By Kelvin Omachonu The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar may go down as one of the most unpredictable ever World Cup tournaments. For the punters, it has been a nightmare. But for the neutrals, who only care about enjoying beautiful football it has been quite an interesting showpiece. It […]
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Cold and Catarrh; Has UI Gotten To You Too?
By Moboluwarin Ogunleye You’re sneezing every five minutes, coughing, and your throat is burning. You can’t seem to swallow any food without a burning feeling in your throat. A few hours later, you keep looking for tissue for relief from your constant runny nose. At this point, you should know […]
Fintech: Solution To Uites Payment Issues
By Emmanuel Ilesanmi You probably are familiar with these lines: “Dear Xl, To improve your experience on our platforms, we have scheduled system maintenance between 1:00 am – 2:30 am tomorrow, Sunday, 4th December 2022. During this period, our platforms will not be available for transactions. We cannot wait to […]
Addressing the Surge in Recklessness on UI Roads
By John Eriomala In the two months of resumption after the strike, not much has changed in terms of UI’s appearance. Most of our hall and faculty buildings remained the same, the streets remain clean, and asides from nature’s insistence on reclaiming the campus with greenery plus a few infrastructural […]
UI Traders Lament Over Recent Power Outages Amidst Fuel Scarcity
By: Ajadi Sodiq. It was a sunny Saturday morning around 10:45 am, Mr. Oluwatoyin, one of the managing representatives at Boluid Cafeteria, Zik Hall, had just sent one of his boys out to get petrol. This is solely due to the need for the company to refrigerate their soft drinks […]
BREAKING: SRC Committee Recommends OMA’s Suspension
The disciplinary committee of the Students’ Representatives Council on Saturday, 3rd of December, 2022 has recommended the suspension of the Students’ Union Public Relations Officer, Olalekan Micheal. The committee made the recommendation following the conclusion of several weeks of independent investigation into allegations of financial misconduct and constitutional breach against […]
Indy Press Editor Carts Away Awards at CJID Award Ceremony
By: Ajadi Sodiq Politics Editor of Indy Press Organisation, Adebayo Abdulrahman on Friday, 3rd December 2022 emerged as the first runner–up in the BEST CONFLICT STORY category and also the winner in the BEST FACT-CHECK category of the Alfred Opubor Next Gen Campus Reporter Awards. Mr. Adebayo was presented the […]
ASUU UI Demonstrates, Calls on FG to Prioritize Public Education
By: Aduwo Ayodele The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan branch, on Monday, 28th of November 2022 staged a demonstration to address lingering issues of concern affecting public universities. The procession which started at Large Lecture Theatre, Faculty of Education witnessed members of the demonstrating staff union, […]
The Student Loan Bill is Not the Answer to Nigeria’s Tertiary Education Woes
Last week, the Red Chamber of Nigeria’s National Assembly passed the student loan bill. The Bill titled ‘Bill for an Act to provide for easy access to higher education for Nigerians through interest-free loans from the Nigerian Education Bank’ is designed to ‘provide education for all Nigerians and for other […]
Campus Issues With Amazon: Becoming a UITE (Part 2)
…continued How to be a Serious Uite You must have your KDL card already, guard it jealously and never allow it to get lost (if your goal is to be or appear like a serious student, and because you don’t want to find out what the process of getting a […]