Nigeria’s premier university, University of Ibadan (UI) has appointed the group managing director/CEO of United Bank for Africa.(UBA) Plc, Mr. Oliver Alawuba, as an Ambassador of the university following the commemoration of its seventy-five years in existence.
The conferment on Alawuba, who is himself an alumnus of the great institution, is in recognition of his sterling contribution and achievements in the banking industry and his efforts at championing the course of the university in corporate Nigeria. Speaking during the visit to UBA House, Marina on Thursday, the varsity’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Kayode Adebowale, narrated the various feats accomplished by the university, as he noted that the celebration of UI at 75 will help galvanise interests in a participatory programme that will last a year, ending in November 2024. The programme is expected to develop the institution and give opportunities in form of scholarships to more student