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The University of Ibadan Health Service has resumed operations following a student-led protest over welfare-related issues on campus.

The University of Ibadan Students’ Union has convened an emergency congress and resolved to suspend academic activities amid the ongoing strike by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions.

A protest broke out at the University of Ibadan in the early hours of Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as students took to the streets over ongoing campus challenges linked to the SSANU/NASU strike.

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), University of Ibadan branch, has condemned the reaction of the University of Ibadan Students’ Union president to the recent Federal High Court judgment nullifying the suspension of Aduwo Ayodele, Mide Gbadegesin, and Nice Linus popularly known as the UI3 while urging  students to demand a congress to address pressing welfare concerns.

The University of Ibadan Students’ Union ‘Team Diligent’ has expressed support for the ongoing industrial action by the Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), which commenced on May 1, 2026. 

A Professor of Mathematics Education and Educational Evaluation at the Institute of Education, Joshua Oluwatoyin Adeleke, has stated that poor academic performance, inequality, and educational failure are not immutable destinies but challenges that can be diagnosed and addressed.

A group of students carrying buckets gathered at the Tekena Tamuno Building in a show of protest over the ongoing electricity and water shortages on campus, IndyPress reports.

For over 24 hours, residents under the Ring 5 electricity distribution unit covering Independence Hall, Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall, Obafemi Awolowo Hall, and Bello Hall of Residence, University of Ibadan have been left without power.

The University of Ibadan Health Service (UHS), popularly known as Jaja Clinic, has directed students to seek medical care at alternative facilities following the shutdown of its operations amid the ongoing nationwide strike by SSANU and NASU.