ANAN to Build Research Centre in FUNAAB
The immediate past President, ANAN, Hajia Maryam Ladi Ibrahim, addressing delegates. In his remarks, the University Bursar, Mr. Moses Ilesanmi, confirmed that the University does not discriminate among its staff members but rather evaluates them based on their performance and competence. Professor Oyewole assured the ANAN delegates that their request would be presented to the […]
Expose Varsity Students to ‘real-life’ Practicals – Ogunlewe
Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, FUNAAB Governing Council, Sir/Senator (Dr.) Adeseye Ogunlewe, (middle), with the VC, Professor Olusola Oyewole, (2nd left), the Director, Physical Planning, Mr. Babatunde Ayodele, (right) and other Principal Officers of the University, during the assessment tour of on-going projects in the University Former Federal Works Minister and Pro-Chancellor/Chairman, FUNAAB Governing Council, Sir/Senator (Dr.) […]
“October Rush”: Over 28,000 Candidates Scramble for FUNAAB Admission
Some candidates in one of the Examination Halls FUNAAB has remained the choice University for admission seekers as over 28,000 candidates were on campus for the 2013 Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). The 3-day screening exercise, which took place in three centres was hitch-free as adequate logistic arrangements were made for the movement of […]
The meeting was attended by Fulanis from Opeji, Alabata & its environs.
After the parley with Fulani Herdsmen Responding, the Acting Seriki Bororo of Alabata Fulanis, Alhaji Usman Abdulahi, appreciated the parley and urged the University to always call for such meetings. He said this would be used to solve pressing problems in Nigeria. The Seriki of Fulanis from Opeji, Alhaji Ahijo, also promised that they […]
VC Calls for Increment in Varsity Admission Quota
According to him, while over 17,000 candidates sought admission to FUNAAB in 2011, over 24,000 applied in 2012 while over 28,000 are now seeking enrolment into the University. Professor Oyewole made the plea after inspecting designated centres for the Post-UTME examination at the University campus. The Vice-Chancellor, who expressed satisfaction at the conduct of the […]
NUC Accredits Food Service & Tourism Programme
The National Universities Commission (NUC), has granted full accreditation to the University’s Food Service and Tourism Programme in the College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC). The accreditation is the result of the mop-up accreditation of Academic programmes exercise organized by the NUC in the University in June, 2013. The full accreditation status is […]
Improved Internet Access for Staff, Students
As University students looks forward to resumption, FUNAAB is working assiduously towards expanding Information and Communication Technology facilities to the members of staff and students of the University. According to Dr Olutayo Ajayi, Head, Information and Technology Resource Centre (ICTREC) FUNAAB is on the verge of linking up with other Universities to provide the Students’ Centric […]
IGR is Non-sustainable -FUNAAB ASUU Chairman
The Chairman of the University’s Branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr. Biodun Badmus, has declared that given the lean purse and prevailing economic challenges in the Country, an average Nigerian University can never be self-sustained. Fielding questions from callers on an interactive programme recently, the Associate Professor of Applied Geophysics pointed […]
Create Market Access for Farmers …Agronomists Charge Govt., Stakeholders
An Agronomist in the University’s Department of Plant Physiology and Crop Production, Dr. Akeem Oyekanmi, has stressed the need for government and other stakeholders in the nation’s agricultural sector to create market access for farmers, to enable them sell their products easily in order to maximize returns. Dr. Oyekanmi, the University’s Director, Centre for Internationalization […]
ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE 2013/2014 POST-UTME SCREENING EXERCISE
This is to inform the general public, particularly, candidates seeking admissions into the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) for the 2013/2014 Academic Session, that the Post-UTME Screening Exercise earlier postponed has been re-scheduled to hold from Wednesday 4th to Friday 6th September, 2013 at the University Main Campus, Alabata Road, Abeokuta. Candidates are expected […]
FUNAAB, Iddo LG to strike Partnership
The University and Iddo Local Government have entered into a Gown and Town relationship that will help foster collaboration, mutual growth and expansion in the areas of capacity building and agricultural development. The partnership was reached when the Care-taker Committee Chairman of Iddo Local Government, Professor Adeniyi Olowofela, paid a courtesy visit on the Vice-Chancellor, […]
Post-Harvest Losses Worries Don …Proffers solution
Nigeria and Africa at large will continue to experience post-harvest losses except an all embracing, corrective measure is urgently put in place to stem the tide. The Director, Institute of Food Security Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR,) Professor Akin Omotayo, gave the warning during an interview in his office recently. Professor Omotayo, who was […]