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UI Celebrates Professor Ayo Banjo, Co-convene Concert

By – Aduwo Ayodele The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode Adebowale has on Friday, 3rd of May, 2024 offered a note of gratitude to Professor Emeritus Ayo Banjo, who he described as ‘a distinguished scholar, outstanding administrator, mentor, author, and sportsman’. The Vice-Chancellor made this remark at the […]

IndyPress Wins Overall Best Local Press Organization

By Rahmon Yusuf IndyPress Organization, on Saturday, 4th of May, 2024, was bestowed the prestigious award as the Overall Best Local Press Organization (LPO) at the Awards and Dinner Night ceremony convened by the Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan. The dinner ceremony held at the U&I Building, opposite […]

Eight IndyPress Members Win UCJ 2024 Individual Category Awards

By: Victor Ogunyemi Eight members of the Great Independence Hall of Residence Press Organization, on Saturday, May 4, 2024, have been awarded ultimate recipients of different categories of awards convened by the Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan. Members of IndyPress announced winners of nine different categories were Best […]

‘Teach children philosophy’ – UI Don Advocates

By Aduwo Ayodele A Professor of African Philosophy, Metaphysics, and Existentialism at the University of Ibadan, Professor Olatunji Alabi Oyeshile, on Thursday, May 2, 2024, advocated for the teaching of Philosophy to children in all African societies. This, Professor Oyeshile argued, will ensure the promotion of a philosophical attitude ‘sine qua non‘ […]

“We must break down the silos within the academic environment” – Professor Ochefu charges Nigerian universities

By – Aduwo Ayodele The Secretary General of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, who doubles as a Professor of Economic History and Development Studies at the Benue State University, Makurdi, Professor Yakubu Ochefu, has admonished stakeholders in the country’s education sector to consider “flipping” the ravaging national situation, […]

Three Resign from UISU Action Committee

By: Victor Ogunyemi Three members of the ‘Action Committee’, constituted at the General Meeting of the University of Ibadan Students’ Union, which is the highest organ of the Students’ Union, have on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 resigned. A copy of the 2-page letter, obtained by Indypress, was addressed to the […]