COMMUNITY IMPACT OF AFE BABALOLA: UNIVERSITY AS AGENT OF CHANGE A    HOW SOCIAL AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS BEGAN IN NIGERIA Nigeria is facing developmental crises. The country is full of contradictions of immense wealth and extreme poverty; this country is rich but the vast majority is indeed poor. Since the country attained political independence, its...Read More

PROF. GOODHEER SPEECH AT THE 3RD FOUNDER’S WEEK CELEBRATION PROTOCOLS Your Excellency, the Founder and President Emeritus of this great University, Aare Afe Babalola, Wife of the Founder, Yeye Aare (Mrs.) Babalola, The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sidi Osho Top Management Staff of the University, Distinguished guests, Parents and Students, It is indeed a great privilege...Read More

WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY ADO EKITI, AARE AFE BABALOLA, SAN, AT THE WELCOME FORUM ORGANISED FOR THE NUC RESOURCE ASSESSMENT TEAM FOR NEW PROGRAMMES FOR THE UNIVERSITY HELD ON 13TH SEPTEMBER, 2011 I am very happy to welcome you all to our University. I am indeed very delighted...Read More

AARE AFE BABALOLA, SAN, OFR, CON, FOUNDER, AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI’S WELCOME ADDRESS PRESENTED TO THE RESOURCE ASSESSMENT VISIT TEAM OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION ON THE 13THSEPTEMBER, 2011 Let me with all profound humility welcome to Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, members of the Resource Assessment visit of the National Universities Commission for our proposed...Read More

A NEW ERA OF QUALITY EDUCATION AN ADDRESS BY  AARE AFE BABALOLA, OFR, CON, SAN, LL.D, D.Litt  AT THE 1ST CONVOCATION CEREMONY OF AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI ON THE 21ST OF OCTOBER, 2013 PROTOCOLS It is with sense of singular honour and consummate humility that I welcome everyone here present to participate in this historic...Read More

SHORT ADDRESS DELIVERED BY CHIEF AFE BABALOLA, OFR, SAN AT THE OFFICIAL TURNING OF THE SOD OF THE AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI ON WEDNESDAY THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2008 AT THE SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY   PROTOCOL   Today, Wednesday the 1st day of October, 2008, history is being made here in Ado-Ekiti. Today,...Read More

SPEECH OF AARE AFE BABALOLA, OFR, CON,SAN AT THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TURNING OF THE SOD AT THE AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI (1st OCTOBER, 2009) It is one year exactly today when at the instance of His Excellency, Governor Segun Oni, the turning of the sod ceremony was performed. I wish to express...Read More

A WELCOME ADDRESS ON THE VISITATION OF ICPC TO AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI BY AARE AFE BABALOLA, OFR, CON, SAN, LL.D ON WEDNESDAY, 28TH JULY, 2010. The Distinguished Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), my Oga Honourable Justice Emmanuel Ayoola, CON; The members of ICPC herein present, Members of the 4th Estate of...Read More

ADDRESS BY THE FOUNDER, AARE AFE BABALOLA, OFR,CON,SAN,LL.D ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2ND FOUNDER’S DAY DISTINGUISHED PERSONALITY LECTURE HELD ON 21ST JANUARY, 2011 AT AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY Ladies and gentlemen, I am profoundly grateful to all of you for participating in the celebration of 2nd year Founder’s Day of ABUAD. GENERAL DR. YAKUBU GOWON,...Read More

AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI (ABUAD) – BEYOND PEOPLE’S DREAM When sometime in October 2008, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, eminent Ekiti son, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Africa role model, legal luminary and internationally acclaimed philanthropist at the official turning of the sod of the first private university in Ekiti State, Afe Babalola University, said that the...Read More