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  • ABUAD Shines as Grand Finale of 2025 Yeye Aare Modupe Babalola Athletics Festival Holds in Style

    • November 29, 2025
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    • Category: Latest News, Sports, Tertiary Education, University
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    The Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) Sports Pavilion came alive this weekend as the Grand Finale of the 2025 Yeye Aare Modupe Babalola Athletics Festival (YAMBAF) took centre stage.  The colourful event, now in its 13th edition, was held on Saturday, November 29, 2025, and drew a vibrant mix of students, staff, community members and

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  • ABUAD Signs Landmark Partnership with China’s Shenzhen University of Information Technology

    • November 27, 2025
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    • Category: Education, Innovation, International, Latest News, University
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    Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), one of Nigeria’s leading private universities, has formalised a strategic partnership with Shenzhen University of Information Technology (SZUIT), China, marking another milestone in its rapidly expanding global outreach. The Memorandum of Understanding, signed on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, establishes two flagship initiatives: a comprehensive student and staff exchange programme and

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  • Vice-Chancellor Pays Unscheduled Visit to ABUAD College of Sciences

    • November 22, 2025
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    The Vice-Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI, paid an unscheduled visit to the College of Sciences in the early hours of Friday, November 21, 2025, to assess the state of the college with a special visit to the new department of Computing. Prof. Olarinde was received by the

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  • MDCN Visits ABUAD, Pledges Effort to Curb Medical Tourism

    • November 18, 2025
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    The Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), Professor Fatima Kyari, has disclosed that the council is working tirelessly to drastically reduce the culture of medical tourism among Nigerians. She made the disclosure on Tuesday, 18th November 2025 in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, during a reception organised for the MDCN accreditation

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  • ABUAD Vice-Chancellor Describes Founder as Source of Inspiration for Lifelong Learning

    • November 14, 2025
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    • Category: Innovation, Latest News, Part Time Studies, Tertiary Education
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    The Vice-Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI, has described the Founder and Chancellor, Aare Afe Emmanuel Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN, as a profound source of inspiration and an enigmatic personality. She made this remark on Friday, November 14, 2025, during the orientation programme organised for 100–300 level Part-Time

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  • Aare Afe Babalola Honoured with Fellowship of the Nigerian Academy of Education: Celebration of Vision, Service, and Legacy

    • November 12, 2025
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    • Category: Education, International, Latest News, Tertiary Education, University
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  • ABUAD Deepens Research and Technological Innovation with ₦35 Million High-Performance Server Installation

    • November 8, 2025
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    • Category: Innovation, Latest News
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    Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has taken another bold step toward consolidating its position as a leading research-intensive institution in Africa with the deployment of a ₦35 million state-of-the-art High-Performance Computing (HPC) Server. The installation followed a strategic courtesy visit by the Covenant Applied Informatics and Communication African Centre of Excellence (CApIC-ACE) team from Covenant

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  • Netherlands Ambassador Hails ABUAD as Beacon of Educational Excellence

    • November 7, 2025
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    • Category: ABUAD Multi System Hospital, AMSH, Innovation, International, Latest News
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    In a resounding affirmation of Afe Babalola University’s (ABUAD) stature as a global leader in higher education, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Nigeria, His Excellency Ambassador Michel Deelen, visited the institution on Friday, November 7, 2025. The high-profile interactive session, held at the prestigious Alfa Belgore Hall, underscored the deepening ties

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  • Scholars Advocate Sustainable Practices at ABUAD’s 8th World Environmental Conservation Conference

    • October 28, 2025
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    • Category: International, Latest News, Tertiary Education, University
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    Calls have been made for individuals across all walks of life to adopt more conscious and eco-friendly approaches in their daily interaction with the environment. These calls resonated strongly on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Owolabi Hall, venue of the 8th World Environmental Conservation Conference, themed “Harnessing Digital Transformation, Green Finance, and Climate Resilience for

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  • Former NBA President, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, Calls for a New Constitution at ABUAD’s 13th Convocation Lecture

    • October 20, 2025
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    • Category: Economics, Innovation, Latest News, SECURITY, Tertiary Education, Uncategorized, University
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    Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and former Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, has called for a complete overhaul of the 1999 Constitution, describing it as outdated and unsuitable for Nigeria’s present realities. He made the call on Monday, October 20, 2025, while delivering the 13th Convocation Lecture

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