The Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Dr. Tunji Olowolafe has unveiled sweeping digital initiatives aimed at transforming the institution’s academic landscape.

Speaking at the 30th Convocation ceremony of the institution recently, Olowolafe in a powerful pivot announced Project Digi-Teach EKSU, a groundbreaking programme aimed at achieving 100% digital proficiency among all 650 lecturers of the institution.

“We believe that a university that prepares students for the digital economy must itself be fluent in the digital world. You cannot teach what you do not know. You cannot give what you do not have. You cannot inspire a student to embrace the future if you are still uncertain about it.

“This programme will equip every single faculty member — regardless of department, seniority, or current skill — with the digital tools and competencies demanded by the modern classroom and modern world”.

He explained that the Tunji Olowolafe Foundation had already sponsored 37 lecturers to international conferences since 2024, but Digi-Teach represents a more ambitious step: “No lecturer will be left behind. Every member of faculty will be brought forward.”

The varsity don went on to highlight interventions aimed at bridging the gap between academia and industry.

He celebrated the EKSU Trading Room and Financial Market Trading Programme which was designed to simulate a real live trading room which has evolved into a fully accredited financial market diploma programme,

He reserved praises forProfessor Micheal Ojo Oke of the Faculty of Management Science, can I call on you for recognition. Professor Mike Oke, please be upstanding.

“He and our good selves initiated the EKSU Trading Room in 2025 — a state-of-the-art facility equipped with computers, unlimited Wi-Fi connectivity, optimised sound systems, and professional trading vests designed to simulate the atmosphere of a live trading floor.

“The club presently has 25 registered members, actively learning financial trading instruments and simulated market practices in partnership with the CFA Institute of Nigeria and its Cavidex platform.

“What began as a room with computers and a vision has – in under one year – become the EKSU Financial Market Trading Programme, a fully accredited Diploma Certificate course, recognised by the EKSU Senate and open to students across Nigeria” he disclosed.

He also revealed a groundbreaking partnership disclosing that EKSU has become the first African university accredited on Springpod, a London-based careers platform.

“As of today, every EKSU student and graduate can access free virtual work experiences with Amazon, Barclays, Deloitte, Rolls-Royce, and many more,” he announced. “We are building EKSU graduates who are globally competitive — already credentialed, already investible, already ready.”

Closing his address, Dr. Olowolafe issued a stirring charge to the Class of 2026:
“Carry hard work — because nothing worthwhile has ever been built without it. Carry humility — because the moment you think you have arrived is the moment you begin to fall behind. Lastly, carry your honesty like a shield — because in a world that will test your integrity at every turn, it is the one thing no one can take from you.”

The convocation underscored EKSU’s ambition to produce graduates who are not only academically sound but also globally competitive, digitally fluent, and anchored in timeless values.