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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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  • 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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  • TEXT OF ADDRESS DELIVERED FOR THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI (ABUAD), PROF. E. SMARANDA OLARINDE, FCArb, FCAI, AT THE PIONEER INDUCTION CEREMONY OF GRADUANDS OF DOCTOR OF PHARMACY. FRIDAY, 19TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 | 10:00 AM | ALFA BELGORE HALL

    • September 19, 2025
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    OPENING On behalf of the Founder, Chancellor, and President of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Emmanuel Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN, LL.D (London), LL.D (UNILAG), LL.D (UI), D.Lit (NDA), FNIALS, FCIArb, FNSE; his amiable wife and Mother of the University, Yeye Aare Modupe Babalola, FSM, FNIMN, FFPA; the Board of Trustees, Governing Council, Senate,

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  • ABUAD’s Vice-Chancellor calls for Stronger Global Partnerships to Boost SIWES

    • September 19, 2025
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    The Vice-Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI, has called for stronger international collaborations and partnerships to enhance the training, development, and expertise of Nigerian students. She made the call on Thursday, September 18, 2025, while addressing participants at the 3rd Zonal Quarterly Meeting of SIWES Directors and Coordinators

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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 3rd Zonal Quarterly Meeting of SIWES Directors and Coordinators in Ondo and Ekiti States, Under the Supervision of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Akure Area Office Thursday, 18th September, 2025

    • September 18, 2025
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    On behalf of the 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, no. 3 in Africa and 84th in the world, I bring you warm greetings and heartfelt wishes for a gathering that will spark fresh ideas, strengthen

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