FUNAAB Becomes Capacity Building Centre

In an effort to reposition the water sector for effective service delivery, the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, has entered into partnership with the University alongside five other Federal Universities from different geopolitical zones in the country. The partnership would lead to the establishment of capacity building centres through academic programmes up to Master’s degree […]

Leadership is not a Divine Right, Says Professor Olukoju

The Vice-Chancellor of Caleb University, Lagos, Professor Ayodeji Olukoju, has stated that leadership is not a divine right, but is attained or earned through fair means, credible track records, sound character and commonly agreed parameters. Delivering a lecture at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) titled, Leadership, Economic Nationalism and Development: Nigeria and the […]

Water Tanker For Students’ Hostel, Bus for Guest House

The University has purchased a brand new water tanker that is dedicated to students’ halls of residence, to mitigate any incident of water shortage on campus, as the FUNAAB Guest House has added another bus to enhance service delivery. Presenting the water tanker, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, called for proper use of the tanker […]

Call for Proposal for TETFund Grants

The Directorate of Grants Management is calling for proposals for the Tertiary Education Trust Fund-supported FUNAAB Research Grants (FRG) for 2015. The Director of Grants Management, Professor Kolawole Adebayo, said the offer, which was University-based, was meant to challenge FUNAAB academics at embarking on aggressive, cutting-edge research, because FRG was committed to encouraging multi-disciplinary research […]

Course on Food Safety Begins, June 15

The International Life Science Institute (ILSI), in collaboration with the University of Ghana, Legon (UGL), and the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), is organising a short course on “Food Safety for Nutritionist and other Health Professionals”. The course holds at the International Scholars’ and Resource Centre (IS&RC), FUNAAB, between Monday, June 15 and Friday, […]

SIWES Holds Orientation for Students

The Students’ Industrial Working Experience Scheme (SIWES) of the University has organised series of orientation programmes for students, on their expectations and obligations to the Scheme.The Director of SIWES, Professor Grace Sokoya, urged the students to put in their best during the industrial training programme, which should last a period of six months, in order […]

FG Appoints New Chancellor for FUNAAB

The Federal Government has approved the appointment of a new Chancellor for the University. He is, His Royal Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon, Abasi Otu V, the Obong of Calabar, Cross River State. He was appointed alongside 37 prominent traditional rulers as Chancellors for all the nation’s Federal Universities. Born 66 years ago, the young Prince Ekpo […]

Effective Drying, Vital to Food Security Initiatives – Don

A Professor of Food Science and Technology and the Dean, College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC) of the University, Professor Lateef Sanni, has called for sustainable food security through efficient and appropriate drying mechanism and articulated agricultural revolution for increased value addition activities in the downstream agro-processing sub-sector, in order to achieve effective […]

Administrators, Critical Component of Varsity Administration, Says VC

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has stated that University administrators constitute a critical component in the life of any University administration because they play pivotal roles in policy formulation, analysis and implementation. He stated this during an In-house Lecture Series, organised by the Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators (ANUPA), FUNAAB Chapter. The Vice-Chancellor noted […]

HSM Organises Modelling Show

In a bid to test and showcase the practical knowledge of its students, the Department of Home Science and Management of the University, has organised a modeling show to display the outfits made by its 400-level students. Welcoming guests to the show, the Acting Head of Department, Dr. Adetoun Amubode, said the modelling show was […]

CBN Boss Calls for Agricultural Rejuvenation

The need to embrace agriculture in the nation’s strive for economic transformation has again been stressed. Making this call was Mr. Moses Tule, Director, Monetary Policy, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) during the Second In-House Review meeting of the Institute of Food Security Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR), titled, “Restoring the Primacy of Agriculture […]

Updates from the University Library

The ‘Nimbe Adedipe Library has received sets of updated version of The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL), making FUNAAB to be the first University in Nigeria to have the updated version (1993-2013). TEEAL is a searchable, offline, digital library which contains mainly agriculturally-focused reference journals, as well as coverage in related subject areas. The TEEAL Project […]