FELLOWSHIPS/ SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS:

• Federal Government Scholarship for undergraduate studies 1970-1973

• Pfizer price for the Best Student in Animal Science at the University of Ibadan. in 1973

• University of Ibadan Scholarship for postgraduate studies 1973-1976

• British Council Grant for training in Pig Breeding Feeding and Management of Pigs Mar 1982

• Common Wealth Fellowship to study Immunogenetics and Disease Monitoring from September 1986 to July 1987.

• Federal Ministry of Science and Technology Research grant for Hybrid Pig Breeds Development (N20,000) 1984 – 1985

• Federal Ministry of Science and Technology Research Grant for pig and Rabbit Development (N 200, 000) 1987 – 1989

• Rare Breeds International travel Grant to Great Britain on Policy Drafting on Genetic Conservation of Animal Breeds July 1989

• Directorate of Foods Roads and Rural Infrastructure Grant for indigenous Hybrid Pigs Multiplication (N400,000) 1989 – 1993

• Rare Breeds International Travel Grant to Budapest Hungary on Conservation of Rare African Animal Breeds July 1991

• ILCA International Travel Grant to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Proposal writing for African Breeds Conservation 1992

• University of Agriculture RESDEC research grant for Indigenous Poultry Breeds Development for Nigeria N150,000 (1994-1996); (1998-2001)

• World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Projects grant for training into Molecular characterization of Ruminant animal Breeds (Genomics) ($75,000) 1996 – 1998

• India’s Technical Cooperation/ SCAAP Training Grant for Specialized training into Poultry Breeding, Artificial Insemination and Hatchery Management – 2001

• University of Agriculture RESDEC research grant for Indigenous Poultry Breeds Development for Nigeria. N150, 000 – (2006-2007)

• World Bank assisted UNAAB Biotechnology project (STEP-B) for Capacity Building in Animal Biotechnology ($ 450,000) 2008-2010

• World Bank assisted Research grant for training into Molecular Characterization of Animal Muscle Development (Proteomics) at the Ohio State University USA ($10,000) 2009

• Nigerian Institute of Animal Science Equipment support grant for Students training into Animal Biotechnology Department of Animal breeding and Genetics, UNAAB($39,000) 2010

• Institute of Food Security and Rural Agricultural Research (IFSERAR, UNAAB) Research Grant for Molecular characterization of Indigenous chicken of Nigeria N500,000 ( 2010)

COMMENDATION / PREVIOUS AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE:

• Called to the Honors Roll of Nigerian Society for Animal Production (MNSAP) – 1992

• Commendation by Prof. E.B. Oguntona, for Outstanding Performance and Support in the College during his tenor as Dean – 1999

• Commendation by Prof. S.T. Lagoke, Director CENHURD for Outstanding Award for Research – 2004

• Commendation by Prof. I.F. Adu for Outstanding Performance as Dean – 2006

• National Universities’ Commission, Outstanding Research award for Poultry Breeds development in Nigeria. – Nov. 2004

• National Universities’ Commission, Outstanding Research award for Poultry Breeds development in Nigeria. – Dec. 2005

• Remo Secondary School Old Students Merit award – 2006

• Gbagura Indigenes’ Outstanding Daughters Merit Award – Dec. 2008

• Fellow Animal Science Association of Nigeria, (FASAN) – Sept 2010

• The distinguished General Chieftaincy Title of the SUADA of Gbagura Land – Dec. 2010

• Complete Success Magazine Great African Merit award – Dec. 2010

• University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Vice-Chancellor’s Research Productivity Award – Jan. 2011