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University of Ibadan

The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public university located in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Initially founded as University College Ibadan in 1948, it maintained its affiliation with the University of London. In 1962, it became an independent institution, making it the oldest degree-awarding university in Nigeria. The University of Ibadan has significantly contributed to Nigeria's political, industrial, economic, and cultural development through its extensive network of graduates.

University of Ibadan
Former names
University College Ibadan
Motto"Recte Sapere Fons" (To think straight is the fount of knowledge).
TypePublic
Established1948; 76 years ago (1948)
ChairmanChief John Odigie Oyegun
ChancellorSaad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto
Vice-ChancellorKayode Adebowale
Students41,743[1]
Location
Ibadan
,
Oyo
,
Nigeria

7.4433° N, 3.9003° E
CampusUrban, Over 2,550 acres
Colours   Indigo-blue and gold
Websitewww.ui.edu.ng
University of Ibadan gate
Photo Showing the Gate of University of Ibadan
Gate of University of Ibadan

History

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The opening of Sultan Bello Hall by Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, University College Ibadan, on Second February 1962 (Kenneth Dike to the left, Ahmadu Bello to the right)

The university was established in 1948 as University College, Ibadan, a college of the University of London, which supervised its academic programmes and awarded degrees until 1967.[2][3][4] The establishment came as a result of a recommendation from the Asquith and the Elliot Commissions on Higher Education in the then-British colonies, that two University Colleges of the University of London be set up in Ghana[5] and Nigeria.[6] Before 1948, Yaba College had been founded in 1932 in Yaba, Lagos, as the first tertiary educational institute in Nigeria, focused primarily on providing post-secondary vocational education and teacher training to Africans.

However, the limited aims of Yaba College and clamour by Nigerian nationalists for self-improvement and uninhibited education led to the establishment of University College Ibadan as the first degree-awarding institution in Nigeria in 1948.[7][8] Staff and students from Yaba Higher College were transferred to Ibadan to form the new University College Ibadan.[9]

Modelled after the British university system, Kenneth Mellanby was appointed in 1947 as its first principal, and he inaugurated the university college on 18 January 1948.[10] The sod of its permanent site was cut on 17 November 1948, a date now known as its Founders' Day. The university's first buildings were designed by eminent modernist architects Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew.[11] Following the tropical modernist style, the 1950s construction comprised administrative blocks, residential colleges and academic facilities.[12]

Following Nigeria's independence in 1960 and the subsequent drive to domesticate several institutions, UCI became an established full-fledged independent university in early 1962 and thus, the name changed to University of Ibadan.[13]

In late 1963, on the university playing fields, with a celebration marked by talking drums, the Rt. Hon. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the first Prime Minister of independent Nigeria, became the first Chancellor of this independent university. The first Nigerian vice-chancellor of the university was Kenneth Dike, after whom the university library is named.[14]

Rankings and reputation

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University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[15]801-900 (2022)
CWUR World[16]1172 (2022-2023)
THE World[17]401–500 (2022)
USNWR Global[18]=425 (2022)
Regional – Overall
THE Africa[19]=6 (2022)
USNWR Africa[20]7 (2022)
National – Overall
ARWU National[15]1 (2022)
CWUR National[16]1 (2022-23)
THE National[21]1 (2022)
National – Life sciences and medicine
USNWR Medical[22]158 (2022)

The university consistently ranks as one of the best in Nigeria.[23] In September 2016, it became the first Nigerian university to make the top 1,000 in Times Higher Education rankings. Prior to that, it had always made the top 10 African Universities in Webometrics Rankings.[24][25] UI is currently ranked No. 1 in Nigeria and 1,177 in the world according to Webometrics.[26]

Administration

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The current principal members of the university administration are:[27]

People
Office Holder
Visitor Bola Tinubu
Chancellor Sultan Sa'adu Abubakar, 20th Sultan of Sokoto[28]
Pro-Chancellor & Chairman Chief John Odigie Oyegun
Vice-Chancellor Professor Kayode Oyebode Adebowale
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) Prof. P. O. Olapegba FNPA
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Prof. Aderonke M. Baiyeroju
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships) Prof. Oluyemisi A. Bamgbose, SAN, FCIArb
REGISTRAR Mr. G.O. Saliu, MANUPA, MNIM, MAUA
BURSAR Mr. Adewuyi Popoola
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN Dr. Mercy A. Iroaganachi

The university is made up of 92 academic departments organized into 17 faculties, namely; Arts, Science, Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Agriculture, the Social Sciences, Education, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Technology, Law, Public Health, Dentistry, Economics and Management Sciences, all Renewable Natural Resources, Environmental Design and Management, and Multidisciplinary Studies. The Faculties of the Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Public Health and Dentistry are organized as a College of Medicine. The university has other academic units, among which are: Institute of Child Health, Institute of Education, Institute of African Studies, Centre for Child Adolescent and Mental Health, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI), Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training (IAMRAT), Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Centre for Drug Discovery, Development & Production (CDDDP) and Centre for Control & Prevention of Zoonosis (CCPZ).[29] The recently established Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), School of Business (UISB) and National Institute for Maternal, Child & Neonatal Health (NIMCNH) have commenced operation.[29]

The University of Ibadan has 15 halls of residence that provide accommodation for about 30% of the population of students in the regular studies mode. Some of its popular halls include Lord Tedder Hall, Kenneth Mellanby Hall, Sultan Bello Hall, Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall, Independence Hall, Tafawa Balewa Hall, Kuti Hall, Queen Idia Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Obafemi Awolowo Hall – which is the largest female hall in West Africa. The university has a total staff strength of 5,339 with 1,212 housing units for both senior and junior staff.[30] The university has residential and sports facilities for staff and students on campus, as well as separate botanical and zoological gardens.[31]

Institutes

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  • Institutes of African Studies[32]
  • IFRA-Nigeria (Institut français de recherche en Afrique) – an institute funded by the French government to promote research in the social sciences and the humanities and improve collaborative work between academics in France and West Africa.[33]
  • Institute of Child Health[34]
  • Institute of Education[35]
  • Advanced Medical Research and Training
  • Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies
  • LES Institute of PAU[36]
  • School of Economics
  • School of Business

Academic Centres

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  • Centre for General Studies[37]
  • Centre for Educational media resource studies[38]
  • Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation[39]
  • Centre for Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law[40] Multidisciplinary Central Research Laboratory (MCRL)[41]
  • Yoruba Language Centre

Centres of Excellence

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  • Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning
  • Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health
  • Centre for Control & Prevention of Zoonoses
  • Center for Drug Discovery, Development and Production (CDDDP)[42]

Library

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Among the notable structures in the university is the central Kenneth Dike Library (popularly called "KDL" by the students), located just beside the Faculty of Arts. The library, which has a large capacity for students, contains books relating to virtually all fields of knowledge both in and outside the university community. To ensure easy access, students are made to carry out their library registration in their first year of admission.[43]

The library is named after Professor Kenneth Dike, who was the first indigenous Principal and former Vice-Chancellor of the university. it was established out of the desires of the founding fathers and matriarch of the institution in order to cut a niche for research and sound teaching.[44] Today, the library is ranked favourably among other [spelling?] libraries in the Commonwealth of nations.[45]

The library contains 700,000 volumes of information and more than 1,250 seats for readers. It is open to all senior staff, students of the institution, senior staff of the University College Hospital, (UCH) Ibadan as well as alumni of the university. The library will also admit any outsider with cogent reasons upon the provision of a letter of introduction from a recognized university official (i.e. dean of a faculty, head of department from the visitor's school or director of an organization).

Notable alumni

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See also: Category:University of Ibadan alumni

The university has educated many notable alumni, including a Nobel Laureate in Literature, eminent mathematicians, scientists, politicians, lawyers, business icons, philosophers, writers, monarchs, countless technocrats, recipients of the Nigerian National Order of Merit and fellows of the various learned academies.[46]


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Ebrohimie Road, a street in the University of Ibadan, was the subject of a documentary film, Ebrohimie Road: A Museum of Memory, released in July 2024, written by Nigerian writer and linguist Kola Tubosun. The street features a campus bungalow where Nigerian writer and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka lived with his family from around 1967 to around 1972, and which has played a significant role in the history of the country, the university, and the writer himself.[78][79]

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Further reading

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  • Tamuno, Tekena N., ed. (1981). Ibadan Voices: Ibadan University in Transition. Ibadan University Press. ISBN 978-978-121-109-6.
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