UI SET TO SET TO BUILD N70MILLION EVENT HALL
In continuation of its developmental effort, the Nigeria premier university, university of Ibadan [UI] has concluded plans to build a 5,000 capacity event hall extimated to cost N70million.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Olufemi Bamiro who disclosed this in a chat with the newsmen said the proposed construction of the event hall was an investment from the university endowment fund.
The project which shall be completed within 18 months, according to Prof Bamiro, will be sited around the second gate of the university, designed to serve as multi-purpose hall.
"We have noticed that the popular and ancient Trenchard Hall cannot accommodate all our present needs including graduation, hence the need for a more beffiting hall"he said.
Prof Bamiro who expressed delight at the current level of various positive development in the university also hinted that the MacArthur foundation has agreed to further assist the university with fund, hence,more developments are expected to take place soon.

"We are going to build a centre for sustainable development which shall house Master degree in Development Practice,[MDP],Indegineous Knowledge, Peace and Conflict as well as Telemedicine"he disclosed.
Prof. Bamiro commended many of the alumni who have been coming back to give back to the university, saying their contributions have made the difference.
He specifically thanked Mr. Yemisi Shyllon who built the monument and Mr. Ben Nwosu for restoring the fading artistic painting of the university.