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Professor Peter Olamakinde Olapegba has been appointed the 14th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, succeeding the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode Oyebode Adebowale, whose five-year tenure ends on November 1, 2026.

Michael Olagunwa, a 500-level Law student at the University of Ibadan, has emerged winner of the DealHQ Partners Undergraduate Essay Competition 2026, a Pan-African essay competition open to 300- to 500-level law students from accredited universities across the continent.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Ibadan, Professor Juwon Arotiba, has urged computing researchers to develop technologies that address societal challenges, stressing that the discipline should focus on solving real-world problems rather than merely advancing technology.

On the 16th of July, 2024, students of the University of Ibadan organized a campus -wide protest following a memorandum released by the school authorities announcing a new schedule for the provision of electricity across the campus.

The Indy Hall Executive “Team Sustenance” has announced plans to establish an ‘Environmental Task Force’ in response to persistent environmental concerns and the vandalism of hall facilities.

More than six months after concerns emerged over the delayed distribution of Independence Hall T-shirts and hoodies, the Hall Administrator General, Obinelo Folorunsho Chisom (Raphael), has assured residents that everyone who paid for the merchandise will receive it, saying distribution is “closer than residents expect.”

IndyPress Organisation, in collaboration with FactCheck Africa, hosted a virtual fact-checking training for campus journalists on Saturday, July 11, 2026, bringing together campus journalists from universities across Nigeria to strengthen verification skills and promote responsible reporting.

The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, has declared a state of emergency over the deteriorating condition of students’ hostels across tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

Retired Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Ibadan, Professor Mark Nwagwu has defended his second PhD at the Institute of African Studies at the age of 89.

The University of Ibadan has commissioned classrooms named after four retired academics from its forestry departments in recognition of their contributions to teaching, research, mentorship, and the development of forestry education in Nigeria.