By Amaechi Agbo

The Vice-Chancellor, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie has been confered with the Most Outstanding Vice-Chancellor in Nigeria in 2024 Award.

The Award was confered on Professor Okolie in Abuja by the Commonwealth Society of Nigeria on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

The investiture and conferment ceremony which held at the National Merit House, Mariana, was part of activities by the Commonwealth Society of Nigeria to mark the Commonwealth Day.

ESUT VC, Prof Okolie beat competitions from 272 Vice-Chancellors of other universities in the country to receive the prestigious Award.

According the Commonwealth Society of Nigeria, Prof Okolie was selected after a thorough screening process which placed him above his counterparts.

“However, may it please you to know that having been meticulously screened by the impartial Judges of ours as nominated by Hon. Monday Diamond Ani, JP [Odoziobodo] saddled with the task of doing so, our Panel of Judges successfully selected you as the ‘MOST OUTSTANDING VICE CHANCELLOR IN NIGERIA 2024″, a prestigious award to be conferred on you during the 2025 Commonwealth Day Conference,” the Society, through its General Secretary, Prince Musa Abubakar Abutu said.

Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie’s transformative leadership in ESUT has brought in its wake, Innovative antecedents that is currently repositioning the university.

The Commonwealth Day Conference was held with the theme: “Renewed Hope: Peace, Unity, Progress and Development/Delivering A Common Future: connecting, innovating and transforming.”

The Commonwealth Society of Nigeria is a Nigerian organization that promotes understanding of ethnic and cultural values, social and educational issues within the Commonwealth in Nigeria, and raises awareness about HIV/AIDS.

The Conferment ceremony in pictures