Students’ Fellowships and the Tussle for New Blood

Welcome to the school of warriors, the land of the brave and as you know, not everyone who comes to the school of warriors becomes a warrior. But, we are not only here to face the war of academics but also our spiritual battles. This is where you must learn how to become a spiritual...

LET NIGERIANS BREATHE! ACTUALLY, LET NIGERIAN STUDENTS BREATHE! SPECIFICALLY, LET UITES BREATHE!

The woes that have accompanied the post COVID-19 pandemic are such that will exist indelibly in the historical chronicles of human existence. The effect of this has birthed a widely felt barrage of rippling consequences on economies around the world today. The contractions in the economies of countries of the world have plunged many into a deep...

UI RELEASES PROPOSED LEVIES FOR RETURNING STUDENTS AHEAD OF RESUMPTION

The University of Ibadan management on Thursday, 10th of August, released proposed levies for returning undergraduate students in the 2022/2023 academic session. In a widely publicised PDF document, there contained three differently proposed levies. The first proposed levies are for courses without lab/studio which amounts to the sum of N38,850. The second proposed levies which...

DISPARITY IN ACCOMMODATION FEES: Grossly Unfair or simply a New Standard

It is no more news that many everyday expenses have now climbed at an alarming rate especially upon the assumption of office by the new federal government. This has also been extended to the educational sector particularly the Higher Institutions. Tuition fee has drastically increased and students who have no choice have resigned to their...

THE STEPPINGS OF MADNESS I

'Do you love me at all? 'Her voice was buttery and her scent lovely. It was difficult to concentrate with this kind of tenderness.'Of course. No one can love you more' she smiled. It was there he flashed his first mad smile. He had practiced it that morning, in front of his mirror, when he...

DIARY OF A LAW STUDENT

My baby, my baby. The apple of my eyes, the cockroach in my cupboard, the sugar and ant in my tea. How are you? I have misseddd you so much dear diary. In fact ehnn, I came with a lot of gists because why not? Please don’t be offended that you haven’t heard from me...

THE HIKE IN SCHOOL FEES ACROSS PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES: JUSTIFIABLE OR NOT?

Image Credit: FEE Stories On the 25th of February 2023, Nigerians trooped out of their abodes to decide who becomes the next President of the country. After all the power tussles, arguments and campaigns, the majority of Nigerians purportedly voted in Bola Ahmed Tinubu to preside over the affairs of the state. With a detailed...

VOX POPULI: STUDENTS’ OPINIONS ON THE RECENT TREND OF HIKE IN FEES

BY: OLAYEMI ISLAMIYYAH OMOSALEWA Different Federal Universities have been increasing their fees over the past month or so and Uites had been hoping that their institution would not tow that path and outrageously increase fees. However, their hopes were shattered when rumours of the proposed fees for tuition, accommodation, laboratory and others for 2023/24 academic...

Nollywood Titles Coming Soon to Netflix

The Nigerian film industry in recent times is on fire; no doubt. It has consistently churned out amazing contents and "naija on netflix" has won its way into the hearts of many. The year 2023 has particularly seen the release of great titles like Shanty Town, a Sunday Affair, Ijakumọ and more recently; the sensational...

POLICY SCORECARD IN THE ERA OF RENEWED HOPE

Olajide Oladokun. Photo credit: Premium Times Nigeria The 2023 Nigerian Presidential election was held on February 25 2023 to elect Nigeria's President and Vice President. The election was keenly contested by Atiku Abubakar; former vice president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu; a former governor of Lagos State, Peter Obi; former governor of Anambra State, Rabiu...

READY, SET, WAIT… ARE YOU HEALTHY FOR THE NEW SESSION?

Image Credit: Vecteezy It’s that dreaded new beginning again. From paying school fees to attending classes, the school rush has begun, even though we’re not yet recovered from the scars of the previous session. For the fresher, it’s probably a time to gawk in awe at the first and the best. This wiser stalite knows...

For the Unmarked (for Olubusade Olamilekan; Google)

"Time's no longer time until a brother walks into a vast sea and becomes the sea" -Njoku Noso, The Miracle of Small Things . I. It means A boy can depart Not in the way known to us - Where there is a crowd gathering over a boy, Some akimbo, others with hands overhead, Two...

TAX CLUB, UI PRESIDENT APPOINTED AS A MEMBER OF PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

By: Law Press Organisation. From Left to Right: Miss Orire Agbaje, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in a photo session at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. A 400 level student of the department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management sciences, University of Ibadan, Miss Orire Agbaje, has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu as a member...

THE COUNCIL OF HALL CHAIRPERSONS, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN ELECTS NEW EXECUTIVES

By Oni Oluwabukola Benedicta. From Left to Right: The Treasurer, Paul Emmanuel Alexander Moses; The General Secretary, Akinyemi Janet Moyosoreoluwa; The Chairman, Olabanji Olaniyan, The Outgone Chairman of the Council, Olalekan Ayobami; The Outgone Vice Chairman of the Council, Adejumo Uthman; The Vice Chairman of the Council, Ogunremi Samuel Eniola; The Public Relations Officer of...

The Waves of Hikes in Tuition Fees: Worries and Anxiety Have Become the Lot of Students of the University of Ibadan

By Oludare Olufunmilola, Waleeyah Olalekan, and Odo Christian Nigerians have witnessed a barrage of subsidy withdrawal since the Renewed Hope team, led by His Excellency Ahmed Bola Tinubu, assumed office. The list of subsidies removed from nearly every aspect of their national lives, from the elimination of fuel subsidies to the loss of subsidies for...