By Uncle Phantom That our school is the first and best is popular knowledge. But what isn’t quite popular are the many travails that University of Ibadan students face to reach self-actualization. And while a judgment by the Nigerian context would make that normal, the school still emphasizes less on […]
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Behind the Scenes: Music in UI and its Attendants Challenges
By: Habeeb Abdul When people use the “all fingers are not equal” cliché, they are very likely referring to individual socioeconomic statuses relative to the other person. As it turns out, it also applies to universities. For instance, the University of Ibadan students are reputed for erudition but possess a […]
SRC Suspends, Commences Investigation Into UI SU TV; Mascot Confirms TV Is Union’s Property
By: Adebayo Abdulrahman The Students’ Representatives Council of the University of Ibadan Students’ Union has suspended activities on the UI SU Whatsapp TV pending the conclusion of an investigation. This development was announced by the Speaker of the House, Eniola Olatoye, in an interview with UCJUI, at the end of […]
The Rising Cost Of Foodstuffs And Commodities: UI Students Laments
By: Oluwapelumi King The cost of foodstuffs and essential commodities in recent years has always been a bane for many Nigerians. A lot of Nigerians have had to cut off many of their financial responsibilities and made sacrifices to meet up with the ever-rising cost of these foodstuffs and other […]
Indy, Idia, Mascot Debacle: Who Slapped Who?
By: Lord Whistledown Several questions and debates have been left lingering and unattended to in the UI students’ community, over the years. Of these controversies, there is the question of uneven distribution of electricity to halls of residence in the University. There is also the lingering debate on verbal harassment, […]
Asuu Strike: Distress as UI Finalists Lament Over Lingering Strike
By: Ajadi Sadiq It’s no longer news that it’s been over 100 days since the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) embarked on an indefinite warning strike. This is following the failure of the Federal government to bow to the wishes of ASUU on ways of payment, which has gotten most […]
ASUU: Nigerian Students Deliberates Way Forward
By: Aduwo Ayodele Undergraduates from various institutions and some members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities from the University of Ibadan and Obafemi Awolowo University today, Wednesday 27th April 2022 converged to discuss way forward that would strengthen a relationship of trust between academic staff and students on the […]
ASUU STRIKE: STUDENTS REACT AS THEY FEAR PROLONGED INDUSTRIAL ACTION
7 weeks ago, the Academic Staff Union of Universities embarked on an initial warning strike of one month. When this time elapsed with no positive consensus, ASUU added another 2 months. As usual, the industrial action has sparked lots of reactions among students of federal universities in Nigeria directly affected […]
ASUU Strike: UI Traders Struggle to Cope with Pause of Academic Activities
By: Abudulrahman Adebayo Independence Hall — An old tray filled with beans was seated peacefully on Tessy Ohaeri’s laps. While one of her hands was home to a handful of beans on the tray, the other was carefully separating dirt from the beans. Next to her legs, on a small […]
Students at Dawn, Workers at Dusk: Travails of UITES Who Combine Studies With Work
By: Adebayo Abdulrahman The time was 10:17 pm. Festus Oyelakin just arrived at the home of two fellow students of the University of Ibadan to deliver phone accessories they placed an order for earlier in the day. The gate to their Estate and hostel was locked already so he had […]
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