About OAU Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal government owned and operated Nigerian university. The university is in the ancient city of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 as the University of Ife by the regional government of Western Nigeria, led by late chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, and was renamed Obafemi Awolowo University on 12 May 1987 in honour of Chief Obafemi Awolowo (1909–1987), first premier of the Western Region of Nigeria, whose brainchild the university was. Obafemi Awolowo University offers undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in fields of specialization spanning the humanities, the arts, the natural sciences, the social sciences, the medical sciences, engineering and technology. The university has 13 faculties and two colleges — the Postgraduate College and the College of Health Sciences — administered in more than 60 departments. It was previously associated with Loma Linda University in California, USA. The following are latest updates from the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU):
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Pre-NYSC Mobilization List for the 2020 NYSC Programme has been published by the School Senate. The list is quite a large one indicating the names, matriculation numbers, gender, state of origin, grades (honours), phone, numbers, study modes (full-time or part-time students), JAMB registration numbers and dates of birth. The list …
The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has released the list of students exempted from paying for identity cards. Students whose Matriculation Numbers precede the year 2017 (e.g. 2016, 2015, etc.) are hereby exempted from payment for Student Identity Card for the 2019/2020 Session. The University recalls that students who fall in that category …
Here is a list of courses offered by Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and all candidates interested in studying at the institution are encouraged to take note.
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has released a notice on accommodation application for new and returning students. See details on the notice has released by the management below. 2nd Release: Sequel to the earlier release on accommodation for students for the forthcoming 2019/2020 Session, it is important to note that, traditionally, both Freshers and Final year students …
During an entrepreneurship event organized by First Bank within the just-concluded weekend, the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, made clarification as regards the University’s plan to build an airport. A few days ago it was rumoured that the Vice-Chancellor released a statement that the University was planning to set up her …
A final year Accounting student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, Osun State, was reported dead. Local reports revealed that the lady, who was identified as Ebenezer Chiwendu Linda, died after being hit by a trailer, following a brake failure. Ebenezer Chiwendu Linda who is also known as Wendy, was reportedly hit at …
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has warned newly admitted students of the 2018/2019 academic session against cultism and other social vices. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Simeon Bamire, gave this warning while flagging-off the orientation programme organized by the Division of Students’ Affairs for the newly admitted students. …
According to media reports, despite directive from the national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that all its members should embark on an indefinite strike last Monday, the Obadfemi Awolowo University (OAU) chapter of the union is yet to comply with that directive and may never be part of it.
OAU Fresh Graduates: 182 graduates students out of 13,492 will at the 43rd convocation of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, graduates with frst class degree. this was disclosed by the chairman of the ceremonial committee, Oluseye Bolaji, on Wednesday in Ile-Ife. Mr Bolaji, said that the convocation would involve graduates of the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 academic sessions.
Reports have it that the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has lost NUC’s accreditation for four of the courses offered in the institution.
The following OAU Post UTME Practice Exam is designed with OAU post UTME past questions and using the current OAU Post UTME CBT structure and exam format. If you are an OAU aspirant who will be writing the coming OAU Post UTME CBT, you should find this CBT practice platform helpful. How OAU Post UTME …
OAU post UTME past questions and answers are available here for free access. You can have access to the the Obafemi Awolowo University post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (post-UTME) past questions organized into faculties and different subjects. It is important for every candidate that obtained a UTME score up to OAU cut-off mark to prepare well for …
