FUNAAB Team Defeats LAUTECH in University Duel, Set to Face LASU and OAU Next

Three students of the Prestigious Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), have secured a victory over the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in the University Duel, following their successful passage through the competition's qualifying examination.

The team comprises Enwose Joshua, a 200-level Physics student; Akilapa Isaac Oluwashinaayomi, a 300-level Mechatronics Engineering student; and Olanrewaju Daniel, a 400-level Agricultural and Bio-Resources Engineering student.

The trio earned their places in the competition after successfully passing the qualifying examination, which attracted 1,339 undergraduate applicants from universities across Nigeria. Only 48 students representing 16 universities progressed to the competition.

The University Duel is a national undergraduate competition organised by the STEM Africa Initiative and produced by JustMedia Productions. It brings together some of the country's brightest university students to compete in intellectual challenges that test their knowledge, critical thinking, analytical abilities and problem-solving skills.

The competition features institutions including the University of Lagos (UNILAG), University of Ibadan (UI), University of Benin (UNIBEN), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Covenant University, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), LAUTECH and the University of Ilorin, among others.

Beyond testing participants' knowledge, University Duel provides a platform for universities to showcase their intellectual strength and compete for national recognition. The previous edition featured 62 universities, with OAU emerging as the overall winner after defeating FUTA in the grand finale.

Following their victory over LAUTECH, the FUNAAB team will return to the competition on Wednesday, November 11, for two more encounters against the Lagos State University (LASU) and Obafemi Awolowo University(OAU).

The scheduled matches are:

- FUNAAB vs LASU: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. - FUNAAB vs OAU: 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

As they prepare for their next encounters, we wish Enwose Joshua, Akilapa Isaac Oluwashinaayomi and Olanrewaju Daniel the very best. We look forward to seeing them secure more victories and continue to make FUNAAB proud.