Health

Contraceptive Choices and Sexual Health Awareness in UI

By: Femi-Adeniyi Joshua  As a student at the University of Ibadan, managing your reproductive health is crucial. This includes preventing unwanted pregnancies and protecting yourself from sexually transmitted infections (STIs). A combination of education, careful selection of suitable health measures, access to resources, and consistent application of preventative strategies is […]

Harmattan Health Hacks: Nutritional Guidance for You

By: Ohagwu, Grace “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” is a quote attributed to Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine. Hippocrates emphasized the importance of proper nutrition in maintaining health and preventing illness. The Harmattan season in Nigeria is a dry, cold, and dusty period notorious for […]

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 […]