President Bola Tinubu, in his Independence Day speech on October 1, 2025, stated that over 500,000 students had benefitted from the Students’ Loan Scheme. This praise of the loan scheme is usually the chorus of every supporter of the administration, in an attempt to whitewash an administration that has failed colossally. This loan scheme, touted as a major achievement of
ERC Charges New Leadership to Defend Students’ Interests The Students’ Union election held on December 13, 2025, at the University of Ibadan, which led to the emergence of a new Students’ Union leadership. Subsequently, the newly elected executive officers and members of the Students’ Legislative Council were duly sworn in and saddled the responsibility of representing and defending the collective
Oyo State Government’s Justification is Hollow and Unconvincing SPN Reiterates Demand for Adequate Compensation for Victims and Immediate Establishment of an Independent and Credible Panel to Thoroughly Investigate the Tragedy and Ensure Justice By Ayodeji Adigun State Secretary, SPN, Oyo State Barely two years after the tragic bomb explosion in the Bodija area of Ibadan, Oyo State, the recent controversy
Beyond the regular payment of salaries and pensions, partial payment of salary and pension arrears, and some road constructions, which are executed through hyper-inflated contracts, there is little that is genuinely cheering about the Demola Adeleke/PDP/Accord Party government in Osun State. While the clearance of salary and pension arrears is important, especially given the hardship imposed on workers and retirees
In a powerful display of unity and resolve, members of the Ibadan Branch of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM)—the Nigerian section of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) started the year 2026 with renewed commitment to the struggle for a better society and socialism. By Kolawole Bamigboye DSM Ibadan Branch On Sunday, January 18, 2026, members of the branch