINNA get highest number of approved proposals in N5.1b TETFund research grants

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

The universities with the most accepted proposals for research grants from the N5.1 billion Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) include Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, and Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUT-MINNA). While 17 proposals were approved for FUTA, both OAU and FUT-MINNA had 16 proposals

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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