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“There is ability in every disability” – KSU Deputy VC Says as UI Commemorates International Day of Persons with Disabilities

By: IndyPress News Desk The Department of Special Education, University of Ibadan on Friday 6th December 2024 joined the world to celebrate persons with disabilities, an annual event that takes place on the 3rd of December of every year. Speaking at the occasion, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, represented […]

Power Gets Restored To Indy C3 Constituency After 7 Days Of Blackout

By: Sonaike Peter C3 Constituency, C-Block axis, of the Great Independence Hall of Residence, University of Ibadan, has finally had its power restored. The electricity was restored to the constituency after seven days of blackout. Recall that IndyPress had previously reported a state of blackout which brought inconvenience to some […]

IndyPress Entertainment Editor Wins Youths Digest Campus Journalism Award

By: IndyPress News Desk Entertainment Editor, IndyPress Organization, University of Ibadan, Favour Bamijoko on Saturday, 7th December 2024 has been announced ultimate WINNER of the Entertainment Category in the 6th Edition of Campus Journalism Awards, convened yearly by Youths Digest. Youths Digest, the organizer of the annual Campus Journalism Awards […]

Breaking: TLDS Disciplinary Committee Suspends ‘Jaw War: Rise of Legends’ Quarter Final Rounds

By: Favour Bamijoko The Literary and Debating Society Disciplinary Committee on Friday, 6th December, 2024, suspended the ‘Jaw War: Rise of Legends’ Quarter Finals previously scheduled for the 7th of December, 2024. This suspension was revealed in an internal memorandum released by the TLDS Disciplinary Committee and signed by Ajise […]

UI Lecturer Advocates Water-Tight Regulatory Measures for Easy Access to Health Care

By: IndyPress News Desk  A Professor of Health Economics at the University of Ibadan, Professor Akanni Olayinka Lawanson, on Thursday, 5th December 2024, has submitted that alternative mechanism in social health insurance which ensures wide coverage of the population, with water-tight regulatory measures to prevent moral hazard and adverse selection, […]

Situation Report: Firefighters Extinguish Queens Hall Fire Outbreak

Firefighters from the University’s Fire Service successfully extinguished a fire that broke out in Queen Elizabeth Hall, Block B, around midnight on December 5, 2024, IndyPress can report. The blaze was fully contained by 2:30 am. The incident has been described as ‘unexpected’ by student-residents of the hall. IndyPress observed […]