Reasons Why You Should Love With The University Of Ibadan

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Former names

Motto "Recte Sapere Fons"

Motto in English Right thinking is the fount [of knowledge]
Type: Public University
Established1948
ChairmanNde Joshua Mutka Waklek

Chancellor:[His Eminence] Alh. Saad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto

Vice-ChancellorProfessor Abel Idowu Olayinka

Students 33,481

Location Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

Websitehttp://www.ui.edu.ng/

The University of Ibadan (UI) is the oldest University in Nigeria and is located in the largest city in West Africa. It is popularly known as Unibadan or UI.

In September 2016, it became the first Nigerian university to make the top 1000 in Times Higher Education rankings. Prior to that, it had always made the top African 10 in Webometrics Rankings. Its management envisions UI becoming one of the top 100 universities in the world in the near future.

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History 

The University of Ibadan was founded in 1932 in Yaba, Lagos,as the first tertiary educational institute in Nigeria, it was known as Yaba College then and was transferred to Ibadan, becoming the University College of Ibadan, in 1948.The university was founded on its own site on 17 November 1948. 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.

Vice Chancellors 

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 Date

Faculties
Also Read: Full List Of Courses Offered In The University Of Ibadan 

Agriculture and Forestry

Arts

Basic Medical Sciences

Clinical Sciences

Dentistry

Education

Law

Pharmacy

Public Health

Science

Technology

The Social Sciences

Veterinary Medicine

Renewable natural resources

economics

environmental design and management (proposed)

Halls Of Residence

Accommodation in the Halls ranges from one - four persons per room. The halls in the university are:

Mellanby Hall ( for male undergraduates).

    Location: to the North of the University Court.

 This is the first residential hall in the university, named after Kenneth Mellanby, the first Principal of University College, Ibadan (1947–53). It was formally opened on 17 November 1952, and has a capacity for well over 400 students. 

The hall is essentially the smallest in the school, possessing four blocks — A, B, C and D. The A block is primarily for freshmen while the D block houses students in their final year. The hall is the most centrally located, and hence sees a great daily traffic of people. It has a cafeteria, a common room for relaxation, a small football field and a volleyball court. The hall also has clubs such as The Literary and Debating Club and a press organization. 

Queen Elizabeth II Hall (for female undergraduates).     Location: along Oduduwa Road. 

The first female hall, it is named after Queen Elizabeth II, who visited the University of Ibadan in February, 1956 and performed the formal opening ceremony of the Hall. It has a capacity of over 650 students.

Tedder Hall (for male undergraduates).                   Location: to the west of the University Court and adjacent to Mellanby Hall

Sultan Bello Hall (male, undergraduate)

Kuti Hall (male, undergraduate)

Queen Idia Hall (female, undergraduate)

Obafemi Awolowo Hall (female, undergraduate and postgraduate). Represents the biggest hall in the University of Ibadan and, arguably, the biggest in the rest of west Africa.

Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall (male, undergraduate). Commonly known as Zik Hall, and its occupants as Zikites. It accommodates 999 students every session and it is normally referred to as the Heartbeat of the University of Ibadan. 

Independence Hall (male, undergraduate).         Location: at the end of El-Kanemi Road. "The Republic of Katanga", as it is fondly called, was formally opened in 1961, in commemoration of Nigeria's attainment of Independence on 1 October 1960. Members are known as "Katangites". It is also regarded as the "Only Living Hall In UI", in reference to the fact that it is named after Nigeria's independence, which is still "living". It has a capacity of about 1000 students.

Tafawa Balewa Hall (mixed, postgraduate).

Alexander Brown Hall: Located in the College of Medicine campus at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, the Alexander Brown Hall accommodates students in the departments of Medicine, Dentistry, Physiotherapy and Medical Laboratory Sciences during their clinical studies.

Abdulsalam Abubakar Hall (mixed, postgraduate). This hall is located along Barth Road, opposite Queen Idia Hall. It is easy to recall that this magnificent edifice was kindly donated to the University during her 50th Anniversary celebrations in 1998 while Gen. (Dr) Abdulsalami Abubakar was the visitor to the University. The donation was made by a pronouncement during the Foundation Day Ceremony. The first set of postgraduate students moved into the hall on March 1st, 2002. This hall is the pride of the University.

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