UNILORIN Vet student clinches 3rd position in VITAL 2 national contest
By Mubarak Oladosu
A student of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, Mr Asonibare Ayomipo Testimony, has emerged Second Runner-up at the VITAL 2 Project National Schools’ Competition.
The competition, themed “Veterinary Innovations in Animal Health,” was organised for all Veterinary schools in Nigeria by GALVmed, Animal Care and Pharmaceutical Company with headquarters in the United Kingdom, and IKORE International, an Abuja-based non- governmental organisation, which also specialises in the agricultural sector.
Mr Asonibare placed third in the national contest held on September 16, 2026, in Abuja where the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), came second, and the University of Jos (UNIJOS) won the first position.
For his feat, the Unilorite was presented with a prize cheque of Three Hundred Thousand Naira (N300,000.00) which he received with the moral support of Dr. Ahmed Olayiwola Akeem, of the Department of Veterinary Microbiology, who was also sponsored to the event by the organisers along with Mr Asonibare.
Meanwhile, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has congratulated Mr Asonibare through a statement issued by the Director of Corporate Affairs of the University, Mr Kunle Akogun.
The Vice Chancellor, who felicitated the prize winner, urged him not to rest on his oars.
