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“There is ability in every disability” – KSU Deputy VC Says as UI Commemorates International Day of Persons with Disabilities

By: IndyPress News Desk The Department of Special Education, University of Ibadan on Friday 6th December 2024 joined the world to celebrate persons with disabilities, an annual event that takes place on the 3rd of December of every year. Speaking at the occasion, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, represented […]

Jápa: The Nigerian Emigration Phenomenon

By: Femi-Adeniyi Joshua In recent years, the term “jápa” has become a popular slang in Nigeria, referring to the act of emigrating or fleeing the country in search of better opportunities abroad. The term indicates trend where young Nigerians, frustrated by local challenges, opt to leave their home country for […]

Rethinking Civic Responsibility in UI

By: Ochi, Maduabuchi Civic responsibility is defined by Law Insider as ‘the patriotic and ethical duty of all citizens to take an active role in society and to consider the interests and concerns of other individuals in the community’. Taking an active role in society, in the popular sense, takes […]

Breaking: TLDS Disciplinary Committee Suspends ‘Jaw War: Rise of Legends’ Quarter Final Rounds

By: Favour Bamijoko The Literary and Debating Society Disciplinary Committee on Friday, 6th December, 2024, suspended the ‘Jaw War: Rise of Legends’ Quarter Finals previously scheduled for the 7th of December, 2024. This suspension was revealed in an internal memorandum released by the TLDS Disciplinary Committee and signed by Ajise […]

UI Lecturer Advocates Water-Tight Regulatory Measures for Easy Access to Health Care

By: IndyPress News Desk  A Professor of Health Economics at the University of Ibadan, Professor Akanni Olayinka Lawanson, on Thursday, 5th December 2024, has submitted that alternative mechanism in social health insurance which ensures wide coverage of the population, with water-tight regulatory measures to prevent moral hazard and adverse selection, […]