Acquire Production Skills – DVC (A) Admonishes Students
To boost the chances of FUNAAB students scaling through post-graduation job placements, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Oluyemisi Eromosele, has urged students to acquire fundamental skills and experiences that are relevant to their courses of study during their internship programmes. Professor Eromosele, who is the Chairperson, Committee on Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES), stated […]
Technologists Call for Safe Laboratories
Technologists and laboratory scientists in the University have called for safe and secured laboratories, in order to prevent exposure to toxic chemicals and avoidable accidents in the course of working. This call was madea during a one-day training workshop for alaboratory technicians and scientists, titled “New Trends in Laboratory Sazafety and Human Health,” jointly hosted […]
FUNAAB Graduate Receives NYSC Award
A graduate from the University’s Department of Plant Breeding and Seed Technology, College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT), Mr. Azeez Salawu, has bagged the 2017 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) State Honours Award, as “the most outstanding National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in the FCT, Abuja”. Azeez was awarded for his meritorious service […]
Man O’ War Decorates New Officers
New Officers of the Man O’ War have been decorated in the University. They include Professor Adewale Dipeolu of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD) and the Director, Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies (CENTS), who was appointed as the new Deputy Grand War Marshal of the […]
Nigeria Remains Agricultural Power House, Says Don
With a vast 84 million hectares of arable land, 279 billion cubic meters of surface water and an estimated current population of 165 million people that is projected to reach 470 million by 2050, Nigeria has been described as an untapped potential agricultural power house. The Provost, Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Ondo State, Dr. […]
Classrooms Should Be ICT-Compliant, Says Acting VC
The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ololade Enikuomehin, has stressed the need for classrooms to be information and communication technology-compliant, in order to meet the needs of lecturers and students, for effective teaching and learning. He made this observation at the 13th Annual Conference and Workshop of the National Association of Teachers and Researchers in English as […]
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FUNAAB to Participate in WUG … Staff School Holds Inter-house Competition
Athletes and officials from the University have been selected, as part of the Nigerian contingent to the 29th World University Games (WUG), holding in Taipei, Taiwan, between August 19 and 30, 2017, themed: “University Sports: Globalising and Universalising Participation”. According to the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA), the decision was taken because “of the University’s […]
Make Agriculture Full Business Venture, Says CEADESE Director
For agriculture to become profitable and attractive, farmers have been urged to look beyond subsistence farming and embrace agriculture as a full business. This was the submission of the Director, Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment (CEADESE) of the University, Professor Okanlawon Onagbesan, at the FADAMA Graduate Unemployment Youths Scheme (FADAMA GUYS) […]
Professor Arigbede Advocates for All-inclusive Adoptable Research
A Professor of Ruminant Nutrition and Forage Science in the Department of Pasture and Range Management (PRM), College of Animal Science and Livestock Production (COLANIM) of the University, Professor Oluwasanmi Arigbede, has called for an all-inclusive and adoptable research for the good of the society. Discussing some of his research findings, Professor Arigbede, who also […]
Professor Arigbede Advocates for All-inclusive Adoptable Research
A Professor of Ruminant Nutrition and Forage Science in the Department of Pasture and Range Management (PRM), College of Animal Science and Livestock Production (COLANIM) of the University, Professor Oluwasanmi Arigbede, has called for an all-inclusive and adoptable research for the good of the society. Discussing some of his research findings, Professor Arigbede, who also […]
Governing Council Parleys Staff Unions
To foster harmonious working relationship in the University, the Governing Council has held an informal interaction with all the staff unions’ executive members in the University, namely: Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian […]
Business Excellence Summit Promotes Agriculture
Nigerian youths have been charged to embrace agriculture and take advantage of the enormous opportunities that abound in it, as a spring-board to economic success. Making this disclosure at the Business Excellence Summit (BES), held in the University, themed: “Agri-Business: The Real Deal”, the Staff Adviser of BES team, Dr. Elizabeth Oluwalana, of the Department […]
COLENG Holds First College Lecture Series
As an important means of bridging the gap between its students and lecturers, the College of Engineering (COLENG), has held its First College Lecture Series, themed: “The Ergonomic Paradigm: A Basis for Sustainable Development”, delivered by Dr. Olanrewaju Okunribido, a Health and Safety Expert from the Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton, United Kingdom. Declaring the […]
Former Nigerian President, Passionate About Anti-Corruption War, Says Pro-Chancellor
A former Nigerian President, Chief (Dr.) Olusegun Obasanjo, has been described as very passionate and fully committed to the fight against corruption in the country, because of the way and manner he tackled the menace. This observation was made by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University, Dr. Barr. Aboki Zhawa, during the […]
UN Endorses FUNAAB’s OFSP
The Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Programme of the United Nations’ 10-Year Framework on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10 YFP), has endorsed the Organic Food System Programme (OFSP) of the University, as one of its eight core initiatives. FUNAAB and the Food Quality and Health Association, as the lead organisation of OFSP core initiative of the […]
FUNAAB Holds 7th Distinguished Lecture Series on Environment
Furtherance to the 2017 World Environment Day celebration, the University has held the 7th Distinguished Lecture Series on Environment themed, “Connecting People to Nature”. Speaking on the lecture, titled, “Re-Aligning People With Nature: A Necessity For Good Livelihood”, the Guest Lecturer, Adetokunbo Adeola, a Professor of Ecology from Nasarawa State University, Keffi, stressed the need […]
Microfinance Bank Launches ATM Card
To ensure that its customers enjoy quality services that are comparable with other banks in the country, the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Microfinance Bank Limited, Abeokuta (UMFB), has formally launched its Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Debit Card. According to the Managing Director of the bank, Mr. Abimbola Adewale, the UMFB Freedom ATM Card is of […]
We’ll Use FUNAAB Water to Boost Varsity Image – FUCONS’ Director
The Director, FUNAAB Universal Conservices Limited (FUCONS), Professor Adeyemi Bamgbose, has revealed that FUNAAB Water, apart from increasing Internally-Generated Revenue (IGR), could serve as a way of projecting the image of the University, positively. Professor Bamgbose disclosed this while speaking on his activities in the course of water production. According to him, “If you observe, […]
We’ll Use FUNAAB Water to Boost Varsity Image – FUCONS’ Director
The Director, FUNAAB Universal Conservices Limited (FUCONS), Professor Adeyemi Bamgbose, has revealed that FUNAAB Water, apart from increasing Internally-Generated Revenue (IGR), could serve as a way of projecting the image of the University, positively. Professor Bamgbose disclosed this while speaking on his activities in the course of water production. According to him, “If you observe, […]
Acting VC Tours Hostels, Interacts With Students
The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ololade Enikuomehin, has toured the various halls of residences in the University with assurances of improving on the available facilities and effecting repairs on the damaged ones. During the visit, the Acting Vice-Chancellor directed that there should be regular and routine maintenance of facilities in the various hostels in the University; […]
Dr. Onwuka Is Now Acting Registrar
Dr. Linda Onwuka, Deputy Registrar I with the Distance Learning Programme of the University, has been appointed as Acting Registrar for the University. The University Governing Council, at its 94th Meeting, approved her appointment as Acting Registrar with effect from June 1, 2017. At the handing over ceremony, the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ololade Enikuomehin, on […]
FUNAAB Lays Foundation for Communities
It was an historic moment for the University, as the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ololade Enikuomehin, was joined by the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ahmed Illyasu, to lay the foundation stone for the FUNAAB Adjoining Communities Police Station, meant to forestall the lingering cases of theft and burglary within the precincts of the University […]