EDUCATION

UI student wins 2025 World Veterinary Association Prize

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April 23, 2025

Ibukun Emiola

A student of the University of Ibadan (UI), Saheed Ahmed, has been announced as the 2025 winner of the World Veterinary Association Global Veterinary Award.

This is contained in a statement by Mrs Joke Akinpelu, the University’s Director of Public Relations in Ibadan on Wednesday.

“Ahmed, a former President of the Association of Veterinary Medicine Students, was named the Veterinary Student of the Year 2025.

“Ahmed’s winnings, according to an e-mail from Ms Magda Lourenço, the Executive Manager of the World Veterinary Association, include a cash prize among other gifts,” Akinpelu said.

He is expected to attend the World Veterinary Association Conference (WVAC 2025/AVMA) Convention in Washington DC, USA, to receive the award in July.

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