Mandela Washington Fellowship Calling Young African Leaders

The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is  reaching out to 1,000 young African leaders to fill its 2016 application. Speaking at a seminar tagged, #YALIRollOut, organised by the United States Embassy, Abuja with the support of FUNAAB and All for Development (ADM), a Mandela Washington Fellow, Mr. Timi Olagunju, said the seminar was held […]

INHURD Admission Forms Still On Sale

Admission forms into the Institute for Human Resources Development (INHURD) for the 2015/2016 Academic Session are still available for purchase. The forms are the Pre-Degree Admission Programme into Science and Management Sciences and the Cambridge ‘A’ Level Programme. The Pre-Degree Programme is for one year and it is designed to prepare candidates for any of the […]

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Undue Projects’ Delay Unacceptable – BMC

The Alternate Chairman, Budget Monitoring Committee (BMC), a Sub-Committee of the University’s Governing Council, Dr. Olusiji Sowande, has charged contractors working on the projects under the NEEDS Assessment Intervention Fund to match speed with quality, stressing that the University would not entertain any undue delay or extension of delivery date. Dr. Sowande, a member of […]

IT Provides Low Cost Solutions – VC

The innovative use of information technology in providing low-cost solutions to support strategies in advancing the world economy has been stressed. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, stated this at the maiden Applied Information Technology (AIT) 2015 International Conference, themed, “Emerging Trends in Applied Computing”, held in the University. The Vice-Chancellor said the conference was an […]

FUNAAB Co-operative Members Advised to Obey Regulations

Members of FUNAAB Staff Co-operative Multipurpose Society Limited have been advised to adhere strictly to all laws and regulations guiding the operations of co-operative movement in order to ensure safety of their funds. The Ogun State Director of Co-operative Societies, Mr. Olugbenga Oladipo gave the advice at the 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the […]

Physics Don Gets Commendation

Dr. Gboyega Adebayo, Acting Head, Department of Physics, College of Physical Sciences (COLPHYS), has been commended for instituting two endowment funds through the award of annual prizes to excellent students in the areas of Solid State Physics and Condensed Matter Physics. A renowned Professor of Solid Physics, Erio Tosatti, lauded Dr. Adebayo’s initiative, saying he had […]

Yam Roasting Festival Fosters Town, Gown Interaction – VC

The hosting of the Yam Roasting Festival by the University, to commemorate the annual harvest of new yams, has been described as a veritable mechanism of promoting and enhancing the Town and the Gown community relations. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, stated this during the 2015 FUNAAB Yam Roasting Festival, held at the Directorate of […]

Yam Roasting Festival Fosters Town, Gown Interaction – VC

The hosting of the Yam Roasting Festival by the University, to commemorate the annual harvest of new yams, has been described as a veritable mechanism of promoting and enhancing the Town and the Gown community relations. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, stated this during the 2015 FUNAAB Yam Roasting Festival, held at the Directorate of […]

Our Graduates Are Sound, Says DVC (A)

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Adekojo Waheed, has described graduates of FUNAAB as high fliers, who compete excellently with their counterparts from other leading institutions. Professor Waheed, while disclosing this recently, noted that in spite of the fact that the University had produced many First Class graduates, many of such graduates prefer not to be retained in […]

CENTS Skills Acquisition Programme Kicks-off

As part of efforts at mitigating the challenges of unemployment and enhancing the standard of living of Nigerian youths, the University’s Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies (CENTS), has commenced the Vocational Entrepreneurial Skills Acquisition Programme for the year. According to the Director of CENTS, Professor Adewale Dipeolu, the establishment of the Centre was in tandem with […]

Blend Academic, Vocational Education, Says VC

The need to incorporate academic and vocational programmes in institutions of higher learning in the country, to produce sound graduates, have been stressed. This was the piece of advice given by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, at the 3-Day Workshop on "Enterprise ‘Start Up’ Initiatives for Job and Wealth Creation among FUNAAB Youth Entrepreneurs", organised […]