A social media post by education advocate Alex Onyia claims that Nigeria has been “delisted” from the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) and can now only participate as an observer nation after the Federal Ministry of Education allegedly failed to fund the country’s participation through the National Mathematical Centre for four consecutive years.
Following Sunday’s rainfall on June 28, 2026, observations by IndyPress across some parts of the University of Ibadan has revealed several drainage channels clogged with refuse, raising fresh concerns about sanitation, flooding, and public health on campus.
The University of Ibadan has partnered with the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) as a host organisation for the second edition of the initiative following the approval of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode Adebowale.
The Technology and Engineering Students’ Association (TESA) Electoral Commission has fined Adenodi Faith, an aspirant for the office of President of the Faculty of Technology, ₦20,000 after finding him guilty of electoral offences.
The University of Ibadan Students’ Union has provided an update to the university community regarding the reported case of a University of Ibadan student who was declared missing while returning to campus from a fellowship conference in Imo State.
Dressed in sombre black and the stark white of traditional judogi, a solemn crowd gathered near the University of Ibadan gym complex, just beside the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences. The atmosphere on Wednesday, 17th June 2026, was heavy with an undeniable weight.
In recent times, much has occurred that warrants extreme vigilance, even regarding the smallest matters that should not inherently be harmful. From terrorism to banditry and incessant kidnapping, insecurity continues to plague the country. Consequently, fear is very much alive and palpable in the atmosphere.
On the night of Tuesday, June 16th, 2026, the university community was rocked by rumours of an alleged kidnapping of 8 UI students who went for a fellowship national conference and the so called abscounding of the fellowship president in order to escape the police.
The management of the University of Ibadan has postponed the Post-UTME screening exercise for underage candidates, which was earlier scheduled for Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in partnership with civic organisation 9jaCount, is set to conduct a physical voter registration exercise at the University of Ibadan and the University College Hospital (UCH) as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections.
