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The African Studies Students’ Association (ASSA), Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, is set to hold the Sankofa Conference, a cultural experience for scholars, thinkers, creatives, and change-makers.
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The Oyo State Police Command has urged student residents around the Agbowo axis to remain calm amid reported security concerns in the area.
FHR Impeaches FATSSSA President, Suspends Four Executive Members for Two Weeks
The President of the Faculty of the Social Sciences Students’ Association (FATSSSA), Peter Adegoke, has been impeached by the Faculty House of Representatives (FHR), while four other executive members were suspended for two weeks.
IndyPress Managing Editor Emerges First Runner-Up at National Wire Campus Business Journalism Awards
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Indy Hall 15th Assembly to Hold Third Ordinary Sitting
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Beyond the Podium: A Conversation With Ifechukwu Elechi
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The Wages of Industrial Strike in Our Universities
For years, industrial strikes in Nigerian tertiary institutions have done more harm than good to students, placing their academic welfare at detriment.
These strike actions, which often disrupt academic activities in the country’s institutions of higher learning, have had the antecedent of undermining the sanctity of public education, one of the fundamental social services the government is constitutionally mandated to provide for its citizens.
Manifesto Spotlight: Can Oyewumi Deliver on His Sports Agenda for Katangites?
Beyond the mere politics of an election lies the true test: the proof of competency and the actual delivery of outlined promises as intended. On Saturday, Dec 20, 2025, the Great Independence Hall held its 2025/2026 election. This electoral process brought Oyewumi Temiloluwa Adeolu, a 400-level student from the Faculty of Education, into office as the Hall’s Sports Commissioner.
Two UI Students Emerge Winners of ESVARBON National Quiz Competition
Two students of the University of Ibadan, Ani John Godwin and Daramfon Umoh, have emerged winners of the quiz competition held as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria (ESVARBON).
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