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8 Months After, Last Batch of SEALS Cup Winners Get Compensation

By: IndyPress News Desk  Eight months after, all winners of the 2024 SEALS Cup tournament have been finally compensated following their victories, IndyPress reports. The compensation follows an IndyPress report dated March 28, 2025, which disclosed the delay in the disbursement of the 2024 tournament prizes. In a recent interview […]

UI’SU to Hold Town Hall Meeting

By: IndyPress News Desk The University of Ibadan Students’ Union is set to hold a town hall meeting on Thursday, May 1, 2025, IndyPress reports. The town hall meeting, which will take place at the SRC Chamber at 2PM, is aimed at addressing issues affecting the student community. The meeting […]

Untold Odyssey of UI Cleaners: Toiling Like Elephants, Feeding Like Ants

By: First and ‘Best’ In any academic institution, both teaching and non-teaching staff are essential to its functionality. While lecturers are celebrated for imparting knowledge, non-academic staff, especially sanitation workers, play a vital yet overlooked role in maintaining the university’s physical environment. Cleanliness is the foundation of a conducive learning […]

Spotlight: Awo Hall UI’SRC Members Gather Students’ Views on School Fees Concerns

By IndyPress News Desk Constituency representatives of Obafemi Awolowo Hall in the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, issued a survey form to evaluate residents’ views, concerns, and suggestions on the University’s school fees. A broadcast message, jointly undersigned by the constituency members, acknowledged the potential difficulties […]

UI Student Wins Prestigious World Veterinary Award

By: IndyPress News Desk A student of the University of Ibadan, Ahmed Saheed Olaide, has clinched the prestigious World Veterinary Association (WVA) Global Veterinary Award, earning him international recognition as the Veterinary Student of the Year 2025. Olaide, a former President of the Association of Veterinary Medicine Students at UI, […]

Fee Hike Discrepancy: “We Are in Dialogue with School Authorities Over the Increment,” Says UI’SU

By: IndyPress News Desk The University of Ibadan Students’ Union has informed students about its ongoing dialogue with school authorities regarding the increment in school fees. In a memorandum addressed to the student community on Monday, April 21, 2025, the Students’ Union Executive Council gave assurance that it is addressing […]

On-Campus Violence: A Call to Repentance

By: Patrick Ezihe (Photo credit: United Nations) Most, if not all, student communities in Nigeria, specifically in tertiary institutions, have a long and unfortunate history of violence stemming from cultism, sexual harassment, election processes (political involvement), riot, or a combination of these factors. This has resulted in several casualties; death, […]