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University College, Ibadan was established in 1948 as a college of the University of London. It was the first university-level institution to be created in Nigeria. Initial classes officially began in January 1948 with 104 students accommodated in temporary buildings formerly used by a military hospital. The institution was granted full independent university status in 1962, becoming the University of Ibadan. Kenneth Dike served as the first indigenous Principal of the college from 1960 and later became its first Vice-Chancellor in 1962.
Statement: Kenneth Dike served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan when initial classes officially began in 1948.
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False. The passage explicitly states that initial classes began in 1948, but Kenneth Dike did not become Principal until 1960 and Vice-Chancellor until 1962.
The statement is false because a direct reading of the text shows that initial classes started in 1948, while Kenneth Dike became Vice-Chancellor fourteen years later in 1962.
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Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval