(1963) Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, “Chancellor’s Address at the University of Ibadan”

On November 17, 1948 the University of Ibadan became the first modern institution of higher education in Nigeria when it began as an external college of the University of London. Fifteen years later the University became independent of all ties with the British university. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria, became the first indigenous Chancellor of the University in November 1963. He marked the occasion with the address that follows.