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  • ABUAD Emerges Overall Champion at 8th NPUGA 2025 with 42 Medals

    • August 18, 2025
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    Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has emerged as the Overall Champion at the 8th Nigeria Private University Games (NPUGA), clinching an impressive total of 42 medals after ten days of intense sporting competition. The games, which brought together over 25 private universities across the country, were hosted at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, from August

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  • Afe Babalola Links Nigeria’s Rising Criminality to Poor Education

    • August 14, 2025
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    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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  • Prof. Olarinde Arrives Rabat, Morocco for Association of African Universities’ (AAU) General Conference

    • July 21, 2025
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    Over the weekend, the Vice-Chancellor, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI, arrived in Morocco to participate in the 16th Quadrennial General Conference of the Association of African Universities (AAU), scheduled to take place from July 21 to 25, 2025. Themed “Shaping the Future of Higher Education for Innovation and Sustainable

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  • Glamour & Gratitude: ABUAD Bids Farewell to Distinguished Prof. Kolawole Ogundipe

    • July 16, 2025
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    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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  • 5KVA Solar System: College of Engineering Students’ Project Showcases 3 Ts—Talent, Training & Teamwork

    • July 11, 2025
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    In a remarkable showcase of student-led innovation and sustainable technology, the Vice-Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI, paid an appreciation visit to the College of Engineering on Friday, July 11, 2025. The highlight of the visit was the presentation of a 5KVA Solar Photovoltaic Power System—an entirely in-house

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  • Top 2025 UTME Scorer Chooses ABUAD: A Resounding Endorsement of Aare Afe Babalola’s Visionary Leadership

    • July 8, 2025
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    The Office of the Vice-Chancellor is delighted to announce a significant national endorsement of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD). Ayuba Simon-Peter John, one of Nigeria’s highest-performing candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has selected ABUAD as his first-choice institution to study Mechanical Engineering. Ayuba, who hails from Gombe State, achieved an exceptional

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  • Text of address delivered by the Vice-Chancellor, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI, at the 10th Induction Ceremony of Nursing Graduands. Thursday, 3rd July 2025 | Alfa Belgore Hall

    • July 3, 2025
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    PROTOCOL 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 Reigns Supreme: Tops Nigeria in Global Impact Rankings for Four Consecutive Years

    • June 18, 2025
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    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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  • ABUAD, Nigerian Defence Academy, Forge Historic Pact to Boost Peacebuilding and Security Research

    • June 13, 2025
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    Afe Babalola University, Ado‑Ekiti (ABUAD), have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), solidifying the existing academic and research partnership between the two institutions. The signing ceremony, held earlier this week at Loyalty Hall, NDA Headquarters in Kaduna, paving the way for a comprehensive framework for joint research, academic

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  • A Beacon of Hope: Celebrating 26 Years of Nigeria’s Democratic Journey

    • June 12, 2025
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    Today, Nigeria stands tall in the annals of history. As we mark Democracy Day, we unite with Nigerians across continents to honour the courageous legacy of June 12 and the triumphant return to civilian rule in 1999. This day is more than a milestone. It is a sacred pledge: a call to reflect, rededicate, and

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