Former University of Ibadan, Vice Chancellor, Professor Idowu Olayinka has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to pay all outstanding entitlement of University staff.
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Indy 15th Assembly Flags Missing Sports Kits, House Orders Asset Verification
The Legislative Council of the Great Independence Hall has directed that all assets under the custody of executive officers be physically verified before future handovers, following concerns raised over missing sporting equipment during the presentation of a Joint Investigation and Asset Audit Committee (JIAAC) report.
FG Launches ₦365m National Laureate Prize to Reward Top Nigerian Student Researchers
The Federal Government has launched the Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Prize, an award scheme designed to recognize and reward outstanding academic research, innovation, and intellectual excellence across tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
UI Scholar, Others Unveiled As Afreximbank Publishing Prize Jury
Ahead of the Creative African Nexus (CANEX) Weekend 2026, the UI Professor alongside two other scholars has announced a three-member jury for the 2026 CANEX Prize for Publishing.
Indy Hall 15th Assembly Moves to Create Office of Deputy Clerk
The Great Independence Hall Legislative Council has moved to establish the office of the Deputy Clerk following the consideration of a bill seeking to formally create the position.
UI Sports Academy Begins Construction of 500-Bed Hostel, 34-Room Facility
The University of Ibadan Sports Academy has commenced the construction of a 500-bed hostel and a 34-room accommodation facility to strengthen its capacity to accommodate athletes, students, coaches, visiting teams and other members other stakeholders of the sports academy
Clogged Drainage Blocks Water Flow on Channel Road Opposite Zik Gate
A clogged drainage channel has been observed opposite the Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall gate, along Channel Road leading to the Staff Quarters, IndyPress reports.
Baba Alagbada
Agbada billowing like a campaign banner caught in the Harmattan wind. His followers drumming announce his arrival long before his ideas do. Don’t mind Kùnrùn-bẹ̀tẹ̀, kùnrùn-bẹ̀tẹ̀! The crowd erupts, not because they have heard anything profound, but because noise has always mistaken itself for substance.
‘Civil Servants, Government Workers and Lecturers Still Contesting in NANS’ — President Says
The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Comrade Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, has maintained his position on his intention to propose bills seeking amendments to the NANS Constitution.
Weekly Movie Screening Returns With ‘A Nation of Brutality’, ‘Collision’ at TFS, UI
The Thursday Film Series is set to return this week with a screening exploring the enduring impact of police brutality and systemic violence on Nigerian society.




