The University system in Nigeria was founded as a government sponsored enterprise and supported largely with grants from Federal and State governments. The charging of tuition fees being proscribed by government policy, universities have had to rely almost entirely on government funding.

In recent decades however, government's ability to provide adequate funding for university has been greatly eroded. The economic downturn resulting from economic mismanagement, the changing world order and globalization, have led to a gradual realization that government will not be able to fully fund its universities.

Having considered means of raising the much-needed funds without recourse to tuition fees, universities have adopted various means which include the establishment of Development/Advancement Offices. The Advancement Office of the University of Ibadan was established in July 2004

Our results speaks

For over six decades, the University of Ibadan has been transforming lives as Nigeria’s foremost innovative and enterprising University. As the flagship of tertiary education, our reputation has gone beyond national and International boundaries.

The evidence of this lies in the creativity of our numerous alumni whose achievements have continued to attract national and International accolades while we honour the past and celebrate the present, we also look into the future with a resolve to sustain the UI legacy of excellence through the realization of the UI Vision.