FUNAAB Researcher Soars Higher
A postgraduate student, who is currently undergoing a Doctorate degree in Parasitology in the University, Mr. Olabanji Surakat, is rising high courtesy of the Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), based in Seattle, United States of America, for his immense contributions to the alleviation of Onchocerciasis, a disease commonly known as River Blindness. PATH has […]
FUNAAB Researcher Soars Higher
A postgraduate student, who is currently undergoing a Doctorate degree in Parasitology in the University, Mr. Olabanji Surakat, is rising high courtesy of the Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), based in Seattle, United States of America, for his immense contributions to the alleviation of Onchocerciasis, a disease commonly known as River Blindness. PATH has […]
HRORBN Set to Partner FUNAAB
The Health Records Officers’ Registration Board of Nigeria (HRORBN), under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Health, has indicated keen interest in partnering the International Centre for Professional Development (ICPD) of the University, in the area of providing Electronic Health Record (EHR) services. The Chairman, Board of ICPD and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Development, Professor Felix […]
Registrar, Four Other Staff Now CIPM Fellows
The University Registrar, Mr. Mathew Ayoola, has been conferred with the highest award of the Chartered Institute of Public Management of Nigeria (CIPM), which is the Fellowship. He was recently conferred alongside four senior members of staff of FUNAAB at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research Guest House, Lagos. The other staff are the Deputy […]
Alumnus Wins NYSC Award
Mr. Nurudeen Oyelami, a graduate of the University from the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD), has been conferred with the Akwa-Ibom State honours award as the Most Outstanding Corps Member of the Year. Oyelami was called up for the Batch ‘B’ National Youth Service Corps […]
FUNAAB Holds Commendation Service to Honour Late Deputy Dean
The University has held a Commendation Service in honour of its late Don, Dr. Solomon Olubiyo, of the Department of Economics, who was also the Deputy Dean, College of Management Sciences (COLMAS) of FUNAAB, before his demise. Delivering his sermon, Professor Adewale Dipeolu, Deputy Chaplain, Chapel of Grace of FUNAAB, recalled that he had known […]
Nigeria Can Achieve Food Security -Varsity Don
The Director of the University’s Biotechnology Centre, Professor Olufunmilayo Adebambo, has said that the country will be better positioned to address the food and security challenges bedeviling it, if Biotechnology is adequately funded and adopted. According to her, Biotechnology, which is the technology that is applicable to life; whether dead or alive because the samples […]
Nigeria Can Achieve Food Security -Varsity Don
The Director of the University’s Biotechnology Centre, Professor Olufunmilayo Adebambo, has said that the country will be better positioned to address the food and security challenges bedeviling it, if Biotechnology is adequately funded and adopted. According to her, Biotechnology, which is the technology that is applicable to life; whether dead or alive because the samples […]
Harnessing Innovative Approaches for Active Learning
Dear Content Contributor, In the process of refreshing our courses and lecture notes, it is also nice to review our teaching and learning pedagogies. We need to reflect on the atmosphere of our previous classroom sessions. And ask: are they exciting or dull? Meanwhile, an active learning (exciting) technique is adjudged by experts to be the best […]
TO ALL PROSPECTIVE FPY STUDENTS AND PARENTS/ GUARDIANS
Prospective FPY Students should note that the list of students that will participate in the Farm Practical Year Programme for 2015/2016 Session is yet to be made public until when the results for 2014/2015 session examinations are released. However, Parents/ Guardians are hereby guided to contact the Director, COBFAS for any information about the programme […]
AMREC Empowers Kolanut Farmers
The Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre (AMREC) of the University has empowered farmers in the Remo and Ijebu areas of Ogun State with improved Kolanut seedlings, which have potentials for higher yields. Making the presentation during the Capacity Building Training on Production and Processing of Kolanut, the Director of AMREC, Professor Victor Olowe, said […]
AMREC Empowers Kolanut Farmers
The Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre (AMREC) of the University has empowered farmers in the Remo and Ijebu areas of Ogun State with improved Kolanut seedlings, which have potentials for higher yields. Making the presentation during the Capacity Building Training on Production and Processing of Kolanut, the Director of AMREC, Professor Victor Olowe, said […]
How to Attain Better Healthcare – Nutritionists
The Nutrition Society of Nigeria, Ogun State Chapter, recently met in the University to discuss on how to enhance better healthcare for the people through the consumption of healthy food, during its 2015 Annual Symposium titled, “Nutrition Transition and the Health of Nigerians”. Welcoming participants, Dr. Wasiu Afolabi, the Chapter Chairman of the Society, who […]
How to Attain Better Healthcare – Nutritionists
The Nutrition Society of Nigeria, Ogun State Chapter, recently met in the University to discuss on how to enhance better healthcare for the people through the consumption of healthy food, during its 2015 Annual Symposium titled, “Nutrition Transition and the Health of Nigerians”. Welcoming participants, Dr. Wasiu Afolabi, the Chapter Chairman of the Society, who […]
Varsity Microfinance Bank to Collect Revenue for Ogun State
The Ogun State Government has appointed UNAAB Microfinance Bank Limited (UMFB), as a revenue collection bank for the collection of taxes, levies, rates and dues on behalf of the state government within the Abeokuta metropolis, as the bank has also concluded arrangement with REMITA, a financial collection and payment platform, for the collection and disbursement […]
NAAS Renovates Campus RoadMap
As part of efforts at fulfilling its electoral promises upon assumption of office and to assist in providing proper guide to visitors, staff and students, the 2014/2015 executive of the Nigerian Association of Agricultural Students (NAAS) of the University, has renovated the FUNAAB Roadmap located on the University Ceremonial Road. Explaining what spurred them into […]
Rotary Club Lauds FUNAAB
Delegates from the Rotary Foundation and the Rotary Club of Sagamu-Central, District 9110, have paid a follow-up visit to FUNAAB, to evaluate how the five-day New Generation Entrepreneurial Education (EE) training, organised for students of the University have impacted on them with a view to encouraging sustainability, as prizes were also presented to participants with […]
Eat Well, Experts Advise Nigerians
Nutrition and Health experts have called on Nigerians to always eat diverse, balanced and moderate food, to stay healthy and live long. The call was made during a workshop on Nutrition and Health Education for Secondary School Youths, organised by the Gender Issues and Youth Development Programme (GIYD), Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre (AMREC) […]
Eat Well, Experts Advise Nigerians
Nutrition and Health experts have called on Nigerians to always eat diverse, balanced and moderate food, to stay healthy and live long. The call was made during a workshop on Nutrition and Health Education for Secondary School Youths, organised by the Gender Issues and Youth Development Programme (GIYD), Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre (AMREC) […]
Two Staff Bag Media Awards
Two members of staff of the University have been honoured with the Excellent Media Southwest, Nigeria Awards for their outstanding performance in their chosen fields of endeavours. The organisers of the award, Excellent Media Group, is made up of media practitioners that are based in the Southwest geo-political zone of the country in a bid […]
FUNAAB Mourns Undergraduate Student
The University Management has described as unfortunate and a great loss, the sad demise of Miss Maria Modupe Atere, a 300-level student in the Department of Plant Physiology and Crop Production, College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT), of the University. Miss Atere, a 22-year-old student was on a commercial motorcycle, when she was […]
Need to Refresh our Courses & Lecture Notes
Dear Content Contributor, I once again congratulate the Management and Staff of this great citadel of learning for the successful completion of the 2014/2015 Academic Session, as we are also preparing for our annual recess. However, we need to know that the commencement of the 2015/2016 Academic Session is around the corner and courses will soon be allocated […]
World Food Day Celebrated in FUNAAB
The Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP), a special project implemented by the University, in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Oyo State, has celebrated the 2015 World Food Day in FUNAAB. The Project Team Leader, Co-ordinator of CWMP and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development), Professor ‘Segun Lagoke, stated that the aim of […]
FUNAAB Gets Donations
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has donated a Soil Doc Kit to the University, as the Royal Society of the United Kingdom, through the Soils of Forest Inland in Africa (SOFIIA) Project, has also presented a Motorised Auger to the institution. The Soil Doc Kit is used to analyse the soil in […]