OAU Emerged 2026 University Duel Champion

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             John Alabi 

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), has become the best STEM university in Nigeria, after defeating the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), at the final round of the 2026 university duel of the STEM Africa.

The 2026 Universities Duel, which officially began on Sunday, Feburary 1, brought together over 50 universities, of which only 16 universities, comprising of 14 public and 2 private universities, made it to the main televised stage, where these universities were further divided into four groups of four.

In the competition, the team OAU was ably represented by Quayum Alli, a Part 3 student Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Imran Ogungbayi, also a Part 3 student of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, and Adesina Lekan, a Part 4 student of Computer Science with Mathematics. This trio has displayed dazzling performance ever since the commencement of the competition.
The university duel is purely based on STEM-related questions, where contestants are tested and evaluated based on their existing knowledge on Mathematics, Data analysis, Verbal Reasoning and General Knowledge. 

Recall that the Icons Organisation on April 5, reported that the "Team OAU" secured the final ticket, cleared the semi finals with a utter defeat of the University of Ibadan (UI), with an astonishing scoreline of (OAU)101- 43(UI).

"Team OAU" proceeded to participate in the ultimate showdown, in pursuit for the final crown by facing off Team FUTA , who has also cleared its semi finals by defeating University of Nigeria, Nssuka (UNN) with a whopping score of FUTA(106) - UNN(48) to qualify for the final stage of the annual competition.

The final ended with a breathtaking dominatory victory by "team OAU," where "team FUTA"  was defeated with a 45 points difference of (FUTA)65 - 107(OAU). OAU has therefore become the best STEM university in Nigeria, as the students and the university community celebrate the victory.

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