CAPACITY BUILDING, PUBLICATIONS, LINKAGES, HONORARY DEGREES, FELLOWSHPS AND NAMING OF BUILDINGS AND STREETS
This is the EIGHTH EDITION of the account of stewardship of Professor Idowu Olayinka who recently completed his five-year term as the 12th Vice Chancellor of the University Nigeria on the 1st of December, 2020. In this volume is documented the achievements of his administration in the areas of CAPACITY BUILDING, PUBLICATIONS, LINKAGES, HONORARY DEGREES, FELLOWSHPS, AND NAMING OF BUILDINGS AND STREETS. Publishing these feats, as said in the previous editions means inviting everyone to not only note the achievements but to also attempt to confirm the veracity of the claims of Idowu Olayinka, learn from his actions and place commendations when impressed (and criticisms when not). We wish you a good time with Olayinka’s exploits below:
CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOPS
1. The University hosted a Workshop on Developing the next Generation of researchers (Next Gen) in collaboration with the Association of Commonwealth Universities from 2 to 4 April 2019. The Workshop attracted over 200 early career academics from 34 institutions. Next Gen provides an opportunity for emerging reearchers to explore innovative approaches to professional development and support them to take the next step in their careers. Over three days, delegates learnt about international good practices in career and professional development planning for early career researchers. This includes how global best practices are being applied within Nigeria and hearing first-hand from rising academic stars from across the country about how they are forging ahead in their research careers. The Workshop also covered the benefits of professional development as a researcher, making the most of mentoring, research cooperation for early career researchers, professional development planning, research uptake – getting research into use, the mobile researcher in a global research environment and preparing to be an effective research leader.
PUBLICATIONS
2. Milestones of the Premier University, 2018. Ibadan: Media Choice Ltd. 310 pages.
3. Annual Reports 2016
4. Annual Reports 2017
5. Annual Reports 2018
6. Annual Reports 2019
7. Annual Reports 2020
8. The University of Ibadan Library Journal (UI-JLIS) which was floated in 2018
9. The University of Ibadan Library System : The Journey Continues
INTERNATIONALISATION
By fostering collaborations with foreign universities, embassies, high commission and international organizations, the University has been enhancing its international profile and network. Scope of collaboration with higher education institutions include staff development/exchange, collaborative grant writing, joint teaching/twinning of courses and Joint conferences, etc.
Find below some of our collaboration and linkages with international institutions and organizations:
10. Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, Michigan: Several linkage brokering meetings with the leadership and faculties of different units of MSU between 23 and 25 January 2019. Several linkages are being fostered between staff of University of Ibadan and Faculty at MSU as a result of this visit.
11. Wake Forest University (WFU),Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Collaboration is in process between UI and WFU in the area of joint research. In this regard, a trip was undertaken by the DVC (RISP) in the company of Prof. O. C. Adesina, FNAL, Head, Department of History to WFU, Winston-Salem, North Carolina from 26 February to 2 March 2019. A team from Wake Forest University team will visit UI later in this year.
12. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland: A collaborative visit was made to the division of Health Sciences Informatics on 12 January 2018 to foster collaboration in respect of the establishment of a Center for Genetics, Genomics and Informatics at the University of Ibadan. Both institutions are preparing a joint grant application which will ensure the establishment of the proposed Centre.The application is due in September 2019.
Linkages
13. This entails fostering collaborations with foreign universities, Embassies, High Commission and international organizations to enhance the international profile and network of the University and facilitate its internationalization plan. Scope of collaboration with higher institutions of learning include staff development/exchange, collaborative grant writing, joint/twinning of courses and Joint conferences etc.
14. Collaboration and linkages with Institutions and Organizations:
a. Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, Michigan: Arising from the partnership visit to Michigan State University in January 2019; a team was pulled together to jointly apply for a USAID grant to drive the partnership. The UI team led by Prof. B.T. Omonona, which also include Prof. O.B. Adedeji and Dr. Eniola Agbeja won the USAID grant for a project titled “No longer bugged by feed costs: Farming insects as sustainable and scalable aquaculture feedstock to improve catfish (Claridae) producers’ and consumers’ livelihoods towards food security in Nigeria” The total grant sum is $400,000 to be shared equally between UI and MSU.
15. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina: As a follow-up to a visit to Wake Forest University from 27th February to March 2nd, 2019, the following progress has been achieved:
i. On 15th August, 2019, Professor S.S. Ilesanmi (Washington M. Wingate Professor of Religion, Department for the Study of Religions; Wake Forest University) visited and held meetings with Departments of History, Religious Studies, Archaeology and Anthropology, and the Institute of African Studies for discussions on collaborative opportunities, including, joint conference organization, grant writing, students and staff exchange. He also gave a seminar to early- to mid- career lecturers in the Arts and Humanities on the topic of “The Culture of Academic Excellency”.
ii. A delegate of three lead by Professor J. Kline Harrison, Associate Vice President and Associate Provost for Global Affairs, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA will be making a collaborative visit to the University from 15th-18th April 2020. Others on the team are Professor S.S. Ilesanmi (Washington M. Wingate Professor of Religion, Department for the Study of Religions; Wake Forest University) and Dr. Andrew Gurstelle (Academic Director, Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology). During their visit, they will be further exploring and clarifying nature and dimensions of institutional partnership between UI and WFU.
16. Landmark University, Omu-Aran: A delegate of four lead by Professor A.M. Shittu, Chairman, Landmark University-Industry Linkage Committee made a collaborative visit to the University on Thursday, 30 January 2020. During their visit, they interacted with units relevant to University-Industry linkage, Research and Grant Management, Office of International Programmes, Industrial Training Coordinating Centre.
17. Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD): A delegate from Afe Babalola University led by Prof. Damilola S. Olawuyi, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics, Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships) visited on Wednesday 4th December 2019 to solicit partnership with the University of Ibadan. Given the focus of ABUAD on agriculture, energy and health, they met with stakeholders from, Teaching and Research Farm, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, CPEEL, and other relevant stakeholders in allied fields.
Figure 15: Delegates from Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD)
18. University of the Western Cape, South Africa: I visited UWC in the company of Prof. Joel Babalola of our Faculty of Education, South Africa from April 1 – 3, 2019 to broker partnership in the first instance between the Faculties of Education of both institutions. I also had an opportunity to present a seminar to introduce the University of Ibadan as well as present a paper titled “Higher Education: The Past, Present, And Future”. The lecture was well received and generated lots of discussions, especially around decolonization of teaching. Arising from this partnership visit, the following action plan were executed:
i. Introduction of Prof. Ansie Kitching, UWC to Professors D.A. Adeyemo, Ajibola Falaye and Dr. Chioma Asuzu
ii. Introduction of Prof. Madeyandile Mbelani, UWC to Professor Esther A. Odu-Olowu, Dr I.A. Salami for the possibility of a short-term visiting appointment between July and August 2019.
iii. Liinking Dr Moira Bladergoen to Professor Oyesoji Aremu to determine how to go forward with the jointly authored paper relating to Post Truamatic Stress Disorder.
iv. Dr Moira Bladergoen to apply for a grant to invite Dr Sharon Omotoso of WORDOC and Prof. Stella Odebode of Gender Mainstreaming Office to a writing workshop.
v. Dr Neetha Ravjee to write AAU to reaffirm the interest of UWC to host the leadership workshop and also communicate the intent to co-host with the University of Ibadan.
vi. Prof. Paul Oye Taiwo, Director, Yoruba Language Center was invited to be one of the keynote speakers at the 2019 September Early Childhood Literacy Development Conference at UWC, South Africa.
Figure 16: With Prof. Joel Babalola and the leadership of Faculty of Education and Director, International programmes, UWC, South Africa
INNOVATION
19. University of Ibadan Research Communication Café: Research communication is the public communication of research-related topics to non-experts. Research communication is essential to ensure research uptake; the use of research evidence by researchers, policymakers, implementers or practitioners to inform policy or practice. The UI research Communication Café was introduced with the intent of having an innovative way of bringing outstanding research findings to the attention of the general public to increase uptake, while keeping the University of Ibadan in the news.
20. Entrenching Mentoring: Pilot Model starting with Female Academic Staff: The Committee charged with operationalizing this model was inaugurated on 15th July 2019 with the following Terms of Reference:
a. Propose a mentoring model based on best practices.
b. Deploy technology to facilitate operationalization of the mentoring process.
c. Other cross-cutting issues, including
i. Set key mentoring goals (e.g, career advancement, work-life balance, grant attraction, etc)
ii. Identify and solicit mentors,
iii. Recruit mentees,
iv. Process monitoring and evaluation procedure, etc
21. Deploying technology in automating teaching quality assurance assessment: In collaboration with the Directorate of Quality Assurance, in October 2019, a technical adhoc Committee was inaugurated towards establishing the platform for paperless online teaching assessment for every staff/course to enable annual objective feedback to all staff, thereby ensuring progressive improvement in teaching effectiveness. This will also afford the students to provide other quality related information anonymously, without fear of being victimized.
22. University of Ibadan-SME Summit: In the realization of the centrality of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as drivers of economic growth in Nigeria and to foster cooperative research and development (R&D) support for SMEs, the University of Ibadan has been working hard to practically ensure that a structure is put in place to foster the said collaboration. This summit serves an opportunity to discuss the progress made so far at the University of Ibadan and brainstorm on how to co-ideate the way forward by all stakeholders including University of Ibadan researchers, representatives of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Banks, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, Industrial Trust Fund, government MDAs and other relevant stakeholders. The first ever, UI-SME Summit held on Thursday, 7th November 2019. Papers presented at the event were: “Rationale for UI-SME Summit” by Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research, Innovation & Strategic Partnerships), “Deploying Internet of Things in Poultry production” by Dr. O.O. Olakanmi, “Fidelity Bank, SMEs and Higher Education Engagement” (Fidelity bank), “The Role of the Bank of Industry in SME and Academia Partnership” (Bank of the Industry), “SME and University Relationship: Industrial Expectations” (Manufacturers Association of Nigeria) and “Impact of SIWES on Academia-Industry relationship” (Industrial Training Fund).
23. The follow-up plan of action is to ensure that this interaction evolves into an annual Fair event and that an e-platform is effectively set-up for continuous robust interaction. The E-platform domiciled at the Postgraduate College will facilitate submission of research questions by SMEs which can be allotted to Postgraduate students as their research project and if extensive enough, as a Ph.D. thesis.
Figure 17: Stakeholders at the First UI-SME Summit
24. The University of Ibadan research and Development Fair: The 2019 edition of UIRESDEV Fair (UI-Town Connect 2019), themed: “Societal Need-driven Research for National Development” held in conjunction with Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission from 5th-6th November 2019. The UIRESDEV Fair Committee is domiciled under the office of DVC (RISP) while the Chairmanship of the UIRESDEV Fair Committee was officially handed over to Professor Francis Offor of the Department of Philosophy.
Figure 18: At the official opening ceremony of the 2019 UIRESDEV Fair
25. Continuous Training (physical and webinars) for Technologists: will be delivered by Merck Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Limited intermittently throughout the year. Identified Areas of training needs include:
• General Laboratory Safety
• Advanced Analytics
• Advanced Analytics 2
• Molecular Biology Techniques (DNA & RNA Isolation), Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
• PCR & Bioinformatics
• IHC, Haematology Techniques, Histology, Parasitology, Basic Microscopy and Imaging Techniques
• Biosafety in Biological, Clinical and microbiology Procedures
• Protein Detection and Quantification
• Lab Water Purification
• Tissue Culture
• Lab. Specialty Chemicals & Research Reagents
• Lab Separation and Workflow Tools
• Microbiology & Biomonitoring
26. International Scholars and Students: Between 2016 January and May 2019 the University hosted:
• 194 international visiting scholars from Sweden, UK, USA, Kenya, Cameroon, Germany, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Eritea, South Korea, Jamaica, Isreal, France, China, Swaziland, South Africa, Rwanda, Brazil, Jamaica, Luthuania, Malaysia, Canada, Norway, Russia, Denmark, Swisszerland, CotedIvoire, Egypt, Nether land, India, Mexico, Scotland, Benin Republic and Ice Land.
• 74 international students on short term research visits from UK, USA, Japan, Finland, Germany, Cameroon, Canada, and China.
• 900 international students from Benin Republic, Cameroon, Libaria, Niger, Chad,
Rwanda, South Africa, Guinea Conakry, Zambia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Swaziland, Botswana, Sudan, Tanzania, Mali, Rwanda,
Kenya , Togo, Ghana, Liberia, Togo, Egypt, Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe,
• Madagascar, Congo Democratic Republic, Eritrea, Burundi, Senegal and Chad.
27. The following workshops, conferences and other programmes were organised by the University, through the Office of International Programmes to enhance the internationalisation agenda of the University:
• Workshop on ‘Building Award-Winning Fulbright Application Package’ on Wednesday, 20 April, 2016. Organised in conjunction with UI Branch of the Fulbright Alumni Association.
• The first International Students Week held between Friday, 23 to Thursday 29 September 2016. The week was tagged The University: A Model of Global Integration in the 21st- Century. It aimed at fostering cultural Exchange, promote social integration and build social and academic networks.
• The Fourth International Students’ forum held on July 21, 2017.
• The Centre for General Studies in collaboration with the Office of International Programmes organised an international conference on “Tax Havens and the Developing World: The Global Dimension” from 2 to Friday, 4 August 2017.
• The International Students’ Week was organized by the OIP 02 and 03 October 2018.
• The Office of International Programmes facilitated the International Earth Day’s Speech delivered by the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. W. Stuart on 16 April 2018.
• OIP facilitated the donation of 42 cartons of books on American Studies by the US Consulate General, Lagos, to UI.
• OIP Initiated the process of establishing a Centre for American Studies in conjunction with the Department of Philosophy, UI.
• Summer School on Nigerian Cultures. Participants attended from U.K, USA, China and Nigeria. 13-26 August 2018.
• Publication of LINKS magazine.
• Farewell reception for DAAD representative in UI. 4 March 2019
• Workshop on “Preparing an Award-Winning Fulbright Fellowship Application” 11 March 2019.
28. JOINT MASTER DEGREE BETWEEN ARCIS AND UNIVERSITY OF PARIS, NANTERRE
Today, rapid and global developments in information science and technology continue to expand the global demand for human resources possessing ready-to-use practical skills in big-data related fields including business intelligence, data analytics, data mining, Natural Language Processing, data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. These fields are all oriented towards enhancing the harnessing and use of data, information and knowledge for improved decision making and action organizations and society.
In keeping up with these global trends, in March 2019, the University through the Africa Regional Centre for Information Science, one of the university’s centres of excellence signed a Five-Year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Paris, Nanterre, France. The MOU covers exchanges of teachers and researchers, student exchanges, exploring the collaboration between teachers, collaboration in scientific research and publications.
The MOU put paid to the submission of a joint proposal between ARCIS, University of Ibadan and University of Paris, Nanterre to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to fund the establishment of a joint postgraduate diploma in Natural Language Processing and master’s degree programme in Big Data Analytics. The programmes, which are to be domiciled in the University of Ibadan, aim at catering for the human resource gap in the two sub fields in Africa, support the development of French higher education in West and Central Africa and foster the exchange of faculty and students between the two universities.
The project proposal was approved by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is being funded through the Support for the Development of French Higher Education in Africa (ADESFA) Grant. The approval of the project forms one of the reasons for which His Excellency, the Ambassador of France to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr. PASQUIER JEROME visited this university on 22 May, 2019. Seed fund (€39,812) was approved for the curriculum design by faculty of ARCIS-UI, University of Paris, Nanterre, University of Paris, Nouvelle Sobourne and National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) Paris, France. The fund was released to University of Paris, Nanterre with the expectation that UI portion will be sent.
In furtherance of the cause of the collaboration, ARCIS, in July 2019 hosted the delegates from University of Nanterre who visited to hold meetings for discussions and working out of modalities for the proposed programme in Natural Language Processing. At the meeting representing ARCIS were: Director of ARCIS, Prof. W. M. Olatokun, Prof. M. A. Tiamiyu and Dr. Kemi Ogunsola; Representing University of Paris, Nanterre were: Prof. Sylvain Kahane, Université Paris Nanterre (Team Leader), Dr. Kim Gerdes and Marine Courtin, Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3, Paris, Dr. Slavomir Ceplo Austrian Academy of Sciences, and Dr. Elodie Apard, Director IFRA Nigeria in attendance. At the meeting, the two teams agreed on the content, structure and modalities of the proposed programme.
ARCIS Team visited University of Nanterre between 27 September and 7 October, 2019 to develop curricula for the programmes. On return from the visit, series of curriculum design meetings were held with representatives of the University’s Department of Linguistics and African Languages between December 2019 and January 2020. Currently, the curricula for the Postgraduate Diploma Natural Language Processing and Master of Science (Big Data Analytics) have been developed and awaiting approval by the Faculty of Multidisciplinary Studies, Postgraduate College and Senate. The PGD-NLP programme is proposed to commence in the 2019/2020 session to be jointly delivered by ARCIS and Department of Linguistics and African Languages.
29. Number of International Students and Diversity (Number of Countries)
As shown in Figure 8, there has been a general increase in the number of international students who come to study at the University of Ibadan and an increase in the nationality of the students.
Figure 8: Number of International Students and the number of countries (Diversity), 2014 – 2019
HONORARY DEGREES AND FELLOWSHPS
On the recommendation of the Senate and the approval of the Council, we awarded honorary degrees and fellowships to a number of respected individuals. This list comprised four iconic and eminent women who are role models. It may be noted that only four women had earlier received honorary degrees of the University of Ibadan from 1963 till 2017, namely Mrs Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (LLD, 1968), Professor Phyllis Jean Kanki (D,Sc, 2008), Chief Folake Solanke, SAN (D.Lit., 2011) and Professor Adetowun Omolara Ogunsheye (D.Lit., 2012).
The Council/Senate Joint Committee on Honorary Degrees and Fellowships at its meeting of Friday 30 October 2020 approved a scoring template which will be useful in assessing nominated candidates for honours and awards, henceforth.
2016
30. Professor Niyi Osundare (UI Alumnus 1966);
31. Chief Bode Amao (friend and benefactor);
32. Alhaji Aliko Dangote, GCON (friend and benefactor).
2017
33. Emeritus Professor Ayo Bamgbose, NNOM (UCI/UI Alumnus 1957);
34. Dr Emmanuel Egbogah (Alumnus; Former Lecturer and benefactor);
35. Rt Hon Dr. Chevalier Justus Itsueli (Alumnus 1966 and benefactor);
36. Professor Allen Bankole Oladunmoye Oyediran (former UI Vice-Chancellor)
2018
37. Sir (Chief) Bode Akindele, OFR (friend and benefactor);
38. Professor Alake Bolanle Awe, OFR (Retired UI Professor);
39. Professor Olufunmilayo Olopade, OON (UI Alumna 1975);
40. Professor Grace Awani-Alele Williams (UCI/UI Alumna 1949);
41. Professor Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje NNOM (UCI/UI Alumnus 1949);
42. Professor Omoniyi Adewoye, (UCI/UI Alumnus 1956; former UI Vice-Chancellor).
2019
43. Aare Afe Babalola, OFR, SAN (friend and benefactor to UI)
44. Professor Emeritus Ayodele Falase, NNOM (Alumnus 1962, Former UI Vice-Chancellor)
45. Professor B E Edozien (Alumnus, Retired UI Professor and Benefactor
46. Prof Alex Ezeh (Alumnus and benefactor)
47. Prof Folagbade Aboaba (Alumnus, Retired UI Professor and Benefactor)
2020
48. Lt. General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, GCON (Elder statesman, soldier-gentleman, enterpreneur and benefactor to UI)
49. Dr Olayiwola Francis Fatona, FNAPE (Alumnus 1970, enterpreneur and benefactor to UI)
50. Chief (Mrs) Comfort Ayodele Idowu (Matriach of the Nathaniel Idowu Foundation, a great benefactor to UI)
51. Mr John G. Counmantaros (Eminent industrialist and benefactor to UI)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
52. As part of the 70th Anniversary celebrations of the University, no less than 120 alumni/alumnae, retired staff and friends of the University of Ibadan were honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Night of Honour and Life Time Achievements Awards Held on 16th November 2018, it aimed at celebrating notable and distinguished alumni who have and are making positive impacts in their chosen fields of endeavour. The selection of the awardees was based on: affinity with the University; achievements; consistent contributions to the making of the UI brand; giving history and or potential to give; and the need to bring back home those whom the University may have lost contacts with.
Categories of Awards
53. Life Time Awards: Alumni/alumnae given this category of Award were selected based on their achievements. Most of those who got this category of Award might have reached the peak of their career but not necessarily retired.
54. Worthy Ambassadors Award: They are also achievers but still have age on their side, i.e., they still have the prospect of attaining greater heights.
55. Honorary Ambassadors: These are friends of the University who have great affinity to the University but are not graduates of the University.
Not less than 80 of the Awardees turned up for the Nights of Honour and the number of well-wishers and families that came with them was indicative of how much the Awardees cherished the recognition.
NAMING OF BUILDINGS AND STREETS
The Joint Council/Senate Committee on Naming of Buildings and Streets which is chaired by the Vice-Chancellor, has been very active by considering notable and deserving icons and role models in our core business of teaching, research and community service. This was a conscious decision taken in order to immortalize these legends who have contributed in no small measures to the current standing of the institution whike at the same time inspire the current and future generation of staff and students to give of their best to the University of Ibadan.
56. The Central Administration Building was named after our highly reverred Professor Emeritus Tekena N. Tamuno (Alumnus 1953), the first Ibadan Alumnus to be the Vice-Chancellor of the institution (VC from 1975-1979).
57. The Arts Theatre was named after our 1986 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Professor Emeritus Wole Soyinka (Alumnus 1953).
58. Naming of a Practical Theatre in the Department of Theatre Arts named after Geoffrey Axworthy.
59. The Vice-Chancellor’s Official Residence was re-christerned as AYO BANJO MANOR after the longest serving Vice-Chancellor, Professor Emeritus Ayo Banjo, who served in that capacity from 1983-1991
60. The Conference Centre was named after the Pioneer Chairman of the University of Ibadan Ventures Ltd, a notable Philantropist and business tycoon, Otunba Subomi Balogun.
61. The Headquarters of UI Research Foundation was named after Rt Hon Dr Imo Justus Itsueli, Alumnus 1966, and Pioneer Chairman University of Ibadan Research Foundation.
62. A new female Postgraduate Hall of Residence, behind Queen Idia Hall, was named after a foundation student Felicia Adetowun Omolara Ogunsheye (Alumnus 1948), the first female professor in Nigeria, and former Dean of Education.
63. The Third Floor Extension of Physiology and Pharmacology Building as well as the Central Animal House named after Chief Nathaniel Olaniyi Idowu.
64. The Ajibode Extension was named after one of the former Vice Chancellor, Professor Samuel Olajuwon Olayide during whose tenure the Ajibode Extension was acquired as ‘Olajuwon Olayide Extension’.
65. The New Admissions Office (Undergraduate) Building was named after the first Indigeneous Registrar, later Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos and Director, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Professor Saburi Oladeni Biobaku as ‘Saburi Biobaku Building’.
66. The Senate Chamber was named after a former Vice Chancellor and the first Nigerian Professor of Psychiatry, and former Deputy General Secretary, World Health Organisation, Professor Thomas Adeoye Lambo as ‘Adeoye Lambo Senate Chamber’. (The initiative for this was first muted by the late Emeritus Professor Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe and strongly supported by the Department of Psychaitry).
67. The new Postgraduate Hall, at the College of Medicine was named after Emeritus Professor Ayodele Olajide Falase, Former Dean, Faculty of Clinical Sciences and Dentistry, Former Provost, College of Medicine & the 9th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, as Ayodele Falase Postgraduate Hall.
68. The Museum of the Institute of African Studies named after the late Professor Cornelius Adepegba.
69. The road leading to the University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA) Worldwide complex named as Michael Omolayole Close, after Dr Michael Olawole Omolayole, Alumnus 1948, the First National President of UIAA; outstanding industrial executive widely respected as an astute negotiator in industry and labour relations.
70. The Board Room of the Oluwole Akande Building in the College of Medicine after the second Provost of the College, Prof A.O.K. Johnson Board Room.
71. The Administrative Building of the Postgraduate College after Professor Sanya Dojo Onabamiro, who in 1951 was the first person ever to earn a Ph.D degree in the British Colonial University.
72. Naming of the Anatomy Lecture Theatre in the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences after Prof A.B.O. Desalu who was the Dean of that Faculty from 1984-1986.
73. Naming of the Street leading to the Alumni Building Complex after Dr Michael Omolayole (Alumnus 1948) as Michael Oluwole Omolayole Close.
74. Naming of the new Administrative Building of the Distance Learning Centre after Nde Joshua Mutka WAKLEK, mni, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council.
75. Department of Geology new extension
• Mosobalaje Oyawoye Building (the entire complex).
• AIUG PENTHOUSE (The Penthouse and foyer at topmost floor)
• .Layi Fatona Lecture Theatre (on the ground floor)
• Insignia of ND Western (at the elevator points) as (major) donors of the building.
• There will be a plaque to indicate the major donors (this can be categorized as Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze).
76. Naming of the (old) Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Lecture Theatre in the Faculty of Science after Mr Joseph Oladele SANUSI, former Governor of the CBN, under whose tenure the CBN Lecture Theatre was donated to the University of Ibadan in year 2003. This will avoid confusion in nomenclature with the new CBN Complex for the Department of Economics/Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences.
