By Olamide Akinwumi
Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, has emerged as the first runner-up at the 2025 Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Sub-Saharan African Students' Conference and Challenge Bowl.
The event, which held between Monday, June 23 and Wednesday, June 25, brought together over 15 institutions from across Sub-Saharan Africa to compete in a rigorous academic showdown centered on Geosciences.
The competition featured a multi-stage quiz contest known as the Challenge Bowl. EKSU’s representatives advanced through the preliminary and semi-final stages to secure a place among the top five, eventually clinching the second position overall.
The University of Lagos claimed the top spot, while Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) came third. The three institutions will now represent the region in the global finals of the SEG Challenge Bowl at a yet-to-be-announced date.
According to the organisers, the first prize for the Sub-Saharan regional competition was pegged at $100k, with the first and second runners-up receiving $60k and $40k respectively.
EKSU was represented by Boluwatife Osasona and Lawrence Blessing, both 300-level students of the Department of Geophysics. They were assisted by Olayioye Idowu Iyanuoluwa. The team was coordinated by Prof. Adeyinka Aturamu and Mr. M. A. Adeniran.
Reacting to the development, the Vice-Chancellor of EKSU, Prof. Babatola Ayodele, congratulated the students and commended the department’s staff for their commitment to academic excellence.
He stated that the feat further reinforces the university’s reputation for honour and outstanding performance on both national and international stages.
“This achievement is a testament to our resolve to promote excellence at all levels. EKSU remains committed to sustaining its legacy of honour and raising global champions,” the Vice-Chancellor said.
The university’s Directorate of Information and Corporate Affairs, in a statement signed by its Head, Bode Olofinmuagun, lauded the achievement, describing it as a major milestone for the institution.
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