The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has expressed his delight concerning the emergence of Ekiti State University (EKSU) as Nigeria’s leading State University.
Governor Oyebanji, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, congratulated the university’s Chancellor, Dr Tunji Olowolafe, on his support and commitment to the university’s development.
EKSU also secured the 12th position out of 270 universities in Nigeria (both public and private) according to a comprehensive ranking list published by Times Higher Education rating for 2025.
He also congratulated the Governing Council of the University led by Prof Akin Oyebode and the management led by the Vice Chancellor, Prof Joseph Babatola Ayodele on the achievement, which he said resulted from the hard work of the staff and students.
He noted that EKSU’s leading position among fellow state-owned universities in the country is a positive advertisement of the state’s education sector and justifies his administration’s huge investment in education and human capital development.
The governor said he is happy that EKSU, with the latest feat, is justifying the government’s huge investment in education, especially the significant increment in the Government’s subvention to the University from N261 million to N410 million monthly, improved staff welfare package, and infrastructure development, including the reconstruction of Ado—Iworoko—Ifaki road, among others.
Governor Oyebanji, EKSU’s first alumnus to serve as a Visitor to the university, promised to continue to ensure adequate government support for the university in areas of teaching and research, as well as infrastructure upgrade.
The governor enjoined the university’s management not to rest on its oars, but to work harder to sustain the momentum as the best state university and emerge as the overall best university in Nigeria, a feat he said is achievable with more commitment.
It is recalled that Governor Oyebanji, last year, directed that the university be connected to the state’s Independent Power Plant (IPP) to solve the power supply issue in EKSU.
