(This is our third series of the UI’SU yearly trade fair exhibition featured story. Read the first part here and the second here.) By: Sonaike Peter One of the constant features of the University of Ibadan Students’ Union week is the annual trade fair event. More than anything, the […]
By: Sonaike Peter General Studies program, first launched in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in October 1961, was a landmark development in African higher education. At inception, both staff and students critiqued the discipline as a foreign and western-inspired initiative. However, over time, the program gained traction. Established by a […]
By: Sonaike Peter On the 30th of November, 2024, around 8:30 PM, the Students’ Union House Secretary, Elemide Daniel had what could be described as a cordial dispute with some residents of the Great Independence Hall. The mild disagreement occurred during a visit to the hall after the House Secretary […]
By: Ayeye Toluwalope This article looks at the cost of standing up for one’s conviction. It examines how acts of courage to speak the truth were met with harsh punishment, and its trail of effects, both in the sense of justice, and for the wider student community. When Kunle […]
By: Sonaike Peter The university journey is a complex blend of excitement and challenges. And life afterwards can present its difficulties. Individual choices, mistakes, and each student’s degree of resilience while on campus are a trio of variables that shape each graduate. There are usually no twin graduates of […]
By: Sonaike Peter Although education and nutrition may seem unrelated, they are not indispensable to every human. Adequate feeding, meeting dietary needs, is crucial for students. Nutritious living plays a significant role in academic success. Nutritional inadequacy, on the other hand, can compromise healthy living. Exorbitant food costs in Nigeria, […]
A kitchenette in C Block of the Great Independence Hall of Residence has been shortchanged to a room, IndyPress can report. Kitchenettes, meant to be food arrangement powerhouse, are spaces used by students to prepare their meals. Designed for student convenience, the dedicated spaces simply exist for food preparation and […]
By: Sonaike Peter On Wednesday, 25th September 2024, IndyPress Organization reported that the University of Ibadan Students’ Union, according to a claim by the Students’ Union Vice President, Boluwatife Nafisat Aboderin, disbursed crowdfunded money to indigent students. The Press had hitherto reached out to the Students’ Union President, Aweda Bolaji […]
By: Sonaike Peter A survey conducted by IndyPress in August 2024 has revealed that financial constraints, as well as academic drawbacks, have been the combined experience, mutually faced by some students of the University of Ibadan, resulting from the institution’s recent fee hike policy. Nigeria’s budget constraints, funding cuts and […]
By: Sonaike Peter Starting his academic journey at the premier University on February 1, 2022, Adegbayi, a 300 level resident from the Great Independence Hall of Residence, initially thrilled, had anticipated a ‘smooth’ campus life. His needs, correspondingly met, afforded him flashes of memory he easily would recount. His ever-promising […]
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