For many University of Ibadan students, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has provided much needed financial support since the increase in school fees. However, for students who paid their fees before receiving loan disbursements, obtaining refunds from the university has become a source of frustration and uncertainty.
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 Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, has stated that quality accommodation is essential to achieving students’ well-being, safety, and holistic development.
Over 48 hours after electricity went off on Saturday, June 20, 2026, students residing in the Ring 5 axis, including Independence Hall, Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall, Obafemi Awolowo Hall, Bello Hall, and several private hostels, are yet to experience power restoration.
Residents of the Ring 5 axis of the University of Ibadan are once again faced with electricity outages following fresh faults linked to the Ring 5 transformer.
A circulated status update claims that the missing Scripture Union Campus Fellowship officials, including the kidnapped University of Ibadan student, have regained their freedom.
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.
