University of Ibadan

President Tinubu appoints UI student into Tax Reforms Committee

Aug 9, 2023Aug 9, 2023 awouniversity

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed a University of Ibadan (UI) 400-level undergraduate, Orire Agbaje, as a member of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. The committee was inaugurated on Tuesday, August 8, in Abuja. Agbaje will be joining the committee headed by Taiwo Oyedele alongside other seasoned tax experts and influential private sector stakeholders to come up with reforms that can be implemented within the first thirty days. She is the President of the Nigerian Universities Tax Club and…

Student leaders urge FG not to remove subsidy on education

Aug 1, 2023Aug 1, 2023 awouniversity

Student leaders in the Nigerian tertiary institutions have appealed to the Federal Government not to remove the subsidy on education. In this interview with OPEYEMI BABALOLA, the student leaders, Samuel Tobiloba and Barde Adamu of the University of Ibadan and the Federal College of Education, Kontagora, Niger State respectively, said Nigeria has not developed to the stage where the people would be made to bear the burden of funding the higher education. While expressing concern over the ongoing increase in the tuition fees of federal universities, they noted that sudden…

UI first-class graduate beaten to death for allegedly stealing bread

Jul 18, 2023Jul 18, 2023 awouniversity

A first-class graduate of the University of Ibadan (UI) identified as Opuofoni Freeborn Ebimotimi was reportedly beaten to death in Bayelsa State for stealing bread. Ebimotimi, who studied Business Administration, was killed in the early hours of Sunday at Honeyhill Tombia, Bayelsa State. It was learnt that Ebimotimi who was a native of the Korokorosei community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government area had allegedly stolen from one of the small business owners in the community. An alarm was raised, which forced an angry mob…

My parents didn’t believe I would live beyond childhood – Prof Tiamiyu

Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023 awouniversity

A retired professor of Data and Information Science at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Mutawakilu Tiamiyu, tells ADEMOLA ADEGBITE how the advent of artificial intelligence will change the work environment Will you say you are fulfilled retiring at 70? Yes, I am fulfilled because I never thought God would keep me alive, healthy, hale and hearty to celebrate my 70th birthday. I was consistent in my workplace and next year will make it my 40th year. What are your plans for retirement? As I said during my valedictory lecture,…

Discordant tunes over ranking reports on Nigerian ivory towers

Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023 awouniversity

*UI, UNILAG, Covenant lead the pack in the report *Expert faults global ranking, urges NUC to develop local template By Opeyemi Babalola ‭Several reports on the ‬global‭ ‬ranking‭s ‬of Nigerian‭ ‬tertiary‭ ‬institutions‭ ‬in‭ ‬recent‭ ‬times‭ ‬have attracted concerns among stakeholders in the sector. Realistically, the continued reactions are expanding some of the ‫potpourri‬ questions stakeholders have raised regarding the outlook of Nigerian universities among their counterparts in the world. Examining the recent major ranking reports, it is observed that out of the current 264 universities the…

UI, UNILAG ranked among world’s best varsities in research, graduate employability

Jul 5, 2023Jul 5, 2023 awouniversity

The University of Ibadan (UI) and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have been ranked among the world’s best universities in sustainability, employment outcomes and international research network. Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the British company specialising in the analysis of higher education institutions around the world, announced this in its latest ranking for the year 2024. The annual report, released on Tuesday, featured 1,500 institutions across 104 countries in the world. UNILAG and UI were the only institutions from Nigeria on the list. They were both ranked…

Professor T. O. Ogundiran: A Star is Rediscovered

Jun 12, 2023Jun 12, 2023 awouniversity

By Abraham Ariyo, M. D. June 8, 2023. Professor Ogundiran is the ‘third’ person from the Department of General Surgery to ever deliver the University of Ibadan Inaugural Lecture in its 75-year history. Today, he gave the 526th lecture, a stunning and inspiring speech, following the late Professor Olurin (1975) and Professor Ajao (1992). Even more impressive is his humble beginnings. They say it’s not how you start but how you end. Professor Ogundiran’s story was different, but remarkable among our College of Medicine students. FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND LONG ROADS:…

Police begin investigation into killing of UI lecturer

Jun 9, 2023Jun 9, 2023 awouniversity

By Opeyemi Babalola The Police command in Oyo State has begun an investigation into Monday’s murder of a professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Opeyemi Ajewole by unknown gunmen. Nigeria University Times (NUT) gathered that the late Prof. Ajewole was attacked and assassinated in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital while on his way home on Monday night. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, told our correspondent that, “The matter is under investigation. Updates would…

UI, Covenant, OAU emerge best Nigerian varsities in 2023 ranking

May 13, 2023May 13, 2023 awouniversity

By Opeyemi Babalola The University of Ibadan (UI) has again emerged the best ranked Nigerian university in the 2023 top 100 universities, according to the rankings published by Cybermetrics Lab and released by the Webometric. The Nigerian premier university, however, ranks 1,207 in the World. Cybermetrics Lab is a research group under Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research organization in Spain. he ranking, which evaluates Higher Education Institutions, considers various factors such as a university’s online presence through its web domain, sub-pages, rich files, scholarly articles,…

Ibadan Alumni medical Specialists Group holds annual fundraising dinner in UK

Mar 29, 2023Mar 29, 2023 awouniversity

By Opeyemi Babalola Ibadan Medical Specialists Group (I.M.S.G.), a UK-based and oldest alumni of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, held its bi-annual fundraising dinner in Manchester, England, on Saturday, 25th, 2023. The event, which was well-attended with close to 200 medical luminaries and surgical giants, comprising some of the best physicians and top surgeons in the United Kingdom in attendance. It was a who-is-who event among the best Nigerian Doctors in Britain. The event was graced by the College’s current Provost, Professor Olayinka…