Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)

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):

OAU Post UTME Practice Exam for OAU Post UTME Candidates
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OAU Post UTME Practice Exam for OAU Post UTME Candidates

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 – Access For Free
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OAU Post UTME Past Questions and Answers – Access For Free

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 …

OAU Declares End Of The Year Break For All Students
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OAU Declares End Of The Year Break For All Students

The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, have declared an end of the year break for the generality of the students in the University. The decision to allow students proceed on the break, with immediate effect, was taken at an emergency meeting of the Senate of the University held on Tuesday, 5th December, 2017, …

OAU Postpones 43rd Convocation Ceremony Indefinitely
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OAU Postpones 43rd Convocation Ceremony Indefinitely

The ongoing national industrial strike action of the non-teaching staff unions in Federal government-owned universities has made the authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, to postpone the 43rd Convocation Ceremonies of the University earlier scheduled for December 13 to 16, 2017. The non-definite date for the suspension of the strike action made the indefinite …

OAU Reschedules Post-UTME Screening For Candidates Who Missed Their Screening – See Details Here
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OAU Reschedules Post-UTME Screening For Candidates Who Missed Their Screening – See Details Here

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Post-UTME Screening for candidates who missed their screening has been announced – See details below. All Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) candidates that missed their 2017 Post-UTME Aptitude Test have been re-scheduled for Saturday, 30th September, 2017 8am prompt at Computer Building of the University. Please, note that this is the final …

OAU Management Suspends Religious Activities In Halls Of Residences
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OAU Management Suspends Religious Activities In Halls Of Residences

The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, wishes to bring to the attention of all students that all religious activities is hereby suspended in all halls of residence until further notice. Any student that fails to comply will face immediate disciplinary action which may include revocation of studentship and expulsion. Students are advised …

OAU 2015/2016 2nd Semester Examination Postponed Due To NUGA Games
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OAU 2015/2016 2nd Semester Examination Postponed Due To NUGA Games

The Senate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, has approved the postponement of all examinations that fall within the time frame of Pre NUGA. Consequently, any departmental or Faculty examination earlier scheduled to hold between Tuesday, 4th and Friday, 7th April, 2017 has now been summarily shifted to fall within Monday, 10th and …

Motivational: Meet OAU Fresher Who Wrote JAMB 12 Times Before Gaining Admission
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Motivational: Meet OAU Fresher Who Wrote JAMB 12 Times Before Gaining Admission

Kazeem Olajide Bashir, a newly admitted student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), has revealed how he sat for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) 12 times before he was finally given admission in the 2016 UTME. In an interview with newsmen, Bashir disclosed that he started sitting for UTME, with OAU as his first choice in 2004,and …

OAU E-Learning Degree Programmes Admission Form Is Out – 2016/2017
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OAU E-Learning Degree Programmes Admission Form Is Out – 2016/2017

The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) wishes to announced admission into its online degree programme for 2016/2017 session. About OAU E-learning Programnme The programme is administered online through a customized study tablet called the Vigitab. Students do not have to report to a physical classroom. Their classroom is on the Vigitab which would be given …

OAU 2017/2018 JUPEB Admission Form Is Out
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OAU 2017/2018 JUPEB Admission Form Is Out

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB) programme of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) for 2017/2018 Session. Eligibility Eligible Candidates must possess minimum of 5 Credits at maximum of two sittings in at least 5 subjects (inclusive of English Language) relevant to the candidates desired course …

OAU Pre-degree Admission List 2016/2017 Is Out – Check Your Status Here!
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OAU Pre-degree Admission List 2016/2017 Is Out – Check Your Status Here!

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Pre-degree admission list for the 2016/2017 session has been released – Check your status below;   The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife has released the admission list of candidates admitted into the Pre-Degree Programme for 2016/2017 Academic Session. How To Check OAU Pre-degree Admission Status Visit http://www.oaucdl.edu.ng/pre/login/ Login using …

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