By Enyichukwu Enemanna
The University of Benin, Edo State has won the prestigious Africa Outstanding University Award of the Year for 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Lilian Salami, was also honoured as Africa Pillar of Education for her impact on education development on the continent, the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire on Saturday.
The awards were presented at the 1st Africa Education Summit, held at the University of Rwanda in Kigali.
According to Ehanire, apart from the vice chancellor’s leadership role in the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Federal Universities, she was also the Vice President of the Association of African Universities with headquarters in Ghana.
This position, the public relations officer said, the vice-chancellor had utilised to project and promote the achievements of many African universities, including the University of Benin.
