Our Achievements Speak For Us – NASU Chairman
23 January 2015 The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) Branch, recently commissioned its 18-Seater Hummer Bus at the NASU Secretariat Office, purely for commercial use. The Branch Chairman of NASU, Comrade Isiaq Odunjo, expressed his appreciation to Comrade Kolawole Adenekan, the National Deputy President of the Union; Comrade Femi Soetan, […]
Matriculation, Third Commencement Lecture to Hold on Jan 28
20 January 2015 The 2014/2015 Academic Session Matriculation for fresh students and the Third Commencement Lecture of the University, which would formally kick-start the new Academic Session, are to hold on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at the FUNAAB Ceremonial Building, at 10am and 12 noon respectively. The lecture, titled, “Promoting Youth Entrepreneurship in Nigerian Universities: […]
Cisco Academy Begins Admission
19 January 2015 The University’s Cisco Networking Academy has begun an International Certification Training Course on “Cisco IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software”. Participants are expected to gain specialised technical skills needed to install, maintain, secure and repair computers. It would also equip trainees with relevant skills in the operations of desktop and laptop computers, mobile […]
FUNAAB Staff, Others Bag International Award
19 January 2015 A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Soil Science and Land Management, College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT), Dr. Jamiu Azeez is among the team of scientists who won the Royal Society-DFID (Department for International Development) Africa Capacity Building Initiative Programme Award. Others are Professor Jon Lloyd of Imperial College, […]
CALL FOR 2014 ACADEMIC STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS (SUPPORTED BY TENDER)
18 January 2015 The Call Academic staff are hereby invited to compete for the 2014 Academic Staff Training and Development Grants. Purpose The Grant will support the staff of the University who wants to pursue Ph.D and Benchwork programme in Nigeria or in foreign institutions. Condition While application does not guarantee approval, applicants will […]
CALL FOR 2014 CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE GRANTS (SUPPORTED BY TENDER)
18 January 2015 The Call All Academic and Non-Teaching Staff are hereby invited to compete for the 2014 Conference Attendance Grants. Purpose The Grant will support the staff of the University who wants to attend Overseas Meetings/Conferences/Workshops of short duration, in areas that is relevant to their employment. Condition While application does not guarantee […]
CALL FOR 2015/2016 CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE GRANTS
18 January 2015 Conference AttendanceConference Attendance Grant is an intervention grant offered by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and open for utilization by Academic and Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Higher Education Institution for conference and workshop attendance. The Call All Academic and Non-Teaching Staff are hereby invited to compete for the 2015/2016 Conference Attendance […]
High Unemployment Level Worries VC
05 January 2015 The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has expressed his displeasure over the increasing rate of unemployment of graduates from the nation’s tertiary institutions. Professor Oyewole made this known during the Tertiary Education Trust Fund’s 2-Day Capacity Building Workshop on “Entrepreneurship Education and Training for Entrepreneurship Lecturers in Public Tertiary Institutions”, held in the […]
Stakeholders to Hold Workshop on FUNAAB Gender Policy
05 January 2015 The FUNAAB Gender Policy Drafting Committee (FGPDC) of the University would hold its Stakeholders’ Workshop on the FUNAAB Gender Policy, from Thursday, January 29 to Friday, January 30, 2015 at the International Scholars’ and Resource Centre (IS&RC). The Chairperson of FGPDC, Professor Grace Sokoya, stated that the workshop would draw participants from […]
FUNAAB, WAAPP Donate Poultry to School
05 January 2015 In a bid to ensure that agriculture remains a viable venture for the youths, the West African Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP) Nigeria, in collaboration with the Agricultural Media Resource and Extension Centre (AMREC) of FUNAAB have donated a mini-poultry Unit to the Salawu Abiola Comprehensive High School (SACHS) Osiele, Abeokuta. At the […]
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Former VC Now NIAS President
A former Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Israel Adu, has been elected as the President of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS). A Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science, Professor Adu was elected at the 3rd Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) of NIAS and the Animal Science Association of Nigeria (ASAN), held recently at […]
FUNAAB Scholar Wins IUFoST Award
A graduate student in the Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC), Miss Ifeoluwa Olotu, had won the prestigious International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) Food Safety without Borders Graduate Student Paper Award. Miss Olotu’s research which was titled, “Identification of Hazards and Critical Control Points […]
Entrepreneurial Education for FUNAAB Students
As part of concerted efforts at addressing the challenges of unemployment ravaging the nation, Rotary International, in collaboration with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), have organised a five-day New Generation Entrepreneurial Education (EE) training for students of the University. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, who was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Development, Professor […]
Be Relevant After Graduation – IFSERAR Director
The Director, Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR), Professor Akin Omotayo, has tasked the 2013/2014 graduating students of the University on how to be relevant after graduating. Delivering a lecture titled, “Developing Skills Set for Excellence and How to Search for and Get Your First Job”, he challenged the students to […]