UI Announces Closure of Undergraduate Halls for 2024/2025 Academic Session

 News

By Faith Ajewole

The University of Ibadan has announced the closure of all undergraduate Halls of Residence for the 2024/2025 academic session, directing students to vacate their hostels on or before 4PM on Monday, February 16, 2026.

According to an internal memorandum issued by the Student Affairs Division and signed by the Dean of Students, Mr. Demola Lewis, the session will formally end with a Senate meeting scheduled for February 16, 2026. In line with university regulations, undergraduate hostels will shut down the same day, while fumigation of the halls will commence on February 17.“Consequently, all residents should vacate the undergraduate Halls of Residence with their belongings not later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday 16 February 2026,” the memo stated.

However, the university has made provisions for students engaged in continuing academic programmes such as Industrial Training, Teaching Practice, and other practical training exercises. Kenneth Mellanby Hall and Queen Elizabeth II Hall have been designated to provide temporary accommodation for eligible undergraduates.

Students seeking temporary stay must first obtain an Authority-to-Pay from the Lodgings Unit at the Student Affairs Division. They are required to pay a fee of ₦300 per day into a designated account at the UI Microfinance Bank, covering a 16-day period from February 17 to March 4, 2026.After payment, affected students are to convert their bank tellers to official receipts at the Treasury Unit of the Bursary before presenting them at the Lodgings Unit to secure accommodation.

The memo also directed wardens of postgraduate halls to make provisional arrangements for residents whose academic programmes overlap sessions, particularly doctoral candidates and students enrolled in three-semester programmes, during the fumigation period.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Two Mariams, One Stage: JJ Classics Production Casts Sociology Sophomore, Osaremeh Ijebor, Opposite Veteran Thespian

Image
  Ijebor’s presence on stage will inevitably invite comparisons with Temi Agoro. While Agoro has the formal thespian training to boost her performance, Ijebor’s approach to the role may be done simply with outsider instincts and adaptability. AUTHOR: Eniola Awolesi K. At University of Ibadan’s Theatre Arts department, the theatre and its stagecraft-art are seen as a profession, and more than that, a heritage. So in casting decisions, the casting of a non-thespian in a major role is about as rare as a honest politician. Yet, this year’s ambitious theatrical performance by JJ Classics Production of SANKARA has done just that. A sociology sophomore by academic discipline, the spotlight has fallen on Osaremeh Ijebor as a frontline actor playing the requisite role of Mariam Sankara, wife of the revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso. Of the 13 actors that make up the mainstage and student show cast, Ijebor is the only non-thespian. As a cast in the student show, she will be shadowing main...
Read more

EXCLUSIVE: FATSSSAite Makes Faculty Proud as she Emerges First runner-Up in a National Policy Challenge

Image
By Emmanuel Akinwale Gloria Popoola, a 400-level student of the Department of Political Science, has emerged as the first runner-up in the 2024 AESP ( African Economic Scholars Program ) National Policy Challenge sponsored by the Office of the Special Assistant to the President on Leadership and Citizenship and Policy Innovation Centre. The African Economic Scholars Program (AESP) is an initiative designed to build the next generation of African policymakers by exposing scholars to innovative tools and training.  The National Policy Challenge sought to identify the best policy strategies for the Nigerian Federation in two areas: Gender equity and Climate change. Applicants were expected to engage in thorough research and produce unique and original policies on either of these areas. From the overwhelming number of policy papers in applications received, the top 10 were selected to present and defend their policy strategies and from this top 10, 3 winners were selected. Gloria’s ent...
Read more

Interview with a Presidential Aspirant, Gloria Tolulope Popoola

Image
  By George Miracle FATSSSA PRESS:  Good evening Gloria , my name is Miracle George,  I'm a representative from FATSSSA Press and I would like to interview you concerning your intention to run for the office of the president in the  forth  coming elections. Gloria: Oh!  Good evening. FATSSSA PRESS :  Kindly introduce yourself . Gloria :  My name is Gloria  Tolulope   Popoola . I am a 300 student of FATSSSA in the department of Political Science. FATSSSA PRESS :   What were the things that inspired you to run for this office? Gloria:  I have always had the burden  to make an impact for a change for students in the field of social sciences as far back as my JAMB and Post-JAMB days. The vision I have always had necessitated that I be in the position of leadership. That is, for this vision to be executed, I have to be in position of leadership, hence my decision to run first for General Secretary to understand how to man an ad...
Read more