By: Ayeye Toluwalope Payday, a Fintech startup established in 2021 by Favour Ori, has recently been in the mouths of many, both users and non-users. The startup was created to help users send and receive money in about 20 currencies. However, that is not why it got the attention of […]
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On The Mismanagement Of School Resources
On the 19th of September. 2023, An electrical mishap occurred in Queen Idia Hall, University of Ibadan. Thankfully, the accident narrowly avoided becoming a full-blown fire. A lightbox in one of the rooms started emanating sparks, which persisted for about 3 hours. Concerned for their safety, one of the residents […]
Silence
By: Nnamdi Ochi It never really goes silent It slips between the gaps, Seeps into the cracks But to occupy the space is unnatural The animals cry The insects chirp and buzz The lazy wind rushes loudly by The light announce themselves with cheers And those who stay awake like […]
UI Holds Symposium for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
By: Aduwo Ayodele The new Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies in the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences of the University of Ibadan has on Wednesday, 20th of March, 2024 organised its first ever symposium. Themed “Theory and Practice: Sustainable Marketing Strategies for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) […]
UI Commissions Bus Stop, Calls For Proper Usage
By: Victor Ogunyemi The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode Adebowale, on Monday, 18th March, 2024, has commissioned the newly built bus stop located behind Abdulsalami Abubakar Post-graduate Hostel. The bus stop was erected to be helpful to the residents of Obafemi Awolowo Hall, Abdulsalami Abubakar, […]
“Shun Cultism and all anti-social behaviors” – UI Anti-cultism Campaign Committee warns
By: Victor Ogunyemi The University of Ibadan Anti-cultism Campaign Committee, on the 14th March, 2024, visited St. Gabriel’s School (Junior & Senior) in Sabo, Ibadan and Oba Akinyele Memorial Grammar School in Basorun, Ibadan, to sensitize secondary school students about the dangers of cultism. Present at the sensitization were the […]
“Revitalize Nigeria’s Educational System” – UI Don says
By: Sonaike Peter A Professor of International Relations and Gender Studies in the Department of Political Science, Professor Aituaje Irene Pogoson on 14th March 2024, called for a revamp of Nigeria’s education system to enable it meet the demands of the present cutting edge high-tech economy. According to her, the […]
“UI Needs To Be Proactive To Meet The Challenges Of Funding,” UI VC Says
By: Victor Ogunyemi The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Adebowale on Thursday, 14th March 2024 unveiled the signage donated to the Institute of Education. Professor Adebowale said the alumni are very dear to the University. This, according to him, is because the federal government has to contend […]
A Review Of The Stewardship Of The Health Commissioner: How Well?
By – Emmanuel Utibe During the last electioneering cycle in Katanga republic, a little-known personality emerged, vying for the position of the Health commissioner. Mr. Salako Olajire, a then 200-level student of Medicine and Surgery, Dr. Park as he is popularly called eventually won the elections, riding on the […]
Market Survey: How Fair Was the Students’ Union Trade Fair Program?
By: Sonaike Peter Every Students’ Union leadership comes and then goes, but one thing remains constant, and that is the Student Union Week. As a tradition, the University of Ibadan Students’ Union, through the office of the Vice-president, has the constitutional duty ‘to organize the Union week as a chairperson […]