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  • ABUAD VC Reaffirms Vision for Home-Grown Technological Innovation as Staff Return from UAV Training

    • December 12, 2025
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    The Vice-Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI, says her firm desire is to see automobiles and advanced technologies designed and manufactured by staff and students of the institution.  She made this declaration when a 10-man team paid her a courtesy visit after returning from a highly intensive Unmanned

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  • Seeing Commercial Flights in My Lifetime in Ado-Ekiti Is a Dream Come True – Aare Afe Babalola, SAN

    • December 10, 2025
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    The Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Emmanuel Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN, has expressed profound joy at the inauguration of commercial flight operations at the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport, describing the milestone as “a dream come true” and “a blessing to witness in my lifetime.” Aare Babalola, who was

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  • ABUAD VC Renews Call for Inclusive Higher Education at Event Marking World Disability Day

    • December 6, 2025
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    The Vice-Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI, has called for deliberate reforms to strengthen inclusion for persons with impairments across Nigeria’s higher education system. She made the statement at the LAWSANAID Initiative Africa-wide virtual event held over the weekend to commemorate World Disability Day. Prof. Olarinde noted that

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  • ABUAD Partners UN Women to Champion Efforts Against Digital Violence Targeting Women, Girls

    • December 6, 2025
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    Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), in collaboration with UN Women, has reiterated its commitment to safeguarding women and girls in digital spaces through a high-level advocacy programme themed “Ending Digital Violence Against Women and Girls: The Role of the Academia.” The event held on Friday at the Alpha Belgore Hall brought together government officials, gender

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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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    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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    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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    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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