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OAU Bookshop

The University bookshop, selling educational and general books, stationery and OAU-branded souvenirs.

The OAU Bookshop (University of Ife Bookshop Limited) was established in 1964 to meet the book needs of the University community and of readers across south-west Nigeria. It became part of OAUICL in 2008.

The Bookshop sells on behalf of publishers, authors and suppliers. It stocks educational books at every level, from primary to tertiary, by Nigerian and international authors, together with journals, general and inspirational titles, and stationery. It also offers photocopying and printing.

Products & services

  • Educational books: primary, secondary and tertiary
  • Journals and magazines
  • General, inspirational and religious titles
  • Stationery
  • OAU-branded souvenirs
  • Photocopying and printing

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Treated drinking water, produced and bottled on the OAU campus. It holds Standards Organisation of Nigeria MANCAP certification and received the 2026 National MANCAP Quality Award.

Hospitality

Conference Centre and Guest Houses

Hospitality: a conference centre and guest houses on the OAU campus at Ile-Ife, with guest houses in Abuja and Lagos.

Live notice

Current notices

Official notices from OAUICL that are open now.

Request for proposals Open Ref. OAUICL/BOD/2026/024

Business Audit and Transformation Plan

By order of the Board of Directors

The Board invites proposals from firms able to carry out an independent business audit of OAUICL and its subsidiaries, and to prepare a costed, sequenced transformation plan.

Closes 12:00 PM, Friday 4 December 2026