As students struggle with the escalating costs of higher education in Nigeria, the recent shift by the Federal Government to replace adequate funding with the National Education Loan Fund (NELFund) has become a critical issue. This policy change, coupled with the fee hikes at the University of Ibadan, the premier […]
By: Favour Bamijoko The Council of Departmental Presidents, University of Ibadan, on Tuesday,17th of September, 2024, wrote an open letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode Adebowale, in request for an extension of school fees payment and for a waiver permitting students who are […]
By: Femi-Adeniyi Joshua Team Amelioration, the incumbent University of Ibadan Students’ Union leadership, on Monday, 16th September, 2024, has made a public appeal for fees support. The Union, according to the graphics attached to the broadcast, is in a race to raise fifty million naira within four days for a […]
By Femi-Adenyi Joshua The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) of the University of Ibadan, Professor Peter Olapegba, has called for the adoption of a multi-lingual approach to teaching and learning across educational institutions. Speaking on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode Adebowale, during a courtesy visit made by Dr. Stephen Onyekwelu, UNESCO’s […]
By: Sonaike Peter The President, University of Ibadan Students’ Union, Aweda Bolaji, on Monday, 16th September, 2024, explained that the Union has been fundraising to support certain students. His response comes subsequent to the growing trend of some students seeking financial assistance from the general public as Friday deadline for […]
By: Sonaike Peter Many students of the University of Ibadan have resorted to seeking financial assistance from the general public as Friday deadline for school fees payment approaches, IndyPress reports. With fees deadline set for Friday, September 20th 2024, several students, to include a social club, Agronomy Club, have ignited […]
A two-page open letter, dated Friday, 13th September, 2024, has voiced upfront concern over the present condition of the Great Independence Hall of Residence, University of Ibadan. The letter, addressed to Indy Hall Warden, Dr. Adejumobi and the Dean of Students, Professor Keye Abiona, criticized the ongoing plan to install […]
By: Femi-Adeniyi Joshua The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) at the University of Ibadan, Professor Peter Olapegba, has commended clinical oncologists for their critical role in healthcare, emphasizing their high regard in the medical field. Speaking on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode Adebowale, during a visit from the National Executive Council […]
By: Toriola Adedayo [Contributor] “We learn from history that we do not learn from history” is a statement by Georg Hegel, a German philosopher, depicting the recompensation a nation gets for losing its touch with history. Or in the Nigerian case, to rattle in the darkness of its own past. […]
By: Sonaike Peter A survey conducted by IndyPress in August 2024 has revealed that financial constraints, as well as academic drawbacks, have been the combined experience, mutually faced by some students of the University of Ibadan, resulting from the institution’s recent fee hike policy. Nigeria’s budget constraints, funding cuts and […]
