Efforts of the University of Ibadan and Kabarak University, Kenya to establish an effective collaboration have reached an advanced stage with the visit of the Dean, School of Music and Media Studies, Kabarak University, Kenya to UI. A Memorandum of Understanding to develop academic and cultural exchanges between the two …
Read More »KWASU final year student commits suicide over academic performance
Rashidat Shittu, a 20-yr-old final year accounting student at the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has reportedly committed suicide over her academic performance. According to the report, the incident occurred during the weekend when the student reportedly drank a bottle of pesticide known as Sniper. One of her colleagues who …
Read More »Stop indiscriminate award of honourary degrees, Tinubu caution Universities
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday cautioned Nigerian universities against indiscriminate award of honorary Doctorate Degrees. He said such activity is a sabotage which undermines the very core values of academic integrity. He stated this at the combined convocation ceremonies for the 6th, 7th, and 8th graduates of the students of …
Read More »Don tasks FG on ‘Plant Breeding Rescue Agenda 2050’ set-up
A Professor of Plant Breeding and Crop Production at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Professor Victor Olawale Adetimirin, has recommended the setting up of a Plant Breeding Rescue Agenda 2050 for Nigeria. This, he said, would address the development of improved varieties of food, feed, and fibre crops …
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