INDY PRESS

The University of Ibadan management has announced Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20, 2026, as public holidays in observance of this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration.

The University of Ibadan community has been thrown into mourning following the death of a 100-level student of the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Abass Motunrayo Anuoluwapo.

The Administrator-General of Great Independence Hall, Obinelo Chisom Folorunsho, has condemned the sale of bed spaces among residents, warning  offenders of possible sanctions.

The University of Ibadan’s Industrial Training Coordinating Centre (ITCC) has announced the commencement of registration for the 2025/2026 Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) programme, which is scheduled to close on Friday, April 17, 2026.

The Legislative Council of the Great Independence Hall has ordered individuals and organisations responsible for pasting posters and flyers on hall infrastructure to remove them on or before 11:59 PM, Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

Restoration High School, Yola, has emerged winner of the 2026 Roseline Etuokwu Sigma National Secondary School Quiz Competition, defeating five other finalist schools representing the geopolitical zones of the country.

A baseline survey on sexual harassment in Nigerian public tertiary institutions has revealed that 70 per cent of female students and 30 per cent of male students have experienced at least one form of gender-based violence (GBV) on campus.

In the recent press release on March 11, 2026, the Federal Ministry of Education has launched the Procurement Compliance Monitoring Systems (PICOMS) to eliminate procurement delay in the Education sector. 

The University of Ibadan has begun the accommodation application process for returning students(Staylites) scheduled to run from Thursday, March 12 to March 16, 2026.

The Federal government has assured the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that it will investigate the utilization of the TETFund Intervention by the Vice Chancellors of tertiary institutions.