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Nevertheless, it is never too late to turn a leaf. The two Councils must recognize the need to treat students’ welfare as paramount. And the best time to do away with the apparent neglect

Concerned stakeholders, including the management and student leaders across halls, faculties, departments, and student organizations should lend their proactive responses to

By imposing such ‘arbitrary’ fees, these institutions shut out many deserving candidates who are only limited by financial hardship, orchestrated by the anti-people policies by the government. This trend, however, has to stop as it undermines the principle of a merit-based admission. 

Our universities are funded by the public through direct and indirect taxes, and so they should be used to improve student welfare and better the country, rather than on a frivolous agenda.

Equally disturbing is the apathy among the broader student population. Instead of outrage, there is resignation. Instead of protest, silence. But history reminds us that student movements have played a vital role in shaping the direction of Nigeria’s education system

Common rooms are spaces available in residences for the joint use of residents for recreational purposes

important that the Federal Government, the Pro-Chancellor, the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, and the leadership of the Students’ Union, along with other relevant stakeholders, address the accommodation challenges that are fast becoming a looming crisis.

(A joint press release by INDY Press, AFAS Press and Sultan Bello Hall Press)

Before your admission into the University of Ibadan, you probably sacrificed many sleepless nights preparing for entrance examinations — A-Level, UTME, and Post-UTME. Your success in these exams earned you a place at Nigeria’s premier university. When the admission letter finally arrived, it was a moment of pure joy for […]

There is a time for everything. It is the end of the second semester. It is that time of the year when students pack out and in. A crisis brews. Despite its severity, the accommodation crisis at the University of Ibadan has been largely neglected. There has been a consistent […]