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  • World Teachers’ Day: Celebrating Men & Women of Distinction

    • October 5, 2025
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    Today, we proudly join the global community in celebrating World Teachers’ Day 2025, under the inspiring theme: “Recasting teaching as a collaborative profession.” This theme resonates strongly with the values and vision of Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), where teaching and learning are not solitary acts, but a shared journey between teachers, students, and the wider

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  • ABAEX 2025: Festival of Farmers, for Farmers, with Farmers by One Farmer – Aare Afe Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN

    • October 5, 2025
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    It was more than an exhibition. It was a festival for farmers, of farmers, with farmers, anchored by one of Nigeria’s most celebrated farmer, Aare Afe Emmanuel Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN. On Saturday, October 4, 2025, the expansive field beside ABUAD’s world-class Planetarium transformed into a vibrant hub of agricultural pride as the curtain fell

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  • ABAEX 2025: Prof. Olarinde Says Nigeria’s Economic Freedom Lies in Agriculture

    • October 3, 2025
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    The Vice-Chancellor, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde FCArb, FCAI delivering her welcome address at the Opening Ceremony of ABAEX, 2025, held at ABUAD’s Alfa Belgore Hall on Thursday, 2nd October, 2025

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  • Learning is a Continuum, Says ABUAD Vice-Chancellor at Postgraduate Orientation

    • September 30, 2025
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    The Vice-Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI, has reaffirmed that learning is a continuum, urging fresh postgraduate students to embrace lifelong learning as they begin their academic journey at the university. Prof. Olarinde made this declaration on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, while addressing new students during the orientation

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  • ABUAD Vice-Chancellor Calls for Concerted Efforts to Enhance Food Sufficiency in Nigeria

    • September 30, 2025
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    The Vice-Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI, has called for intensified and collaborative efforts to achieve food sufficiency and security in Nigeria. Prof. Olarinde gave the charge on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, while delivering her address at ABUAD’s Inaugural Meeting of the Institute of Agricultural Value Chain Development

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  • TEXT OF ADDRESS BY THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI (ABUAD), PROFESSOR E. SMARANDA OLARINDE, FCARB, FCAI, AT THE AT THE INAUGURATION OF ABUAD’S INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD SECURITY (IAVCDFS) | VENUE: BOGORO CENTRE, HYDROGEN INSTITUTE| TUESDAY, 30TH SEPTEMBER 2025

    • September 30, 2025
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    On behalf of our Founder and Chancellor, Aare Afe Emmanuel Babalola,  OFR, CON, SAN, FCI.Arb, FNAILS, LL.D.hc, London, LL.D.hc, Unilag, LL.D.hc, Unijos, LL.D.hc, UNAd, D.Litt.hc, KSU, FKC (London); management, staff, and students of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), ranked by 2025 Times Higher Education Impact Ranking (THEIR) as no. 1 university in Nigeria (2022, 2023,

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  • ABUAD Shines Globally as Eight Scholars Emerge Among World’s Top 2% Scientists

    • September 28, 2025
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    Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has once again secured a place on the global stage as eight of its academic staff and dedicated researchers have been named among the world’s top 2% scientists in the latest ranking released by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier Data Repository (V8). According to an official notice contained in

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  • WELCOME TO 2025/2026 SESSION OF GREATER EXPLOITS

    • September 22, 2025
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    Dear Esteemed ABUAD Family, It is with immense joy and profound gratitude to God Almighty that I warmly welcome you all to the commencement of the 2025/2026 Academic Session on this historic day, Monday, the 22nd of September 2025. To our fresh students, I congratulate you for securing admission into Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD),

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  • ABUAD Founder Charges Pharmacy Graduates on Professionalism as NAFDAC DG Describes Pharmacists as Compass of Quality Healthcare

    • September 19, 2025
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    The Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Emmanuel Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN, has charged the 95 newly inducted graduates of the institution’s College of Pharmacy to uphold the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and service in their careers. At the landmark induction of ABUAD’s pioneer Doctor of Pharmacy graduates- the first from

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  • ABUAD Unveils Ultra-Modern 525-Bed Students’ Hostel Accommodation

    • September 19, 2025
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    In a bold stride towards strengthening its tradition of excellence, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) has expanded its world-class infrastructure with the completion of a brand-new male hostel, designed to accommodate 525 bed spaces.  The facility, which will open for use in the 2025/2026 Academic Session, is the latest addition to the university’s ever-growing array

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