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76th Foundation Day and 2024 Convocation Ceremonies of the University in Ibadan

  • The Nation needs you-UI VC to postgraduate products

    Education quotes for students 10Images 6The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, has expressed confidence that the postgraduate products of the university have been well equipped to proffer solutions to the multifarious challenges of the country.

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    Prof. Adebowale expressed this view on Monday at the 76th Foundation and 2024 Convocation ceremonies of the university in Ibadan, Nigeria.

    ''The nation needs many like you who can provide feasible and practical solutions to the complexities that it is grappling with.

    We are confident, however, that if you could successfully pass through the crucible of doctoral education at the University of Ibadan, you have all it takes to be exemplary in word and deed in the world out there.

    The worth of a university degree is in the industry, learning, and character that the holder of the degree displays daily from the moment of obtaining the degree.''

    He also appealed to the federal government to grant the university a special status, saying, I passionately appeal to Mr. President for special attention to be given to the University of Ibadan in the form of dedicated reconstruction and rehabilitation funds, as well as increased allocation spread over time." As the oldest university and an academic heritage of all Nigerans, the University of Ibadan should be given a special status that comes with sufficient support and resources to transform it into a world destination for academic and intellectual pilgrimage.

    He stressed that power supply was one of the major challenges of the university, adding,We have initiated communication with the Federal Ministry of Power to seek solutions, and I respectfully appeal to all stakeholders to support us in this effort, both through resources and investments.''

     

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  • Partner with Us- President Tinubu to ASUU and other unions

    Images 2712670President Ahmed Tinubu has called on labor unions in universities in Nigeria to partner with his administration to fashion out a way out of their funding problems.

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    President Tinubu, who is the visitor to the University of Ibadan, made this call on Monday at the 76th Foundation Day and 2024 Convocation Ceremonies of the University in Ibadan, Nigeria.

    The president, who was represented by the Minister of State of Education, Hadjia Suwaiba Ahmad, also lamented that his administration ''inherited an economy that was struggling to stay afloat across all sectors. We have, however, managed to salvage the country from imminent bankruptcy.''

    ''I submit that unions should partner with the government to arrive at a funding blueprint for the university system in the country that will take cognizance of local peculiarities and modern realities based on global best practices.''

    ''Indeed, the incessant industrial actions by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions in the university system always revolve around the issue of adequate funding. I fully understand the situation of the university system in the country and the efforts taken by the unions to draw governmental and public attention to the need for more funding of the system.''

    In his address, the Chancellor of the university and the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa'Ad Abubakar, appealed to the Federal Government to increase its funding of higher education in the country, saying, ''Permit me to use this medium to appeal to the government to do more in the provision of adequate and proper funding of tertiary institutions.''

    ''We are not unaware of the dwindling state of the economies of nations, world over. However, we are optimistic that prioritizing education will raise the standard of the output of our institutions and thereby address some of the ills bedevilling our society.''