University of Ibadan

The origins of the university are in the University of London. It was established in 1948 as the University College Ibadan, as a College of the University of London which supervised its academic programmes and awarded degrees until 1967.[6][7] The establishment came as a result of recommendation of 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 and Nigeria.[8] Prior to 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. In 1948, staff and students from Yaba Higher College were transferred to Ibadan to form the new University College Ibadan.[9]

The university college started on 18 January 1948. The sod of its permanent site was cut on 17 November 1948 and became a full-fledged independent university in early 1963.[10]

In late 1963, on the university playing-fields, with a celebration marked by talking drums, the Rt. Hon. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, first Prime Minister of independent Nigeria, became the first Chancellor of its independent university. The first Nigerian vice-chancellor of the university was Kenneth Dike, after whom the university library is named.[11]

At the time of its establishment as University College Ibadan, students were awarded degrees of the University of London. That makes it the first degree awarding institution in Nigeria.[12] The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) was the first university in Nigeria when it was established as an autonomous and full-fledged university in 1960. UI became autonomous in 1963 and started awarding its own degrees in 1967.[13] unlike the UNN, which started the same three years earlier.

The current principal members of the university administration are:[17]

In August 2011 Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i, the then Nigerian Minister of Education, announced that the University of Ibadan would host the Nigerian node of the Pan-African University, the Institute of Earth and Life Sciences.[18]

A major arm of the College of Medicine (which comprises the faculties of Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Dentistry and Public Health) is located about five kilometres from the main university, within the structure of The University College Hospital. The college has a dormitory for students who are in their clinical years of study. The college was created in August 1980. Some of the past provosts are Oluwole Akande, Isaac Folorunso Adewole, and Akinyinka Omigbodun.[19]

Below is a list of affiliate institutions of the University of Ibadan, approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC).[21][22]

• Bigard Seminary, Enugu, Enugu, State
• Archbishop Vining College of Theology, Akure
• St Augustine's College of Education Akoka, Lagos
• Osun State College of Education, Ilesa
• Federal College of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
• Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State.
• SS Peter And Paul Seminary, Bodija, Ibadan
• Immanuel College of Theology and Christian Education, Samonda, Ibadan
• Dominican Institute, Samonda, Ibadan
• ECWA Theological Seminary, Igbaja
• Nigeria Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso
• Life Seminary, Ikorodu
• Redeemed Bible College
• UMCA Seminary, Ilorin, Kwara
• Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Epe Lagos State

Among the notable structures in the university is the central Kenneth Dike Library, 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 its easy access, students are made to carry out their library registration in their first year of admission.[23]

The Library is named after Professor Kenneth Dike who was the first indigenous Principal and former Vice-Chancellor of the school. 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.[24] Today, the library is ranked favourably in the comity of libraries in the Commonwealth.[25]

The Library contains 700,000 volumes of information and over 1,250 sears 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 anyone else with cogent reasons be it research, reference purposes, study etc into the library on provision of letter of introduction from a recognized university official i.e. Deal, HOD from the visitor's school or organization.

Kunle Adepeju, first student martyr in Nigeria

The university allows the participation of students in some decision making. The students' union is headed by a president who wins by majority vote in the elections. All positions in the students' union are contested for.

On 29 May 2017, the management of the school stopped academic activities for undergraduate students. This was as a result of the protest by the student union. The student body were in disagreement with the school authorities over their failure to issue identity cards to the students and the outlaw on some electrical appliances.[26] On 9 June, it was announced that school will be reopened on 20th.[27] The school resumed activities on 2 July.[28]

The vice chancellors since 1947 include:[29]

• Kenneth Mellanby (Principal) - 1947 to 1953
• J. T. Saunders (Principal) - 1953 to 1956
• J. H. Parry (Principal) - 1956 to 1960
• Kenneth Dike (Principal/Vice Chancellor) - 1960 to 1967
• Thomas Adeoye Lambo - 1968 to 1971
• Orishejolomi Thomas - Dec 1972 to Nov 1975
• Tekena Tamuno - Dec 1975 to Nov 1979
• Samson Olajuwon Kokumo Olayide - Dec 1979 to Nov 1983
• Ladipo Ayodeji Banjo (acting) - Nov 1983 to Nov 1984
• Ladipo Ayodeji Banjo - Dec 1984 - Nov 1991
• Allen B. O. O. Oyediran - Dec 1991 to Nov 1995
• Oladosu A. Ojengbede (acting) - Dec 1995 to Mar 1996
• Omoniyi O. Adewoye - Mar 1996 to Sept 2000
• Olufunso O. Olorunsogo (acting) - Mar 2000 to Sept 2000
• Ayodele O. Falase - Sept 2000 to Mar 2004
• Olufemi Bamiro (acting) - Mar 2004 to Nov 2005
• Olufemi Bamiro - Dec 2005 to Nov 2010
• Isaac Folorunso Adewole - Dec 2010 to Nov 2015
• Abel Idowu Olayinka - Dec 2015 to present

See also Category:University of Ibadan alumni

• Abdulganiyu Abdulrasaq, lawyer, former President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange [30]
• John Omoniyi Abiri, Nigerian academic
• Sadique Abubakar, Nigeria Chief of Air Staff[31]
• Chinua Achebe, novelist, author of Things Fall Apart[32]
• Dapo Lam Adesina, Member of House of Representative for Ibadan North East/South Federal Constituency
• Adiele Afigbo, historian
• J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian
• Claude Ake, Professor of Political Economy, international scholar and social crusader
• Stephen Adebanji Akintoye[33]
• Lola Akande, author and academic
• Grace Alele-Williams[34]
• Elechi Amadi[32][35]
• Alexander Animalu, Emeritus Professor, former Director National Mathematical Centre, Abuja
• Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary-General[36]
• Kayode Are, former National Security Adviser and former Director General of the State Security Service
• Ladipo Ayodeji Banjo, vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan in 1984
• Senator Robert Ajayi Boroffice
• Vivian E. Browne, visual artist[37]
• J. P. Clark[32][35][38]
• Sola David-Borha, Chief Executive (Africa Region) of Standard Bank
• Segun Toyin Dawodu, physician, attorney, academic, and entrepreneur who established the first website[39] on socio-political issues of Nigeria.
• Adebayo Faleti, journalist, poet, actor and writer
• Kayode Fayemi, former Governor of Ekiti State, Min of Solid Minerals
• Chukwuemeka Ike, writer
• Amadi Ikwechegh[40]
• Abiola Irele[41]
• Funmi Iyanda, Nigerian talk show host, broadcaster, journalist
• William Kumuyi, founder and General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry[42][43]
• Eyitayo Lambo, Nigerian former Federal Minister of Health
• Mary Lazarus, Nigerian actress.
• Eddie Mbadiwe, Member of the House of Representative
• James Meredith, Civil Rights Movement figure
• Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah[44]
• Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani[45][46]
• Temitope Ogunsemo Nigerian edtech entrepreneur
• Christopher Okigbo[32][35][47]
• Isidore Okpewho
• Tunji Olaopa, founder and Executive Vice-Chairman, ISGPP
• Olufunmilayo Olopade[48][49]
• Sophie Oluwole, philosopher
• Akinyinka Omigbodun[50]
• Michael Omolewa, former President of UNESCO General Conference and Ambassador of Nigeria to UNESCO[51]
• Kole Omotosho[52]
• Gamaliel Onosode[53]
• Zakariyau Oseni
• Femi Osofisan, lecturer and playwright known for Women of Owu
• Niyi Osundare[45]
• Ken Saro-Wiwa[54][55][56]
• Wole Soyinka, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature[32][35]
• Martin I. Uhomoibhi[57]
• Farida Waziri[58]
• Folashade Yemi-Esan, head of the civil service of the federation
• Yahaya Kuta, author

UIAA meeting

• Beatrice Aboyade, librarian
• Isaac Folorunso Adewole
• Ladipo Ayodeji Banjo, Professor of English
• Ayo Bamgbose, Professor of Linguistics
• Jacob Ade Ajayi, Professor of History[59]
• F. V. Atkinson, mathematician
• Olumbe Bassir, founding member of Biochemistry and Microbiology departments[60]
• Christine Hamill, mathematician
• Molly Mahood, literary scholar
• Olakunbi Olasope, Professor of Classics
• Abel Idowu Olayinka
• Michael Omolewa, Professor of History and Adult Education
• Folake Onayemi, Professor of Classics and Head of the Department of Classics
• Niyi Osundare
• H. F. C. Smith
• Wole Soyinka[61]
• Grace Oladunni Taylor, biochemist, first African to win a L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science and second female inducted into the Nigerian Academy of Science
• Fabian Udekwu, Professor of Surgery, first Nigerian cardiothoracic surgeon
• Duncan White

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  Student Affairs Building
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  Bookshop
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  Trenchard Hall
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  U.I. Hotels
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  UI Tower
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  University Health Services Centre
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  Statue of Freedom
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  Statue
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  Kenneth Dike Library
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  Arts Theatre
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  Business School Building
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  Catholic Chapel
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  CBT Centre
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  Centre for Educational Media Resource Studies building
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  Chapel of the Resurrection
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  Conference Centre
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  Department of Industrial & Production Engineering
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  Dr. Michael Omolayole Centre (Alumni Centre)
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  Dr. Emmanuel Egbogah Centre for Petroleum Engineering
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  Engineering Laboratory Complex, Faculty of Technology
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  Faculty of Arts
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  Front view of the Tekena Tamuno Building
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  Gamaliel Onosode Park
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  Heritage Park
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  Kuti Hall
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  Lawn tennis court
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  Life and Earth Sciences Institute, Pan African University
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  Main road from the first gate
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  Mellanby Hall
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  National Archives of Nigeria
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  Office of International Programmes
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  School of Business
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  Post Graduate School

• Damtew Teferra; et al. (2003). African Higher Education: An International Reference Handbook. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34186-0.

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

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