With the 2050 global target for net-zero emissions drawing closer, Nigeria — Africa’s biggest oil producer — still depends heavily on fossil fuels and remains uncertain about what the global shift to cleaner power means for its workforce and education system. For students like Onwuma Ogeoliseyenum, a master’s candidate in production engineering at the University
The University of Ibadan Women Society (UIWS) has announced the commencement of registration for its 2025 End-of-Year Party for the children of staff members. According to a special release signed by the Registrar and Secretary to the Senate, G.O. Saliu, registration will run from November 1 to November 15, 2025. Each family is eligible to
The University of Ibadan has appointed Prof Ibrahim Uthman as its new Chief Imam following the retirement of Prof Mufutau Oloyede Abdurrahman. Uthman, a Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies and current Head of the Department, was approved by the Board of Governors of the UI Muslim Community at its meeting held on Tuesday, October
The University of Ibadan (UI), Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), and the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission have called for closer ties between universities and industries to drive innovation and national development. The call was made at the maiden University-Industry Conference held at UI’s International Conference Centre
Key health leaders have urged newly inducted medical doctors from the University of Ibadan to remain in Nigeria and contribute to improving the nation’s healthcare system rather than emigrating abroad. The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Temitope Ilori; Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN),
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has inducted 136 new medical doctors and dental surgeons from the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (UI). The inductees comprise 111 medical doctors who earned the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree and 25 dentists who obtained the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS).The induction
When Phil Baty, Chief Global Affairs Officer at Times Higher Education (THE), said Africa now has “a great opportunity to drive innovation and development,” it sounded like a challenge to the continent’s leaders in education. For the first time, African universities are not just being counted, they are being noticed. According to the 2026 Times
Nigerian universities appear to be gradually regaining the global spotlight after several days in obscurity. The 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings has placed the University of Ibadan (UI) and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) among the world’s top 1,000 universities, marking a significant comeback for Nigeria’s higher education sector. However, that is
Nigeria may have taken the crown for having the most universities in the 2026 Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa Rankings. However, when it comes to real performance, South Africa is still ahead. The University of Cape Town ranks 164th in the world — the best in Africa — while four other South African universities made
Olutayo Adesina, a Professor of History at the University of Ibadan (UI), has raised concerns about the current economic issues in Nigeria. He expressed his concerns while delivering a lecture titled “Contemporary Yoruba Elites and the Bystander Effect.” The professor called on Yoruba elites to take active steps toward the socio-economic issues in the southwest.
