UI Professor Urges Constitutional Backing for Free Basic Education Amid Rising Out-of-School Crisis
On May 15, 2025, Professor Osifunke Sekinah Ekundayo of the University of Ibadan delivered the institution’s 580th Inaugural Lecture, titled “Speaking Up for the Numerous Voiceless Children Shut Out of School in Nigeria: An Endless Odyssey?” at Trenchard Hall. She called for a constitutional amendment to make free and compulsory basic education a legally enforceable