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ABUAD launches Innovation Hub to boost research commercialisation
- January 17, 2026
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Education, Innovation, Latest News, Tertiary Education
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Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has launched a unified Innovation Hub framework to consolidate its innovation initiatives and accelerate the commercialisation of research outputs and creative solutions. The development followed the inaugural ABUAD Innovation Hub Meeting held on Saturday, January 17, 2026, under the leadership of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI. The
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ABUAD Students Set for Industrial Training in China
- January 15, 2026
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: ABUAD Multi System Hospital, Education, International, Tertiary Education, Uncategorized
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has concluded arrangements for some students to undergo advanced hands-on industrial training in China as part of efforts to strengthen global exposure and practical competence. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI, disclosed this on Thursday, January 15, 2026, during the 2025/2026 Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) Orientation
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ABUAD Strengthens World-Class Vision with High-Impact Teaching Pedagogy Workshop
- January 7, 2026
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Education, Innovation, International, Latest News, University
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has reinforced its commitment to academic excellence, innovative teaching, and global relevance with the successful hosting of a Two-Day Train-the-Trainer Workshop on Teaching Pedagogy, held on January 6 and 7, 2026, at the Alfa Belgore Hall. The workshop, themed “Building a World-Class University: Pedagogical Innovation, Research Integrity, and Institutional Impact,”
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ABUAD at 16: Afe Babalola Reaffirms Vision, Calls for Greater Excellence Beyond 2026
- January 5, 2026
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Culture, Latest News
The Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Emmanuel Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN, has reaffirmed that his vision of establishing a world-class university in Nigeria has been fully realised, while calling on the university community to pursue even higher standards of excellence in the years ahead. Speaking at the 16th anniversary
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ABUAD VC Reaffirms Vision for Home-Grown Technological Innovation as Staff Return from UAV Training
- December 12, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Innovation, International, Latest News, research, Tertiary Education, University
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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Text of Goodwill Message of ABUAD’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, on Behalf of the Founder & Chancellor, Aare Afe Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN, at the Commencement of Commercial Flight Operations, Ekiti State Agro-Allied International Airport | Wednesday, December 10, 2025
- December 10, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Uncategorized
• PROTOCOL It is with profound honour that I stand here today on behalf of the Founder, Proprietor, and President of Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Emmanuel Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN, FCIArb, FNAILS, LL.D (hc) London; LL.D (hc) UNILAG; LL.D (hc) UNIJOS; LL.D (hc) UNAD; D.Litt (hc) KSU; FKC (London), FNAE; the Governing Council, Senate,
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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
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: International, Latest News, University
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 Shines as Grand Finale of 2025 Yeye Aare Modupe Babalola Athletics Festival Holds in Style
- November 29, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Latest News, Sports, Tertiary Education, University
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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Vice-Chancellor Pays Unscheduled Visit to ABUAD College of Sciences
- November 22, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Latest News, Tertiary Education, Uncategorized, University
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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ABUAD Deepens Research and Technological Innovation with ₦35 Million High-Performance Server Installation
- November 8, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Innovation, Latest News
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

