About UI The University of Ibadan (UI) is the oldest Nigerian university, and is located five miles (8 kilometres) from the centre of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria. It is popularly known as Unibadan or UI. Besides the College of Medicine, there are now 11 other faculties: Arts, Science, Agriculture and Forestry, Social Sciences, Education, Veterinary Medicine, Technology, Law, Public Health, and Dentistry. The university has residential and sports facilities for staff and students on campus, as well as separate botanical and zoological gardens. In September 2016, it became the first Nigerian university to make the top 1000 in Times Higher Education rankings. Prior to that, it had always made the top African 10 in Webometrics Rankings. Its management envisions UI becoming one of the top 100 universities in the world in the near future. The following are latest updates from the University Of Ibadan (UI):
The Senate of the University of Ibadan held an emergency meeting on Tuesday May 3rd, 2016 to discuss the issue pertaining the students’ protest and the consequent closure of the institution. At the emergency meeting the following decisions were made: 1. Ratification of the steps taken by Management which led to the closure of the …
The management of University of Ibadan (UI) has shut down the institution following the on-going protest by students of the institution. This was announced by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Idowu Olayinka on Tuesday on Diamond FM, the varsity’s radio station The students have been instructed to vacate the campus before 4pm on the 26th of …
