Health

To Be Back In School and Be Balanced

By: Abodunrin Martha (Contributor) I read a novel where a man jumped off a treadmill after running at high speed as part of a physical test. I related it with the type of brain trip this semester has been. We went straight from exams to beginning classes in what feels […]

Assessing the Health Implications of ABH Blackout Saga

By: Ambali Olayinka For about twenty days, the jarring sound of makeshift generators, loud enough to disrupt deep thought, became a constant feature of life at Alexander Brown Hall (ABH). The makeshift only provided a minute care to the gross state of concern students faced. It followed the disconnection of […]

How Students Utilize Self-care To Keep Body In Gown?

By: Sonaike Peter A student who has health, who has hope, has everything. Well-being, a general state of health, beyond a personal concern, can be very much a cornerstone for achieving academic excellence. In a competitive University of Ibadan, maintaining good health is essential to academic excellence. There are required […]

A Demand for Safe Food In Cafeterias

By: Ugor Benedict Behind the scenes of every movie are possible alarming discoveries. This is because we become concerned about the authenticity of the movie having realized the disparity between the actual movie and the process that led to its production. The same applies to food safety in cafeterias at […]

International Women’s Day: Prioritising Women’s Health.

By: Samuel Olowolayemo Every year, the International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on the 8th of March to recognize the achievement and contribution of women in the society and is concerned about promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment and thereby improving the well-being of women in all areas of life. […]

Mental Health: Ensuring Mental Stability As A Student

By: Victor Ogunyemi  In our everyday life, we are faced with range of stressors that undermine our mental health and can result in varying illnesses. As UIITES, we have enormous workload to deal with per semester and efforts put into addressing them are undermined by varying individual challenges that affect […]

Inflation: Healthy Alternatives for Potable Water

By: Grace Ohagwu The recent weather developments have seen sayings such as ‘drink water and mind your business’ getting revived. The University Health Service (UHS) lent its voice to the clamor for taking more fluids to survive the heat by advising that students drink three to four liters of water […]