The University Health Service (UHS) of the University of Ibadan (UI) has raised an alarm over the growing trend of the institution’s female students donating eggs for In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF). In a memo, entitled, ‘Health Advisory on Egg Donation’, by the Director of UHS, Dr Aderonke Ajav, the varsity warned that while egg donation remains the hope to many families …

Thousands of students at the University of Ibadan (UI) have protested against a hike in school fees and other issues. As early as 8 a.m., the visibly angry students moved in large numbers to all the entrances of the institution and blocked them. Both academic and non-academic staff were locked outside the gates. After blocking all the entrances, they moved …

The Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Limited, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan over the weekend called on graduates of the University of Ibadan not to be afraid of failure but continue investing themselves and upscale their skills to be competitive in the global marketplace. Others who joined Adeduntan in making the charge are the Chief Executive Officer of GIS Konsult Limited, David …

Fuji musician Saheed Osupa Akorede was a cynosure of all eyes at the convocation of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan. The philosopher-musician, popularly known as ‘Saidon P’, graduated from the Department of Political Science. He made a 2:1 (Second Class Upper Division). Osupa, on his Facebook, wrote: “It is official! “Today, I attended the Convocation Ceremony of the University Of …

Covenant University, University of Ibadan (UI) and the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) have secured top ranking in Nigeria according to Times Higher Education’s 2024 rating. Analysis of the latest ranking showed that Covenant University is among the top 1,000 universities in the world. Though ranked first in Nigeria, Covenant University is placed within the global 801-1000 range. Covenant …

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday appointed a 400-level student in the Economics Department of the University of Ibadan, Miss Orire Agbaje, as one of the members of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Tinubu inaugurated the committee with about 70 members, one of whom is Agbaje, who is the President of …

A professor at the University of Ibadan, Opeyemi Isaac Ajewole has been killed by suspected assassins. the incident reported happened while the don was returning to his home in the Moniya area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Monday evening. His corpse has been deposited at UI Anatomy. A source in the university told newsmen that Ajewole’s car was taken …