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OAU Announces Dates for 2026/2027 Post-UTME Screening

By The Icons June 15, 2026

Taiwo Adelusi Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has announced the commencement of its 2026 Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) screening exercise for candidates seeking admission through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE). According to a statement signed by the university register, Adetunji Bakare, eligible candidates include those who selected OAU as their first choice in the 2026 UTME and scored a minimum of 200, as well as applicants who applied through the Direct Entry mode. The registration exercise is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, June 16, and will close on Friday, August 14, 2026. Candidates are required to complete their registration via the university’s admissions portal, where they are expected to verify their details, make the necessary payment, fill out the application form, and submit it before the deadline. The statem...

OAU Trio Receive Scholarship as STEM Africa Celebrates Competitions Wins

By The Icons June 12, 2026

Samuel Faseyitan The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, today rewards three of its students, Imran Ogungbayi, Quayum Ali, and Lekan Adesina, with scholarships following their outstanding performances in the 2026 University Duel and STEM Africa SMART Challenge competitions. The trio were honoured during an event organised by STEM Africa, in partnership with MTN Nigeria, at Oduduwa Hall, where members of the university management, representatives of STEM Africa and MTN Nigeria, and students gathered to celebrate their achievements. The recognition followed the students’ remarkable outing in the two STEM-based competitions. In March 2026, the team won the Smart University Duel after securing victory for OAU against the Federal University of Technology, Akure. The University Duel is an annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics competition that brings together undergraduates from top higher institutio...

Busy but Not Productive: The Reality of OAU Students' Lives

By The Icons June 07, 2026

Taiwo Adelusi When you walk around OAU campus, you will see “the productive students." They are either in the library or in a lecture room, books in hand, headphones on, and laptops open, moving with purpose. However, the truth is that productivity doesn’t always look the same from the outside. A productive day as a student can take different forms, students have their own interpretation of productivity. While some consider it the ability to complete a daily to-do list, others sees it as finishing a challenging task they have been working on for weeks. There is a common belief that a productive day means waking up at 5 a.m., attending every class, studying for hours without distraction, and completing every task on your to-do list. However, in reality, most students fail to live this way, and those who try often experience burnout. A truly productive day is not about doing everything; it is about doing what matters most. Prod...

ICJC ’26: Media Experts, Campus Journalists Converge at OAU to Champion Youth-Driven Journalism

By The Icons June 07, 2026

Fawaz Adedeji Media professionals and student journalists from across Nigeria converged at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) on Saturday, June 6, for the 2026 International Campus Journalism Conference (ICJC ’26), aimed at strengthening youth-driven journalism and fostering the transition from campus journalism to mainstream media practice. The conference, organised by the Association of Campus Journalists (ACJ), OAU, held at the ICT Conference Hall, attracted participants from several universities, including the University of Ibadan (UI), University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Osun State University (UNIOSUN), and Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), among others. With the theme, “Active Voices: Youth-Driven Journalism for National Cohesion,” the conference underscored the role of journalism in promoting accountability, public enlightenment, and effective two-way communication. Speakers highlighted the media’s influence on the soc...

OAU @ 65: Faculty of Arts Celebrates African Cultural Heritage in Grand Style

By The Icons June 05, 2026

Fawaz Adedeji As Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) continues in the spirit of its 65th year of academic and cultural excellence, the university, in its special highlighted event schedules slated Thursday, June 4, for cultural day, with a series of cultural and dramatic performances presented by the Faculty of Arts, to showcase the aesthetics of learning and culture of the institution. The anniversary event themed; "65th years of legacy of excellence: honoring the past and looking ahead to the futur e" — vividly portrays the impacts of the university on academics, research, innovation, leadership building, national development and international relevance since its establishment in June 1961 as a result of the report submitted to the Federal Government in September, 1960, by a Commission it appointed in April 1959 under the Chairmanship of Sir Eric Ashby, Master of Clare College, Cambridge, to survey the needs of post-...

“OAU Students'’ Versus ‘'CNG Buses'’: Who Won?

By The Icons May 29, 2026

Oluwafemi Adetunji Going down memory lane, as though it were only yesterday, it all began as a gesture of goodwill: a donation by “Màmá Onínú Ire,” the most highly ranked woman of the nation. A legacy gift to her roots, a symbol of progress rolled into Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) on wheels powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), courtesy of her distinguished alumna. Photo Credit: Ezekiel Ogunniyi The optics were impeccable. The ancient citadel of learning now had modern buses, cleaner energy, and what appeared to be a total transport revolution. Unfortunately, what followed was less of a revolution and more of a rapid evacuation. The first decisive move came swiftly and without hesita...