The University of Ibadan will celebrate 60 years of its Nursing Programme next week, marking six decades of leadership and innovation in nursing education across Nigeria and West Africa. The anniversary, scheduled for 13–19 October 2025, will feature academic lectures, exhibitions, health outreaches and an award dinner honouring alumni and faculty members. Established in 1965
Claims making the rounds that the University of Ibadan (UI) has overtaken the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to become Nigeria’s best university in the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings are misleading. Fresh checks by FactCheck Africa reveal that both UI and UNILAG are ranked within the same global performance band, the 801–1000
The Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan (UCJ UI), is set to honour the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, as one of its distinguished patrons. The investiture will take place during the Union’s 5-in-1 event on Saturday, October 11 2025, at the First Bank Building, Faculty of Agriculture, University
A University of Ibadan student, Abayomi Odole, has completed a three-and-a-half-month academic and entrepreneurial fellowship at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland under the START Fellowship programme. The fellowship, a global initiative supporting student entrepreneurs from emerging markets, offers participants mentorship, training, and access to international business networks. Mr Odole, a 400-level student of
The University of Ibadan has launched the Professor Oyawoye E-Library at its Department of Geology, offering students and researchers a one-month free trial. The digital platform provides access to a wide range of academic materials, including e-books, journals, and research tools, which can be accessed remotely at any time through the user interface at lib.ng.
The University of Ibadan (UI) has been named Nigeria’s top university in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026. The Ibadan-based federal institution, ranked between 801 and 1,000 globally, rose from fourth place in 2025, overtaking Covenant University, which had led Nigeria in 2024 and 2025. The assessment of 2,191 universities from 115
The University of Ibadan (UI) has announced that it will not extend the admission deadline for its Open, Distance and e-Learning (ODeL) undergraduate programmes, which closes at midnight on Friday, October 10 2025. In a statement on Tuesday, the Director of the Distance Learning Centre (DLC), Prof. Babatunde Omobowale, urged prospective students to complete their
The University of Ibadan (UI) has launched a new opportunity for prospective students through its Open Distance eLearning (ODeL) programme, designed to expand access to higher education across Nigeria. The initiative offers an alternative pathway for qualified candidates who may have been denied admission through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) or are unable
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Kayode Adebowale, has called on young academics to model their careers after the values of diligence, honesty, and reliability exemplified by the late Prof. Olusola Ezekiel Ayoola, former Deputy Vice Chancellor. He made the call during the 46th Annual Quantum Probability Conference (QP46), held in honour
The University of Ibadan (UI) has opened the 2025 edition of Jaw War, described as Africa’s most significant public speaking competition. The six-week inter-faculty contest, themed “Africa in the First Century and Beyond: Power, Progress and Possibility”, was launched at the New Faculty Lecture Theatre. This year’s event is organised in partnership with the Global
