Buhari lauds Afe Babalola as ABUAD emerges 400th best varsity globally

Date:

Share post:

- Advertisement -

By Stephen Angbulu

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, warmly felicitated the Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, as well as management and members of staff of the institution after it was ranked the Best in Nigeria, and 400th globally.

Buhari’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement signed on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled ‘President Buhari hails Aare Afe Babalola, ABUAD on national, global rankings for excellence.’

Adesina said, “The President affirms that the fact that the ranking analyzed more than 108 million citations across over 14.4 million research publications and included responses from almost 22, 000 scholars show the depth, acceptability and influence of the ABUAD placement, the best out of 197 universities in Nigeria and one of 400 out 31,097 universities in the world.

“He appreciates the honour brought to the country by ABUAD, urging management, lecturers and students to explore the same doggedness to lift the university to be among the top 50.
Related News

Politicians should contribute to offset Nigeria’s debt –Afe Babalola
1999 constitution, Nigeria’s problem, Afe Babalola insists
Afe Babalola makes case for research to improve economy

“He noted the visionary and scholarly leadership style that continues to shape the curriculum, operations and results of ABUAD since it was established 12 years ago, with the guiding principles of discipline, industry, determination, service, integrity, sound education and quality leadership.”

As the university scores another national and global record for excellence, President Buhari affirmed that the Times Higher Education World Rankings further validates the resourcefulness of hardworking academics, particularly in research, and the diligence of students, who continuously stretch their bodies and minds to make history.

See also  UNILAG not admitting students into two departments in 2023

He congratulated the Chancellor for facilitating the resources, channeling the energies and assembling an exemplary workforce in ABUAD..

- Advertisement -

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Related articles

Academics can change the world – if they stop talking only to their peers

By Savo Heleta, Durban University of Technology What’s the point of academics producing amazing research if they don’t share...

Yabatech, FUOYE team up to offer Top-up External Degree Programmes

Two Prestigious Federal Institutions in Nigeria, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos (YABATECH) and Federal University Oye-Ekiti, (FUOYE) has...

Three Tech-U students to undergo internship in Germany

By Grace Edema Three students of the First Technical, University, Ibadan, will undergo a two-month internship at Goethe University,...

Repayment of student loan begins two years after NYSC — FG

The Federal Government has said the recovery process from beneficiaries of the Nigeria Education Loan, NELFund, scheme would...