Tag: University of Ibadan
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Fuji star, Saheed Osupa graduates from University of Ibadan
Saheed Osupa graduates from University of Ibadan
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Court orders reinstatement of sacked UI lecturer, payment of N13m
The National Industrial Court in Ibadan, has ordered the University of Ibadan to immediately reinstate, Prof. Adenike Ogunshe, whose appointment was terminated by the institution on June 14, 2016. Ogunshe, a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Microbiology, University of Ibadan, was sacked by the institution over alleged refusal to vacate her office to another…
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UI’s Registrar speaks on date for physical resumption
The University of Ibadan (UI) is yet to fix a date for physical resumption for students of the institution for the rest of the 2020/2021 academic session. The Registrar of UI, Mrs Olubunmi Faluyi, said in a statement that an ad hoc committee had been set up to propose a date and implement plans for…
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Strike: University of Ibadan begs staff to resume work
The management of University of Ibadan has appealed to members of staff on essential duty to resume work on Monday, March 8. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by Mr Tunji Oladejo, the institution’s Director of Public Communications, in Ibadan on Sunday. “Management has noted the protracted strike by staff unions…
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UI to get Acting VC first time in its history
The Senate of the University of Ibadan will hold a special meeting on Monday, 30th Nov. 2020, to select one of its members as Acting Vice Chancellor. This is coming as a result of a letter from the National Universities Commission (NUC) directing the suspension of the process of selecting a new Vice Chancellor for…
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Crisis greets planned selection of new VC for University of Ibadan
Just as the University of Ibadan is getting set to announce a new vice-chancellor on Wednesday, the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) are flexing muscles against the selection process. Members of the unions barricaded the varsity’s gate on Wednesday, carrying placards condemning the process. Some other members…
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‘The truth about Governor Godwin Obaseki’s UI controversy’
By Professor Eghosa Osaghae Let us clear this mess once and for all. I entered the University of Ibadan in 1976, the same year as HE Godwin Obaseki. We were both from Eghosa Anglican Grammar School, where he finished one year ahead of me in 1973 (I left in 1974). Mr Ogbe Oviasu, also from…
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UI, LASU top six Nigerian universities recognised in 2021 World University Ranking
The University of Ibadan (UI) and Lagos State University (LASU) are top amongst the only six Nigerian Universities recognized in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking for 2021. THE in its latest ranking placed the Lagos State University among World Universities ranked in the 501-600 bracket, second only to the University of Ibadan,…
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JUST IN: University of Ibadan wades in Obaseki’s alleged certificate forgery scandal
The Management of University of Ibadan (UI) has confirmed that the Edo state governor, Mr Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, graduated from the institution. According to a statement by the university’s Registrar, Mrs Olubunmi Faluyi, the Governor gained admission to the university in 1976 and graduated in 1979 with a Second Class Honours (Lower Division) in Classics.…
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BREAKING: University provost, deputy test positive for COVID-19
The Provost of the University of Ibadan College of Medicine, Professors Ezekiel Olapade-Olaopa and his deputy, Obafunke Denloye have tested positive to Coronavirus (COVID-19). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Olapade-Olaopa made this known in a Whatsapp group message to his colleagues Sunday morning. “Dear colleagues, I wish to inform you that the deputy provost and I tested…