The management of Afe Babalola University Ado -Ekiti ( ABUAD ) said it had further expanded the university’s industrial park to accommodate 220 major industries to further boost the economy of Ekiti State .
Vice Chancellor of ABUAD , Prof. Michael Ajisafe , who stated this in Ado -Ekiti , said that the park was originally planned to accommodate 121 major industries .
Ajisafe , who also spoke when the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria ( COREN) accreditation team visited ABUAD ’s College of Engineering to assess the university, urged the visiting team to use ABUAD engineering faculty as template for other universities .
Meanwhile , COREN has warned that it is illegal and fraudulent for universities to run courses that have not been accredited by National Universities Commission ( NUC ) and other regulatory agencies .
