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ABUAD Vice-Chancellor Charges New Students to Pursue Excellence
- October 8, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Education, Innovation, Latest News, Tertiary Education, Uncategorized, University
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The Vice-Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI, has charged students to diligently pursue excellence in all their academic and personal endeavours. Prof. Olarinde gave the charge on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, during the Orientation Programme organised for new students of the 2025/2026 Academic Session, held at ABUAD’s Alfa Belgore
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ABUAD Vice-Chancellor Calls for Concerted Efforts to Enhance Food Sufficiency in Nigeria
- September 30, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Education, Innovation, Latest News, University
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
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Education, Innovation, University
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 Welcomes Delegation of AI Pioneers, Strengthens Ties on Digital Innovation
- August 28, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Education, Innovation, Latest News, research, University
Prof. Olarinde reaffirms commitment to driving technological advancement in Nigeria Earlier today, the Vice-Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI, received a high-powered delegation of digital experts and Artificial Intelligence (AI) pioneers in her office, as part of ongoing efforts to position the University and Ekiti State as leaders
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Afe Babalola Links Nigeria’s Rising Criminality to Poor Education
- August 14, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Education, Latest News, Uncategorized, University
The Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Emmanuel Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN, has attributed the surge in criminal activities across Nigeria to the nation’s poor standard of education. Speaking on Wednesday during a courtesy visit by a high-powered delegation from Ekiti State University (EKSU), led by its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Babatola Ayodele,
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Glamour & Gratitude: ABUAD Bids Farewell to Distinguished Prof. Kolawole Ogundipe
- July 16, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: AMSH, Culture, Education, Latest News, University
It was all glamour, with moments of joyful reflections, as people from all walks of life converged on Owolabi Hall, ABUAD, for the send‑off ceremony of Prof. Kolawole Olubunmi Ogundipe, who served meritoriously as Chief Medical Director of Afe Babalola University Multi‑System Hospital (AMSH), Ado‑Ekiti. Prof. Ogundipe, a renowned Consultant in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Education Is the Reason I’m Still Alive- Aare Afe Babalola Declares at ABUAD’s 10th Nursing Induction Ceremony
- July 4, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: ABUAD Multi System Hospital, AMSH, Education, Latest News, Tertiary Education, University
The Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Emmanuel Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN, has credited education as the vital force behind his longevity, declaring it “the reason I’m still alive.” The nonagenarian legal icon made this poignant remark on Thursday during the 10th Induction Ceremony of graduating nursing students at ABUAD.
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ABUAD Reigns Supreme: Tops Nigeria in Global Impact Rankings for Four Consecutive Years
- June 18, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Education, International, Latest News, research, Tertiary Education, University
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) has once again etched its name in gold, emerging as Nigeria’s top-ranked university for the fourth consecutive year, according to the prestigious Times Higher Education Impact Rankings (THEIR) 2025. The latest global rankings, released at midnight on June 18, 2025, evaluated the contributions of 2,526 qualified universities across 130 countries
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BARKA D’ SALLAH ON THE OCCASION OF EID AL-ADHA
- June 6, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Education, Latest News, Tertiary Education, Uncategorized, University
Our Esteemed ABUAD Muslim Community, On behalf of our visionary Founder and Chancellor, Aare Afe Emmanuel Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN; amiable wife and the Mother of the University, Yeye Aare Modupe Babalola, FSM, FNIMN, FFPA; and the entire ABUAD community, I extend my warmest greetings and heartfelt felicitations to all our Muslim brothers and sisters
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ABUAD Bags Landmark Achievement Through Molecular Techniques Workshop
- May 31, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Education, Innovation, Latest News, Tertiary Education, University
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti ABUAD’s, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Christopher Aina, on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI, on Friday presented certificates to participants of the recently concluded Molecular Techniques Workshop, held between May 26 and 30, 2025, at the university’s state-of-the-art Bogoro Research Centre. Delivering the Vice-Chancellor’s remarks, Prof. Aina,